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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-12

…duction company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision mentions the date of receipt of the application by the Centre national du cinéma et…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-11

…for provisional approval must be accompanied by the following supporting documents: 1° An estimate detailing production costs and individualising costs in France; 2° A provisional financing plan; 3° A…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article D214-11

…Arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-16

…uneration for the chairman and members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exclusion of non-specialised cinemas

Article D311-12

…arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-1

…as the cinematographic performances mentioned in article R. 211-45, are not taken into account to determine the national release date of the work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-11

A member of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres (Commission for the Protection of Access to Works) who has found himself to be in a conflict of interest in connection with a transaction…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-15

The committee chairman represents the committee. He signs the Board's decisions. He signs the briefs submitted in appeals against the decisions of the Board.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-15

…duction company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision states that, in the light of the information and supporting documents mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-16

For audiovisual works, the date of completion is the date shown on the certificate of acceptance of the final version by a television service publisher.

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