{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-821/annex/division-1/division-1.2/division-1.2.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2000/821",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 20 December 2000 on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus — Development, Distribution and Promotion) (2001-2005) (2000/821/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-821",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.2.1",
  "heading": "Cinema distribution",
  "text": "The following lines of action will be implemented in order to achieve the objectives outlined in Article 3:\n(a) a support scheme in the form of a conditionally reimbursable advance for distributors of European cinematographic works outside their production territory. The aim of this scheme is to:\nencourage the networking of European distributors in conjunction with international producers and distributors, in order to promote joint strategies for the European market;\nencourage distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution for European films;\nsupport the multilingual aspects of European film-making (dubbing, subtitling, multilingual production and international sound tracking). That part of the support intended to finance the linguistic diversity of works will take the form of a subsidy.\nThe criteria for selecting beneficiaries may include provisions to distinguish between projects according to their budget category. Special attention will be given to films which contribute to the enhancement of European linguistic and cultural diversity.\n(b) a system of ‘ automatic ’ support for European distributors proportional to the number of admission tickets sold for non-domestic European films in States participating in the Programme, up to a fixed ceiling per film and adjusted for each country. The support thus generated may be used by distributors only for investment in the following:\nthe coproduction of non-domestic European films;\nthe acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of non-domestic European films;\nediting costs (prints, dubbing and subtitling), promotion costs and publicity costs for non-domestic European films.\nReinvestment arrangements will generally be limited to 50 % of project costs, but may be raised to 60 %, particularly for investment in the production stage and in films that are of interest in enhancing European linguistic and cultural diversity.\n(c) a system to assist European companies specialising in the international distribution of cinema films (sales agents) according to their performance on the market over a reference period of at least one year. This type of assistance may be used by sales agents for investment in acquisition (minimum guarantees) and in costs arising from the promotion of new European works on the European and international markets.\n(d) appropriate assistance to encourage operators to screen a significant proportion of non-domestic European films in première cinemas for a minimum screening period. The support shall be made conditional on showing a minimum number of European films. The level of support may take account of the number of admission tickets sold for non-domestic European films during a reference period up to a fixed ceiling.\nSupport may also be granted for the creation and consolidation of networks of European operators running joint schemes to encourage such scheduling.\nSupport may be used for the development of educational activities and for raising awareness amongst young cinema-goers.\nAs far as possible, support for cinemas and networks will encourage a balanced geographical distribution.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision 2000/821/EC of 20 December 2000 on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus — Development, Distribution and Promotion) (2001-2005) (Official Journal of the European Communities L 336 of 30 December 2000)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/821/annex/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:18:45.616796+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}