Explanatory note

This Order provides that films made in accordance with the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production are to be treated as British films for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985. Where there are only two co-producers one must be established in the United Kingdom and the other in a State which is a Contracting Party to the Convention. Where there are three or more co-producers one must be established in the United Kingdom and at least two others in different States each of which is a Contracting Party to the Convention. A list of the current Contracting Parties is available from the Council of Europe website (www.coe.int) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (www.culture.gov.uk). This Order replaces the Orders revoked in the Schedule.