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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of activity by videogram publishers

Article R221-4

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must be informed of any changes to the information provided in support of the initial declaration within three months.If the holder of the declaratio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 251-10, the line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written obs…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exclusion of works or documents of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence

Article D311-4

Financial assistance from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may not be granted for or in respect of cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works or documents of a pornographic nat…

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

Article D231-4

The number of admissions indicated in the application for exemption in accordance with 3° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article R411-4

Commissioned officers shall take the oath before the judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located, at the seat of this court or, where applicable, of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-4

The terms of remuneration for the chairman and members of the Regulatory Control Committee are set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-4

The Commission may draw up its own rules of procedure, covering in particular the ethical obligations of its members, which shall be approved by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

…f article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-4

Automatic accounts opened in respect of several cinemas in the name of the same account holder may, at the latter's request, be grouped into circuits.When, at the request of the holder of the accounts…

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