Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

The articles of association of a grouping or the constitutive agreements of a cartel guarantee the provision of effective services to the members of the grouping or cartel and define the conditions under which they are liable for payment.

The agreement establishing a programming agreement :1° Designates a member to act as the lead company;2° Provides that the lead company is delegated the task of entering into contracts with distributors of cinematographic works on behalf of all the members of the agreement and that this delegation is accompanied by financial responsibility for the proper performance of contracts or, failing this, joint and several liability on the part of each…

A programming group or agreement may be approved only if the following conditions are met:1° All the members are licensed as cinema operators;2° The group or agreement does not include more than one member who, in the previous year, accounted for more than 0.5% of admissions in mainland France in all its establishments;3° The grouping or agreement does not include a member who, during the previous year, accounted for more…

The programming contract, concluded between a group and the exhibitors of cinematographic establishments who are members or between the members of an agreement, provides for :1° A term of performance which may not exceed three years and the conditions for its renewal;2° A period for termination and a period of notice in the event of non-renewal;3° The conditions for determining the programming fee;4° Provisions to ensure the protection of the…