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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-cinematographic-co-production-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2656",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-cinematographic-co-production-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "cinema and films\nMade 10th October 2006\nComing into force 11th October 2006\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of October 2006\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThe European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production was opened for signature by member States of the Council of Europe and other States party to the European Cultural Convention on 2nd December 1992.\nThe United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 9th December 1993 and it came into force for the United Kingdom on 1st April 1994.\nThe 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.\nAccordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon 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 as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cm. 2495."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Cmd. 9545."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c.21; Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2006/643."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2656/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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