Article L115-21 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
The penalties mentioned in articles L. 115-19 and L. 115-20 may not be pronounced before the expiry of a period of thirty days from notification of the document by which the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée has informed the person liable for payment of the penalty it intends to apply, the reasons for this penalty and the opportunity available to the person concerned to present their observations…