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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-15

The contributions mentioned in Article L. 115-14 are based, as far as operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments are concerned, on the weekly revenue declarations mentioned in 3° of Art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

The rules relating to the footprint of areas, whether built on or not, allocated to ancillary parking areas of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 of this code, whet…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-14

The following contributions are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° A contribution payable by film production companies. This contribution is set at 0.58% of receipts,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-13

When the building permit relates to a project for the creation, extension or reopening to the public of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7, the permit may not be gr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-12

The rules relating to the compatibility of the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 with territorial coherence schemes are set out in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Seizure incidents

Article L221-6

In the event of competition between creditors, the agent in charge of the sale proposes an amicable distribution between them. If no agreement is reached, he will deposit the funds with the Caisse des…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article L2124-4

Competitive dialogue is the procedure by which the purchaser enters into dialogue with the candidates admitted to take part in it with a view to defining or developing solutions likely to meet its nee…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article L2324-4

The provisions of article L. 2124-4 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award criteria

Article L2222-4

Among the criteria for awarding the contract, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the performance of the contract which the tenderer undertakes to entrust to small and medium-sized e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2191-6

In the case of an overall contract for the construction and operation or maintenance of a work, the remuneration for operation or maintenance services may not contribute to the payment for the constru…

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