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Article L115-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Each year, for each service publisher or distributor, taxpayers complete a declaration in accordance with the model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée. The declaration is submitted to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée in a single copy within the same deadlines as those applicable to the value added tax declaration for the month of March or the first quarter of the…

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Article L115-12 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In the event of definitive cessation of the activity of publishing or distributing television services: 1° The tax due in respect of the previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions and within the deadlines mentioned in articles L. 115-10 et L. 115-11; 2° The tax due in respect of the current year on the amount of payments and receipts made prior to the date of cessation of activity…

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Article L115-14 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The following contributions are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée: 1° A contribution payable by film production companies. This contribution is set at 0.58% of receipts, excluding value added tax, from the sale of rights to the exploitation of cinematographic works, in the commercial or non-commercial sector, on all media, in particular film, magnetic, optical, digital and by all electronic communication processes. It is payable…

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Article L115-15 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The contributions mentioned in Article L. 115-14 are based, as far as operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments are concerned, on the weekly revenue declarations mentioned in 3° of Article L. 212-32 and, for other categories of companies, on quarterly declarations of receipts.

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Article L115-16 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The declarations provided for in articles L. 115-4, L. 115-11 and L. 115-15 are controlled by the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, authorised for this purpose by the president of this establishment, as in the case of turnover taxes. The obligation of professional secrecy, as defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code, applies to all persons called upon to intervene…

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Article L115-17 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

When the agents mentioned in Article L. 115-16 find that there is a shortfall, inaccuracy, omission or concealment in the information used as a basis for calculating the taxes or contributions, they send the taxpayer a proposal for rectification, giving reasons so that the taxpayer can make his or her observations known or accept the proposal. This proposal states the amount of duties evaded and the related penalties. It specifies,…

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Article L115-18 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Where the taxpayer has not filed his declaration within the time limits mentioned in articles L. 115-4 and L. 115-11 and has not regularised its situation within thirty days of receiving formal notice, served by registered post, to produce it within this period, the agents mentioned in Article L. 115-16 may automatically determine the tax base on the basis of the taxpayer’s own data or, failing this, by reference to…

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Article L115-19 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Fees recalled in the cases mentioned in articles L. 115-17 and L. 115-18 are subject to a surcharge of 10%. The rate of the increase is raised to 40% in the event of failure to file the declaration within the time limits specified in articles L. 115-4 and L. 115-11 where the person liable for payment has not rectified the situation within thirty days of receiving formal notice.

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Article L115-20 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Failure to lodge the declaration within the time limits specified in articles L. 115-4 and L. 115-11 entails the application of an increase of : 1° 10% if no formal notice is served or if the return is filed within thirty days of receipt of a formal notice, served by registered post, to file the return within that period ; 2° 40% where the declaration has not been filed within…

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