Article R211-39 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 8, 2023
The proceedings of the classification committees and the classification commission are not public.
The proceedings of the classification committees and the classification commission are not public.
The members of the classification committees and the classification commission are bound by professional secrecy and may not, in any form whatsoever, report on the discussions of the classification committees and the deliberations of the commission.They are also subject to an obligation of confidentiality with regard to all facts, information and documents of which they have knowledge in this capacity, including with regard to the works and documents themselves.
The secretariat of the classification committees and the classification commission is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
Members of classification committees and the classification commission, as well as agents authorised by the Minister for Culture, have free access, on presentation of a service card, to cinemas or any place where cinematographic performances are given.
Each year, the classification committee submits an activity report to the Minister for Culture. This report is made public.
The chairman, deputy chairman and members of the classification committee, as well as the members of the classification committees, may receive an allowance for their position or attendance, the amount and conditions of payment of which are set by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
As an exception to the provisions of sections 1 to 3, the Minister responsible for culture issues a cinematographic exhibition licence under the conditions set out in this sub-section: 1° Either for an unlimited number of screenings and, except in the case of school screenings, for a period not exceeding five years from the date of issue, to a work or document consisting of a recording of a live performance…
The author of the request determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document’s endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in article R. 211-13 that accompanies it. When the classification measure and, where applicable, the warning attached to it clearly do not meet the requirements mentioned in II of article R. 211-12, the Minister responsible for culture refers the matter to the committee…
The application must be sent to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée at least two weeks before the date scheduled for the first public performance of the work or document. It must include the following information 1° The title of the work or document and the name of the director ; 2° The duration of the work or document; 3° Where applicable, the duration of the interval…
The cinematographic exhibition licence issued by the Minister for Culture includes : 1° The title of the work or document and the name of the director; 2° The duration of the work or document; 3° Where applicable, the duration of the interval and the duration of images other than those being filmed; 4° The classification measure and, where applicable, the warning attached to it, as determined by the applicant or…
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