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Article L214-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The following are subject to the provisions of this chapter :

1° Public ticket sales organised on an exceptional basis by associations and other legally constituted groups acting on a not-for-profit basis;

2° Private screenings organised by associations and similar bodies authorised to disseminate culture through the cinema;

3° screenings organised by associations and bodies whose purpose is the collection, conservation, restoration and dissemination of film heritage;

4° screenings organised as part of non-commercial public services;

5° Free screenings;

6° Open-air screenings other than those organised by operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments under the conditions set out in article L. 212-18.

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Article L214-1

Sont soumises aux dispositions du présent chapitre :

1° Les séances publiques et payantes organisées exceptionnellement par les associations et les autres groupements légalement constitués agissant sans but lucratif ;

2° Les séances privées organisées par des associations et organismes assimilés habilités à diffuser la culture par le cinéma ;

3° Les séances organisées par les associations et organismes qui ont pour objet la collecte, la conservation, la restauration et la diffusion du patrimoine cinématographique ;

4° Les séances organisées dans le cadre des services publics à caractère non commercial ;

5° Les séances gratuites ;

6° Les séances en plein air autres que celles organisées par les exploitants d’établissements de spectacles cinématographiques dans les conditions prévues à l’article L. 212-18.

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