Section 2: Location and construction of cinemas

The Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique may only deliberate if at least five of its members are present. If this quorum is not reached, the Commission is reconvened on the same agenda. At the end of a period of three days following this notice of meeting, the committee may only validly deliberate if at least four of its members are present. When it rules on a project whose cinematographic area of…

The members of the Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) shall maintain secrecy with regard to both the deliberations and the documents of which they have become aware in the course of their duties.

A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Commission Départementale d’Aménagement Cinématographique is sent by post within one month to each member of the Commission, as well as to the Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles and the Médiateur du Cinéma.

The Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) makes its decision by a ballot vote. Its reasoned decision, signed by the Chairman, indicates the vote taken by each member. The decision describes the authorised project and states the number of cinemas and seats authorised.

The decision of the Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique is: 1° Notified to the applicant within a period of ten days from the date of the Commission meeting, either by administrative means against receipt, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by electronic mail under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of this article. When letters are sent to the applicant by registered post with acknowledgement of…

When the decision grants the authorisation requested, the Prefect will have an extract of this decision published, at the beneficiary’s expense, in two regional or local newspapers circulated in the department. The same applies to the prefectoral certificate in the event of tacit authorisation.