Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Exceptional aid is granted in the form of a direct allocation to operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments to help compensate for the loss of turnover suffered as a result of the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinematographic entertainment establishments during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022, as provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1 June 2021 prescribing the general…

Exceptional aid is granted for each cinema whose operators are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

To be eligible for the exceptional aid, operators must have opened to the public the establishments for which the aid is requested during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

For the application of this sub-section :1° The turnover share of a cinema is defined as the ratio between the turnover relating to the sale of food and beverages achieved by this cinema over a given period defined in 3° and the sum of the turnover relating to the sale of food and beverages achieved over this same period by all the cinemas for which aid is requested;2° Turnover from…

For each establishment, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying the percentage corresponding to the establishment’s share of turnover to the amount of appropriations allocated to direct allocations.For each establishment, the amount of the direct allocation may not exceed 50% of the amount of turnover relating to the sale of food and beverages taken into account.

In order to obtain the aid, operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must complete and send electronically, by 31 May 2022 at the latest, the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, in which they declare the amount of turnover relating to the sale of food and beverages achieved for each establishment during the period defined in 3° of article 919-96 or the attendance over…

The decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée specifies the amount of aid awarded and the terms of payment.

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business support authorised by the European Commission by decision of 20 April…