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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-21

…the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée the certificates for this equipment.Distributors and advertising managers who make works or cinematographic or audiovisual documents available to cin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

The form of the operating account as well as the definition of gross receipts, operating costs and general operating costs are determined by a professional agreement concluded between the representati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L234-2

The representativeness of a professional organisation or group of service providers is assessed in particular with regard to the number of operators concerned or their importance on the market in ques…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article L333-2

…oductive investments they make in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion, in the audiovisual and film production and broadcasting sectors, or in respect of su…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-2

Within the framework of the missions listed in 1° and 2° of article L. 213-1, the Film Ombudsman may be approached by any natural person or legal entity concerned, by any interested professional or tr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Territorial economic contribution

Article L335-2

Article 1586 nonies of the French General Tax Code governs the exemption from the business value added levy applicable to operators of cinemas.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-26

The co-production contract, the financing contract and the contracts concluded with the authors and with any other natural or legal person benefiting from a share of the receipts from the exploitation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Value added tax

Article L334-2

…works of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence are shown is governed by a of 3° of article 279 bis of the General Tax Code. The same provisions govern the application of the reduced rate of v…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-22

The digital projection equipment and digital files or data referred to in article L. 213-16, their conditions of use and the operating logs referred to in article L. 213-21 comply with ISO internation…

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

Article L221-2

The content, filing and registration procedures for the declaration, as well as any changes in the declarant's situation that must be brought to the attention of the President of the Centre national d…

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