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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tax credits

Article L331-3

The tax credit for expenditure on the creation of video games is governed by Articles 220 X and 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L331-2

Creditors who are required to declare their claim and who fail to do so are deprived of the benefit of their security for the distribution of the sale price of the immovable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulated commitments

Article R331-1

For the companies mentioned in article L. 310-3-2, the items mentioned in article R. 343-1 constitute regulated commitments for the application of the provisions of this title.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible production expenditure

Article D331-18

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 YL to 46 quat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-13

The application for final approval is submitted by the delegated production company after completion of the cinematographic or audiovisual work. In the case of a delegated co-production, the applicati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-10

The application for provisional approval is submitted by the delegated production company before filming begins. In the case of a delegated co-production, the application is submitted by each of the t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-16

For audiovisual works, the date of completion is the date shown on the certificate of acceptance of the final version by a television service publisher.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

For the "Contextualisation of violence" group, points for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crud…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-11

Except in cases covered by article 432-8 of the French Penal Code, opening or entering a tent, caravan or camping shelter without the permission of its owner or user is punishable by a fifth-class fin…

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