French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The transfer by the holder of an automatic cinema exhibition account of the sums entered in this account to the holder of another automatic cinema exhibition account is only authorised in the event of definitive cessation of activity.However, exemptions may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée after consultation with the Commission des aides sélectives à l’exploitation, when the sums whose transfer…

In the event of the definitive closure of a cinema recording an average weekly admission of less than or equal to 2,200 during the five years preceding the year of closure, and subject to the payment of any sums owed to the distribution companies, the holder of the automatic account who definitively ceases his activity may benefit, without any obligation to re-invest, from the payment of the sums registered on…

In the event of the receivership or liquidation of an operator of a cinema, the agent appointed by the competent court to deal with the receivership or liquidation proceedings is authorised to receive the sums entered in the automatic account opened for this establishment.