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Article L414-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 who observe one of the breaches mentioned in article L. 421-1 draw up a report. This report is sent to the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. From the date of notification of the report, the interested party has a period of fifteen clear days to submit their observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, by…

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Article L414-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 record the infringements defined in title III of this book in official reports, which are valid until proven otherwise. The reports are forwarded to the public prosecutor within eight days of their completion. A copy shall be given to the person concerned within the same period. A copy is also sent to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image…

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Article L414-4 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 who note the unlawful exploitation of a number of cinemas or spectator seats, with regard to article L. 212-10-2, draw up a report that they send to the representative of the State in the département where the cinema concerned is located.

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Article L415-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 and the persons mentioned in article L. 412-3 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge by reason of their duties or their missions, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.

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Article L421-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the application of 2° of Article L. 111-2 relating to financial aid from the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée; 2° Des dispositions des articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5 relating to the authorisation to operate as…

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Article L421-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The penalties mentioned in Article L. 422-1 : 1° Natural persons subject to the obligations of this code; 2° Legal persons subject to the obligations of this code, their de jure or de facto directors and the natural persons or legal entities that control them within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code.

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Article L422-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In the cases provided for in article L. 421-1, one or more of the following sanctions may be imposed: 1° A warning; 2° A reduction or reimbursement of automatic or selective financial aid that has been granted; 3° A financial penalty, the amount of which may not exceed: a) Where the person penalised is a company, 3% of the turnover excluding tax achieved during the last financial year ended calculated…

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Article L423-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The penalties mentioned in article L. 422-1 are handed down by the regulatory control commission. The regulatory control commission comprises eleven members: 1° A member of the Conseil d’Etat, chairman, appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat; 2° A member of the control bodies of the ministry responsible for finance; 3° A member of the general inspectorate of cultural affairs ; 4° A person qualified in the field of…

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Article L423-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The members of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation are bound by professional secrecy with regard to any facts, acts or information that may have come to their knowledge by virtue of their functions or duties, under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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Article L423-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The Regulatory Control Committee meets when convened by the Chairman, who sets the agenda. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented by proxy. The committee’s decisions are taken by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented by proxy.

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