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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-2

The co-undividers, if they all consent, may agree to remain in undivided ownership.On pain of nullity, the agreement must be drawn up in writing including a description of the undivided property and a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 286-1

When, as a result of a severance of proceedings, an appeal or any other cause, the assize court is seised only of the referral to it of one or more defendants, solely for an offence connected with a c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterparts to financial aid

Article 121-2

The granting of financial aid by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject, in the general interest, to quid pro quos on the part of the beneficiaries of this aid, the exclusive pu…

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

Article 211-126

The application for support is submitted by the delegated production company, up to a limit of two projects per company for each annual session.

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

Article 211-130

Aid is awarded in the same form and according to the same procedures as those set out in articles…

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

Article 211-108

After consultation with the relevant committee, repayment of the grant may be requested in whole or in part if the work produced differs substantially from the project for which the grant was awarded.

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

Article 211-103

The provisional decision is taken following the opinion of the relevant Selective Production Grants Committee, which is consulted after the reading committees have been consulted in accordance with th…

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

Article 211-117

The provisional decision is taken after consultation with the relevant Selective Production Grants Committee.

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

Article 211-121

The aid is reimbursed from the sums calculated in accordance with articles…

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