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CINEMAS AND FILMS

Made 13th April 1994

Coming into force 14th April 1994

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 13th day of April 1994

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (“the Convention”)^f1 was opened for signature by Members of the Council of Europe and other States party to the European Cultural Convention^f2 on 2nd December 1992:

And whereas the United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 9th December 1993:

And whereas the Convention came into force for the United Kingdom on 1st April 1994:

And whereas the States listed in the Schedule to this Order are also parties to the Convention:

And whereas the Convention requires the Contracting Parties to apply those benefits which they grant to national films to European cinematographic works falling within the scope of the Convention:

Now therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985^f3, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

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Footnotes

f1: Cm. 2495.
f2: Cmd. 9545.
f3: 1985 c. 21; paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 were amended by the Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1), section 164 and Schedule 1, paragraph 6.