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

Article 421-22

An application for enhanced development aid may be submitted by one or more authors provided that, at the time of its examination by the Commission des aides à l'innovation en documentaire, the applic…

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

Article 421-21

When the project has received writing aid or development aid, the application for enhanced development aid must be submitted within five years of the decision to award the last of these aids.During th…

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

Article 421-23

The production company must provide the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée with the elements resulting from the first shoot and pre-editing, as well as proof of the expenses incurred, with…

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

Article 612-29

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Online Distribution Grants Committee.

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

Article 612-28

The application for aid must be submitted before any eligible expenditure is incurred.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-2

A decision may be taken to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article D2213-1-1-2

Students in the third cycle of medical studies who have completed two semesters in the speciality they are pursuing are authorised to draw up death certificates as part of their postgraduate training…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-32-4-1-2

For the purposes of this section, with the exception of articles R. 214-32-20 and R. 214-32-35, references to Member States, Member States of the European Union and the European Union shall be underst…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-7

I.-This section applies to the services mentioned in 1° and 2° of the I ofarticle L. 211-1 and inarticle L. 211-4. However, it does not apply to the following operations unless they form part of a tou…

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

Article 712-2

Selective financial aid is granted in addition to the aid for world cinema films granted prior to production in application of the provisions of article 712-1.

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