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

Article D331-2

For the application of a of 1 of II of article 220 sexies of the General Tax Code, cinematographic or audiovisual works that meet the following conditions are considered to have been produced entirely…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-46

…l person, its name, form, registered office and the body representing it;2° The subject of the appeal.Where the statement of appeal does not contain a statement of the pleas in law relied upon, the ap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sporting events with no timekeeping, no ranking and no pre-set timetable

Article R331-8

The organiser of an event mentioned in 2° of article R. 331-6 submits a declaration to the territorially competent prefect no later than one month before the date of the event. For events taking place…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to production companies and cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article D331-38

The executive production company eligible for the tax credit provided for in article 220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code is the one responsible, under a contract entered into with a produc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure applicable to exceptions to copyright and related rights and to the transmission of digital files used to publish printed works

Article R331-41

If conciliation fails, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique may, in a reasoned decision taken at the end of the procedure laid down in I of Article R. 331-35, eith…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-39

The rapporteur may ask the holder of the rights to the technical measure or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 331-38, the applicant, to provide him, within a period of te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-40

The committee hears representatives of the local authorities and departments concerned, as well as the owner and manager of the circuit.It may request an expert opinion from the relevant government de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

Approval of a circuit is granted for a period of four years by the Prefect, after an inspection and an opinion by the Commission nationale d'examen des circuits de vitesse (National Speed Circuit Exam…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-23

The declaration of a meeting must be made to the prefect of the département where the meeting is to be held or to the police prefect if the meeting is to take place on the airfields of Paris-Charles d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-5

…R. 111-32 to R. 111-35 and…

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