Article L212-6-9 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 8, 2023
Film planning commissions authorise or refuse projects in their entirety.
Film planning commissions authorise or refuse projects in their entirety.
The following projects are subject to authorisation: 1° The creation of a multiple-screen cinema with more than 300 seats, resulting either from a new building or the conversion of an existing building; 2° The extension of a multiple-screen cinema which has already reached the 300-seat threshold or which is expected to exceed this threshold through the implementation of the project, with the exception of extensions representing less than 30% of…
For the purposes of assessing the thresholds mentioned in article L. 212-7, cinemas that are grouped together on the same site and which … are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or not they are located in separate buildings and whether or not the same person is the owner or operator: 1° Either have been designed as part of the same land development operation, whether this is…
Cinematographic development projects are only submitted to the departmental cinematographic development commission for review if they are accompanied by an indication of the person who will hold the operating licence issued pursuant to articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5.
Within the framework of the principles defined in article L. 212-6, the commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique decides on the following two criteria: 1° The potential effect on the cinematographic diversity offered to spectators in the area of cinematographic influence concerned, assessed using the following indicators : a) The programming project envisaged for the cinema that is the subject of the application for authorisation and, where applicable, compliance with any programming…
Applications for authorisation are examined by local government departments.
I.-The Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique authorises projects by an absolute majority of the members present. The minutes shall indicate the vote cast by each member. The State representative in the département does not take part in the vote. II – The Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) makes its decision within two months of the referral. After this period, the decision is deemed to be favourable. The members…
A cinema development licence is issued prior to the issue of planning permission, if required, or prior to the completion of the project if planning permission is not required. Authorisation is granted for a specific number of screens and seats. A new application for authorisation is required if the project undergoes substantial changes to the number of auditoria and spectator seats. The same applies if the sign or signs designated…
At the initiative of the representative of the State in the department, the mayor of the municipality in which the site is located, the president of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment mentioned in b of 1° of II of article L. 212-6-2, of the person mentioned in e of the same 1° or of the president of the mixed syndicate mentioned in the same e and of any person with…
Prior to the expiry of the appeal period or, in the event of an appeal, prior to the decision of the Commission nationale d’aménagement cinématographique, planning permission may not be granted or construction undertaken and no new application may be submitted to the Commission départementale d’aménagement cinématographique for the same plot.
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