French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The registrations or publications referred to in articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-3 are made by filing a copy of the deed, agreement or judgment that conforms to the original. This filing may be made by dematerialised means. The filing with a view to registration shall mention the serial number allocated to the cinematographic or audiovisual work or project in question. The authority responsible for the film and audiovisual registers…

A person requesting the registration or publication of a deed, agreement or judgment drawn up in English or Spanish may submit the deed, agreement or judgment in its original version. This submission must be accompanied by a translation of the document in question or, failing this, a summary in French.The translation must be drawn up by a translator approved by the French courts or authorised to act before the judicial…

The authority responsible for the cinema and audiovisual registers shall check that the deed, agreement or judgment submitted in its original version is accompanied by a translation or summary drawn up under the conditions provided for in Article D. 123-2. It ensures that registration or publication is required for a cinematographic or audiovisual work or for a project whose title has been registered in accordance with articles L. 122-1 or…