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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-14

The professional certificate is obtained by capitalisation of four units defined by order of the Minister for Youth and Sport, of which :-one is common to all specialisations ; -three are specific to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-15

There are two types of assessment: 1° For the first, the production of a personal written document followed by an interview; 2° For the second, a work situation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-21

The programming contract, concluded between a group and the exhibitors of cinematographic establishments who are members or between the members of an agreement, provides for :1° A term of performance…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-20

A programming group or agreement may be approved only if the following conditions are met:1° All the members are licensed as cinema operators;2° The group or agreement does not include more than one m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-45

Any substantial modification made by a cinema operator to an approved formula is subject to an amending approval issued for the remaining period of validity of the initial approval.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-8

The rules relating to the time limit for examining the application for planning permission, the formalities to be observed in letters of notification of the extension of the time limit for examination…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

I. - Where the performer has transferred all or part of his exploitation rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, expl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-112

The jury for the tests leading to the common part of the diploma is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an examinati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-7

The members of the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique shall fill in a form for the declaration of the interests they hold and the functions they exercise in an economic activity…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-1

I.-The Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique authorises projects by an absolute majority of the members present. The minutes shall indicate the vote cast by each member. The State…

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