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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-13

Articles R. 332-45 to R. 332-58 apply to supplementary occupational pension funds.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-13

Accident victims or their rightful claimants must send their claims for compensation to the guarantee fund by registered letter or by electronic registered mail, return receipt requested. In support o…

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

Article 223-13

Aid for the distribution of repertory works is awarded on the basis of the artistic quality of the cinematographic works presented, their rarity and their interest in the history of cinema, the distri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-13

For the distribution of a feature film covered by 5° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-13

Short-length cinematographic works are made, in a minimum proportion determined under the conditions set by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 J…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-13

The amount of the direct allocation may not exceed €500,000 per work.

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

Article 722-13

For the expenses mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article 722-11 relating to series or collections of audiovisual works, direct allocations are granted for 25% of the total duration of these series a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-13

This is calculated as follows:- 0.70 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissions less than or equal to 50,000;- €0.35 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-13

The purchaser makes his choice, after consulting the artistic committee, in a reasoned decision and informs all the candidates.

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