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Article R212-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The application file for authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in respect of a cinema includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for approval of this cinema and its technical projection equipment: 1° When the activity is carried out by a natural person, the surname, first name, date of birth and address of this person as well as proof of the formalities mentioned in Article L….

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Article R212-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The application file for authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in the form of an itinerant activity includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for approval of the technical projection equipment: 1° When the activity is carried out by a natural person, the surname, first name, date of birth and address of that person as well as proof of the formalities mentioned in Article L. 212-3…

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Article R212-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The authorisation to operate a cinema in the form of a touring activity is granted on the basis of the geographical complementarity of the cinematographic offer presented by the application with regard to the cinemas of the cinematographic establishments whose operation is authorised by virtue of article R. 212-1. To assess this complementarity, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée refers to the respective catchment…

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Article R212-5 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée shall withdraw the authorisation if it is found that it was granted on the basis of false information contained in the application file or if the conditions to which the authorisation was subject are no longer met. It may also withdraw the authorisation provided for in article R. 212-2 if the terms are not respected by the licence…

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Article R212-6-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

When a cinema development project is planned for the territory of several municipalities or cantons, the municipality or canton in which the project is to be implemented is deemed to be the municipality or canton in whose territory the largest proportion of the total surface area of all the cinemas for which authorisation is requested is located. The mayor of the municipality in which the project is to be implemented…

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Article R212-6-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

A prefectoral order appoints the leading figures in sustainable development and regional planning, dividing them into two colleges. These qualified persons serve a three-year term and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. If they lose the capacity by virtue of which they were appointed or in the event of their resignation, death or removal outside the borders of the département, these qualified persons are immediately replaced for the…

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Article R212-6-4 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

When the area of cinematographic influence of the project, as shown in the applicant’s file, extends beyond the boundaries of the département, the prefect of the département in which the project is located determines, for each of the other départements concerned, the number of elected representatives and leading figures qualified in sustainable development and regional planning to complete the composition of the commission. The number of elected representatives may not…

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