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Article L222-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The control of revenues from the exploitation of cinematographic or audiovisual works in videogram form is organised under the following conditions: 1° The persons mentioned in Article L. 221-1 must keep up-to-date documents enabling the origin and conditions of exploitation to be identified, as well as the revenue from the exploitation of the videograms they publish when these videograms consist of the reproduction of cinematographic or audiovisual works for which…

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Article L223-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Each dematerialised access to a cinematographic work provided by a publisher of an on-demand audiovisual media service gives rise to remuneration from the licensor of the exploitation rights, taking into account the category of the service, the nature of the commercial offer and the theatrical release date of the work. Minimum remuneration may be set for a limited period by joint order of the Minister for Culture and the Minister…

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Article L223-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of article L. 223-1. In particular, it shall specify the economic data on the basis of which the minimum remuneration may be set.

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Article L231-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

A cinematographic work may be exploited in the form of videograms intended for sale or rental for the private use of the public after a period of four months from the date of its release in cinemas. The terms of the contract for the acquisition of the rights for this exhibition may derogate from this period under the conditions set out in the second paragraph. The terms of the contract…

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Article L232-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The contract concluded by a publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for the acquisition of rights relating to the making available to the public of a cinematographic work shall specify the period after which such making available may take place. Where there is a professional agreement relating to the period applicable to the mode of exploitation of cinematographic works by on-demand audiovisual media services, the period provided for by this…

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Article L233-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The contract concluded by a television service publisher for the acquisition of rights relating to the broadcasting of a cinematographic work stipulates the period after which this broadcasting may take place. Where there is a professional agreement relating to the period applicable to the method of exploitation of cinematographic works by television services, the period stipulated by this agreement is binding on the service publishers and the members of the…

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Article L234-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The professional agreements mentioned in articles L. 232-1 and L. 233-1 may be made compulsory by order of the competent State authority on condition that they have been signed by professional organisations representing the cinema sector and, as the case may be : 1° One or more professional organisations representing the sector or sectors concerned ; 2° One or more professional organisations representing the sector or sectors concerned and a…

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Article L234-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The representativeness of a professional organisation or group of service providers is assessed in particular with regard to the number of operators concerned or their importance on the market in question. If it is necessary to determine the representativeness of a professional organisation or a group of service providers, the latter shall provide the competent State authority with the information available to them.

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Article L241-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The rules relating to the legal deposit obligation incumbent on those who produce or distribute cinematographic documents as well as those who publish or import videograms intended for private use by the public, are set out in the provisions of Title III of Book I of the Heritage Code.

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Article L251-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Any producer who, in his capacity as line producer, has taken the initiative and financial, artistic and technical responsibility for the production of an audiovisual work in the genres of fiction, animation, creative documentary or audiovisual adaptation of a live performance, eligible for financial support for production from the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée and whose successful completion he has guaranteed must, within six months of the…

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