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Article 231-28 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Cinema operators may submit an application for a first classification in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classify the cinema and to grant aid in year n;3° Absence of application to classify the cinema and to grant aid in year n.

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Article 231-29 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Where the second paragraph of Article 231-26 : 1° Classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applicable, the direct grants provided for in articles 231-3 and 231-6 and the selective aid provided for in article 412-11, renewed, re-evaluated or allocated in year n + 1 are subject to re-evaluation in year n + 2 if one of the cases mentioned in 1° to 4° of article 231-27 occurred between…

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Article 231-30 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée may, if he considers it useful, consult the national arthouse film commission for a further review. II.In year n + 1: 1° The decision to renew is taken…

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Article 231-32 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The aid is granted to operators of art house cinemas in operation at the time of notification of the decision to grant the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the reference period or between this period and the date on which the decision to grant the aid is taken, the aid is paid to the new operator if the latter provides sufficient guarantees that the activities for…

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Article 231-33 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Selective financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas that maintain a difficult programme in the face of competition and that are located either in municipalities with a population of more than 200,000 or in municipalities with a population of 200,000 or less and in whose territory more than 1,500,000 tickets were sold during the calendar year preceding the year of the application.

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Article 231-34 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Aid for difficult programming is awarded with regard to the quality of the programming of the establishments, the development of their attendance, the quality of the conditions for welcoming the public and showing cinematographic works, and the financial situation of the exhibitor.The quality of the programming of the establishments is assessed by taking into account their competitive environment during the calendar year preceding the date of the application for aid….

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Article 231-37 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The beneficiaries of aid for difficult programming are operators of cinemas in operation at the time of notification of the decision to award the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the period used as a reference for determining the aid or between this period and the date on which the decision to award the aid is taken, the aid is paid to the new operator if he…

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