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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-821/article-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": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Establishment and objectives of the Programme",
  "text": "1. A programme, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’), is hereby established to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works within and outside the Community, to run from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2006 , for the purpose of strengthening the European audiovisual industry.\n2. The objectives of the Programme shall be as follows:\n(a) an improvement in the competitiveness of the European audiovisual sector — including small and medium-sized enterprises — on the European and international markets, by supporting the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works, taking account of the development of new technologies;\n(b) strengthening the sectors which help improve the transnational movement of European works;\n(c) respect for and promotion of linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe;\n(d) enhancing the European audiovisual heritage, in particular by digitisation and networking;\n(e) development of the audiovisual sector in countries or regions with a low audiovisual production capacity and/or a restricted linguistic or geographical area and strengthening networking and transnational cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises;\n(f) the dissemination of new types of audiovisual content using new technologies.\nThose objectives shall be realised in accordance with the detailed arrangements set out in the Annex.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Decision No 846/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Decision 2000/821/EC on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus – Development, distribution and promotion) (2001 to 2005)."
    },
    {
      "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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/821/article/1",
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  },
  "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."
}