{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-cinematographic-co-production-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1065",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-cinematographic-co-production-order-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CINEMAS AND FILMS\nMade 13th April 1994\nComing into force 14th April 1994\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 13th day of April 1994\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (“the Convention”) was opened for signature by Members of the Council of Europe and other States party to the European Cultural Convention on 2nd December 1992:\nAnd whereas the United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 9th December 1993:\nAnd whereas the Convention came into force for the United Kingdom on 1st April 1994:\nAnd whereas the States listed in the Schedule to this Order are also parties to the Convention:\nAnd 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:\nNow therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cm. 2495."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Cmd. 9545."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1065/introduction",
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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."
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