French Cinema and Moving Image Code
In forceWhen the implementation of an authorised project does not require planning permission, the authorisation lapses for those halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have been granted by virtue of article L. 212-10-1 .
When completion of an authorised project is subject to obtaining planning permission, the authorisation lapses if the planning permission application file is considered complete in accordance with articles R. 423-19 to R. 423-22 of the Code de l'urbanisme is not submitted within two years of the date specified in the first paragraph.
If the right of appeal provided for in article L. 212-10-3 has been exercised, these time limits run from the date of notification of the decision by the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique.
When the application for a building permit has been submitted within the period and under the conditions set out in the second paragraph, the authorisation lapses for cinemas and spectator places that have not been put into operation within a period of three years from the date on which the building permit became final. However, this period is extended to five years if the project is to form part of a retail complex of more than 6,000 square metres located on the same site.
If an amending permit is issued, the three- and five-year periods provided for in this article run from the date on which the initial permit became final.
In the event of an appeal to the administrative courts, the time limits stipulated in this article are suspended until an irrevocable court decision has been handed down.
