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Showing 831840 of 63846 articles for Art. s. L. 223-21 and L. 225-41

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-78

…length audiovisual works must receive an initial contribution from one or more television or on-demand audiovisual media service publishers.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-7

To qualify for direct allowances, delegated production companies and distribution companies must be established in France and set up as a commercial company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

…sideration of : 1° The cinematographic establishment's membership of an organisation that organises and promotes the screening of short cinematographic works, in particular, the Extra Court scheme, th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-41

…scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business support authorised b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-41

…provided for in article 223-1 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works over…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Automated processing of personal data known as the "Automated Fingerprint File".

Article R142-41

The automated processing of fingerprints, referred to in Article L. 142-2, is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Minis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-41

…"salarié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 may be withdrawn in the following situations: 1° The foreign national's emplo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-41

…rpreter to assist him/her at the hearing, who has taken an oath to assist justice in his/her honour and conscience, before the president of the court or one of the vice-presidents.The interpreter shal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R744-41

The writings, photographs, sketches, shots and sound recordings that the journalist makes are confined to the context of the visit by the MP they are accompanying.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

A company qualifies as a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects when, at the close of the financial year, it simultaneously meets the following conditions:1° it is a s…

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