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

Article 212-20

Screenwriting grants are intended for projects presented in the form of a synopsis, developed synopsis or treatment.

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

Article 212-22

Screenwriting grants may also be awarded to the authors' collaborators, who are responsible for helping with the writing process.

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

Article 212-21

To be eligible for screenwriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° When writing a first screenplay, provide evidence of having written, in the ten years preceding the year of application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article D214-207-1

Article D. 214-32-31 does not apply to AIFs covered by this sub-section.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-2

The Prefect's decision to issue a professional licence is taken within three months of the presentation of the applicant's complete file or of the opinion of the Minister for Sport for the activities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26-1

Where Sunday rest has been cancelled on the day of a national or local election, the employer shall take all necessary measures to enable employees to exercise their right to vote in person.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-27-1

The first paragraph of article L. 3132-25-4 is applicable to employees deprived of Sunday rest pursuant to article L. 3132-26.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2

The role of the National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 is to issue an annual opinion on: 1° The relevance of the criteria used to determine recogniti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-69

The investment is subject to the issue of a specific investment authorisation, taking into account the sums available on the automatic cinema production account of production companies that are subsid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-71

For a single cinematographic work:1° The amount invested by the production company under the automatic audiovisual production account may not exceed €500,000;2° The total amount invested by the produc…

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