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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-54

The same production company may not submit, individually or jointly, more than five applications per year for project development grants.The same production company may not submit, individually or joi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Advisory committees

Article 312-55

The Commission des aides à l'innovation en fiction is made up of nine members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-51

The same audiovisual work project may not give rise to the award of creation aid and aid for the co-writing of international co-production projects.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

The companies and organisations are either holders of exploitation rights or a distribution mandate for the cinematographic works that are the subject of the application and provide proof of a right o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-55-2

Each year, within the framework of the coordination body provided for in article L. 1411-5-1, the Minister for Health shall draw up a provisional list of the referrals he intends to make to the High C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-539-2

Associate assistant candidates may sign a contract to work in a public health institution and are then recruited for a period of two years or four years. The total duration of their duties as associat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-5

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-52-1

When the composition pénale includes the handing over of the vehicle for immobilisation as provided for in 3° of article 41-2, this surrender shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519-2

Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-519 may not be carried over to the following year, unless exceptional authorisation is granted by the director of the establishment after consulting the head of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R*322-50

The full text of the draft Articles of Association must be reproduced on any document intended to receive memberships.

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