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

Article D231-1

…ographic work is the national release date appearing on the advertising material, whatever the form and means of communication used. Previews, exceptional early releases, even with payment, as well as…

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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

…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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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

…rench General Tax Code, a company is considered to be a video game creation company if, on the one hand, it is responsible for the artistic and technical production of a video game and, on the other h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-17

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée provides the material, human and financial resources required to carry out the tasks of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres (Commissio…

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

Article D331-14

…tor indicating the final cost of the cinematographic or audiovisual work, the means of financing it and showing precisely the eligible expenses incurred in France;2° A list of the names of the creativ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article R241-1

…ch Heritage Code are deposited are set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-7, R. 132-24 to R. 132-32 and R. 133-1 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-12

The members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are subject to an obligation of reserve, under which they must refrain from publicly taking a position that could undermine the sere…

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