Article L212-31 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This contract may not contain any clause relating to the programming of the associated exhibitors’ cinemas, nor any clause relating to exclusive membership of an access formula.