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# CINEMAS AND FILMS 

# 2020 No. 159 

# The Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co- production (revised) Order 2020 

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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of February 2020 

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council 

Present, 

The Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (revised) (“the Convention”)( a ) was opened for signature by member States of the Council of Europe and other States party to the European Cultural Convention( b ) on 30th January 2017. 

The United Kingdom signed the Convention on 7th February 2019. 

The Convention requires the Contracting Parties to apply those benefits which they grant to a national film( c ) to 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( d ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows: 

## Citation, commencement and interpretation 

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co- production (revised) Order 2020 and comes into force on 13th February 2020. 

(2) In this Order— 

“1992 Convention” means the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production( e ); 

“2017 Convention” means the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co- production (revised). 

