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Article 311-36 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The weighted duration is set for each genre of audiovisual work. It may give rise, depending on the case, to bonuses or increases depending in particular on the conditions under which the works were made, their intended purpose and their broadcasting conditions, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles 311-43 to 311-49.

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Article 311-38 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

When two works are made simultaneously from common artistic and technical elements, one intended for first showing in cinemas, the other, longer, intended for first showing on a television service or for making available to the public on an on-demand audiovisual media service, only the difference in duration between these two works is taken into account for the calculation.

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Article 311-40 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The weighted duration of audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptation of live performances is equal to the product of the duration of the work and a coefficient set according to the amount of French hourly expenditure.For the duration of audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction and animation made up in the form of series, the duration taken into account for each episode…

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Article 311-41 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The amount of French hourly expenditure is calculated by dividing a duration of 60 minutes by the amount of the following expenditure incurred in France: 1° Remuneration and social security contributions of authors, performers, technical creative collaborators, technical collaborators responsible for the preparation and production of the animation and production workers who are French nationals or assimilated. Where the aforementioned technicians and workers are employed on a permanent basis, only…

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Article 311-43 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The coefficients applicable to works in the fiction genre are determined as follows:I. – The works are divided into two groups:1° First group: works whose French hourly expenditure is equal to or greater than €460,000;2° Second group: works whose French hourly expenditure is less than €460,000 and equal to or greater than €60,000.II. – The coefficients applied to the duration of the works are as follows:1° First group: 3;2° Second…

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Article 311-44 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The coefficients applicable to works in the animation genre are determined as follows: I.-The works are divided into two groups: 1° First group: works with French hourly expenditure of €350,000 or more; 2° Second group: works with French hourly expenditure of less than €350,000 and more than €122,000. II – The coefficients applied to the duration of the works are as follows: 1° First group: 3.7; 2° Second group: the…

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Article 311-45 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The coefficients applicable to works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances are determined as follows: I.-The works are divided into two groups: 1° First group: works whose French hourly expenditure is equal to or greater than €400,000; 2° Second group: works whose French hourly expenditure is less than €400,000 and equal to or greater than €54,000. II – The coefficients applied to the duration of the…

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