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Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
| Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Yes | No |
| Armenia | Yes | No |
| Austria | Yes | No |
| Belgium | Yes | No |
| Bulgaria | Yes | No |
| Croatia | Yes | No |
| Cyprus | Yes | No |
| Czech Republic | Yes | No |
| Denmark | Yes | No |
| Estonia | Yes | No |
| Finland | Yes | No |
| Georgia | Yes | No |
| Greece | Yes | No |
| Hungary | Yes | No |
| Iceland | Yes | No |
| Ireland | Yes | No |
| Italy | Yes | No |
| Latvia | Yes | No |
| Lithuania | Yes | No |
| Luxembourg | Yes | No |
| Malta | Yes | No |
| Moldova | Yes | No |
| Montenegro | Yes | No |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | Yes | No |
| North Macedonia | Yes | No |
| Norway | Yes | No |
| Poland | Yes | No |
| Portugal | Yes | No |
| Romania | Yes | No |
| Serbia | Yes | No |
| Slovakia | Yes | No |
| Slovenia | Yes | No |
| Spain | Yes | No |
| Sweden | Yes | No |
| Switzerland | Yes | No |
| United Kingdom | Yes | No |
Albania
26-01-2023
In accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5, of the Convention, the Government
of the Republic of Albania designates as the competent authority:
Albanian National Center of Cinematography
Quandra Kombëtare e Kinematografisë
Armenia
20-10-2020
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of Armenia
declares that the competent authority mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the
Convention is: The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic
of Armenia
[…].
Austria
03-08-2021
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
designated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria for the purposes of
Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention is:
Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport, Abteilung IV/A/3
(Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport, department IV/A/3).
28-02-2023
In accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5, of the Convention, the Federal Republic
of Austria designates the
Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy
Directorate General IV – Economic Policy, Innovation and International Policy
Department IV/5 – Siting and Business Services
[...]
as the competent authority to which co-production status applications shall be submitted.
Therefore, it is the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy which is officially in
charge of granting approval on the co-production status of film productions.
Belgium
22-11-2022
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Kingdom of Belgium
declares that the following authorities have been designated as competent authorities
for the purposes of the said Article 5, paragraph 5:
For the Flemish Community: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds;
For the French Community: Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française
de Belgique;
For the German-speaking Community: Gouvernement de la Communauté germanophone.
Bulgaria
10-12-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria declares that the Executive Agency “National Film Center” with the Minister of Culture has been designated as the competent authority.
Croatia
28-09-2018
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
designated with respect to the Republic of Croatia is:
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia
Cyprus
18-04-2024
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5 of Chapter II, of the Convention, that the Deputy Minister of Culture has been designated as the competent authority of the Republic of Cyprus for the performance of the provisions of the Convention.
Czech Republic
11-12-2020
According to Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic CoProduction (revised), the Czech Republic designates the National Film Fund as the competent authority mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention.
Denmark
25-01-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
designated by Denmark is:
Det Danske Filminstitut
Estonia
21-01-2021
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production (revised), Estonia declares that the competent authority mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention is the Estonian Film Institute.
Finland
05-07-2022
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the following authorities
in Finland are designated as the competent authorities:
Within the competence of Finland (excluding Åland): Finnish Film Foundation
Within the competence of Åland: Ålands landskapsregering
Georgia
13-03-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
designated by Georgia is:
LEPL Georgian National Film Center
Greece
06-09-2022
In accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5 of the Convention, Greece designates
as the
competent authority:
The Greek Film Center.
Hungary
19-09-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority designated by Hungary is the Ministry of Human Capacities.
Iceland
17-11-2022
Competent authority: the Icelandic Film Centre (in Icelandic: Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands)
Ireland
16-05-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
in respect of Ireland is:
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Italy
08-02-2022
Italy declares that the national authority competent for the purpose of Article 5,
paragraph 5, of the Convention, is:
Ministry of Culture – Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual Products
[…]
Latvia
17-04-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia
declares that the competent authority mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 5 is:
The National Film Centre of the Republic of Latvia
Lithuania
26-09-2018
In accordance with Article 22, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Seimas of the Republic
of Lithuania declares that the Republic of Lithuania reserves the right to fix a maximum
participation share different from that laid down in Article 9, paragraph 1.a, of
the Convention.
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Lithuanian Film
Center under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania has been designated
as the competent authority to be responsible for the application of the Convention.
Luxembourg
26-01-2021
In accordance with Article 5 of the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic
Co-Production (revised), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg declares that the competent
authority mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention is the:
Fonds national de soutien à Ia production audiovisuelle
Malta
16-01-2018
In accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5, of the Convention, the Government
of Malta designates as competent authority:
The Ministry for Tourism
Moldova
05-06-2023
The Republic of Moldova declares that, according to Article 3 of the Law No. 53 of 16 March 2023 on the ratification of the Convention, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova is the designated competent authority in accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5, of the Convention.
Montenegro
09-08-2019
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority
designated by Montenegro is:
Film Centre of Montenegro
[…]
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
24-08-2017
The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the Convention for the European part of the
Netherlands.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
declares that, in accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 2 and 5, of the Convention,
the competent authority is “Stichting Netherlands Fonds voor de Film”.
North Macedonia
19-06-2020
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of North
Macedonia declares that the competent authority mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article
5 of the Convention is:
The Film Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia
[…]
Norway
03-03-2017
In accordance with Article 22 of the Convention, Norway reserves the right to fix
a maximum participation share different from that laid down in Article 9, paragraph
1.a, of the Convention.
In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, Norway has designated the Norwegian
Film Institute (Norsk Filminstitutt) as the competent authority to approve applications
for co-production status.
Poland
18-04-2019
The Republic of Poland declares that, in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of
the Convention, the competent authority is:
The Polish Film Institute
Portugal
18-10-2023
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, Portugal designates the “Institut du cinema et de l’audiovisuel (ICA)” as the competent national authority to assess applications for admission to the co-production regime.
Romania
14-01-2022
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, Romania declares that the national authority competent to approve the applications for co-production status is the Romanian Film Center (CNC).
Serbia
27-11-2018
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority designated with respect to the Republic of Serbia is: “Film Center Serbia”
Slovakia
29-06-2017
In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, the competent authority designated
with respect to the Slovak Republic is:
Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Slovenia
23-01-2020
In accordance with Article 22, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Republic of Slovenia
reserves the right to fix a minimum participation share different from that laid down
in Article 9, paragraph 1.a, of the Convention.
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of Slovenia
designates as the competent authority mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2:
Slovenski filmski center, javna agencija Republic Slovenije
Slovenian Film Centre
Spain
23-05-2017
The Permanent Representation of Spain to the Council of Europe has the honour to communicate
that if the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production (revised)
(CETS No. 220) were to be ratified by the United-Kingdom and extended to Gibraltar,
Spain would like to make the following declaration:
1. Gibraltar is a non-autonomous territory whose international relations come under
the responsibility of the United Kingdom and which is subject to a decolonisation
process in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
2. The authorities of Gibraltar have a local character and exercise exclusively internal
competences which have their origin and their foundation in a distribution and attribution
of competences performed by the United Kingdom in compliance with its internal legislation,
in its capacity as sovereign State on which the mentioned non-autonomous territory
depends.
3. As a result, the eventual participation of the Gibraltarian authorities in the
application of this Convention will be understood as carried out exclusively as part
of the internal competences of Gibraltar and cannot be considered to modify in any
way what was established in the two previous paragraphs.
4. The process provided for by the Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities
in the context of certain international treaties (2007) which have been adopted by
Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 (jointly with the "Agreed Arrangements
relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of EU and EC instruments and related
treaties", dated 19 April 2000) apply to this Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic
Co-Production (revised), opened for signature, in Rotterdam, on 30 January 2017.
5. The application of the Convention to Gibraltar should not be interpreted as an
acknowledgment of any right or any situation regarding areas not covered by Article
X of the Treaty of Utrecht of 13 July 1713, concluded between the Crowns of Spain
and of the United Kingdom.
07-04-2022
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Kingdom of Spain
declares that the Spanish authority competent for the purpose of Article 5, paragraph
2, of the Convention, is the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (Istituto
de la Cinematografia y de las Artes Audiovisuales) – dependent on the Ministry of
Culture and Sports – as well as the Administrations specific to the Autonomous Communities
competent in the subject, with regard to co-producers established there.
Istituto de la Cinematografia y de las Artes Audiovisuales Ministerio de Cultura y
Deporte
[…]
In the event that this Convention were to be ratified by the United Kingdom and extended
to Gibraltar, the Kingdom of Spain would like to make the following declaration:
1. Gibraltar is a non-autonomous territory whose international relations come under
the responsibility of the United Kingdom and which is subject to a decolonisation
process in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
2. The authorities of Gibraltar have a local character and exercise exclusively internal
competences which have their origin and their foundation in a distribution and attribution
of competences performed by the United Kingdom in compliance with its internal legislation,
in its capacity as sovereign State of which the mentioned non-autonomous territory
is dependent.
3. As a result, any participation of the Gibraltarian authorities in the application
of this Convention will be understood as carried out exclusively as part of the internal
competences of Gibraltar and cannot be considered to modify in any way what was established
in the two previous paragraphs.
4. The procedure foreseen in the Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in
the context of certain international treaties which were adopted by the Kingdom of
Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 (as well as the "Agreed Arrangements
relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of EU and EC instruments and related
treaties", dated 19 April 2000), apply to this Convention.
5. The application of this Convention to Gibraltar should not be interpreted as an
acknowledgment of any right or any situation regarding areas not covered by Article
X of the Treaty of Utrecht of 13 July 1713, concluded between the Crowns of Spain
and of the United Kingdom.
Sweden
03-05-2017
In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, the competent authority designated
by Sweden is:
Svenska Filminstitutet.
Switzerland
25-04-2019
Competent authority (Article 5):
Le Département fédéral de l'Intérieur
Office fédéral de la culture
Date of effect of the declaration: 1 August 2019.
United Kingdom
18-06-2021
In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, the competent authority designated
by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
[…]