# The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production Order 2006, Introduction: Introductory text


cinema and films
Made 10th October 2006
Coming into force 11th October 2006
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of October 2006
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
The 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.
The United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 9th December 1993 and it came into force for the United Kingdom on 1st April 1994.
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.
Accordingly, 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:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2656/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-cinematographic-co-production-order-2006/introduction
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