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Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of France amending the Agreement concerning the Promotion of Co-produced Cinematographic Projects of July 11, 1983 [1989] CATSer 3 (8 February 1989)

E100762 - CTS 1989 No. 8

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE AMENDING THE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF CO-PRODUCED CINEMATOGRAPHIC PROJECTS OF JULY 11, 1983

N°JLA-5022

His Excellency Philippe Husson
Ambassador of the Republic of France
Ottawa

Excellency,

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of France Concerning the Promotion of Co-produced Cinematographic Projects, signed at Paris on July 11, 1983. At the meeting of the joint cinematographic commission held in Paris on March 10 and 11, 1988, representatives of our two countries agreed to amend the Agreement. I have the honour, on instructions of my Government, to propose the following amendments:

ARTICLE I

A) subparagraph 4 of paragraph 3. shall be deleted and replaced by the following:

“if the director is a national or a resident of the minority co-producing country, and”

B) Paragraph 4. shall be deleted and replaced by the following:

“4. An overall balance must be maintained between each party’s contributions toward selective assistance for co-productions, as provided in this Agreement. This overall balance shall be assessed over a two-year period.”

C) Paragraph 5. shall be deleted and replaced by the following:

“5. The amount of assistance allocated to the cinematographic co-production under this Agreement is fixed as follows:

- for each co-production, a maximum of 2,500,000FF by France in the case of a majority French co-production, and Canadian $500,000 by Canada in the case of a majority Canadian co-production.

- “ for all co-produced projects a maximum of 5,000,000FF by France and Canadian $1,000,000 by Canada.

These amounts may be revised by the competent authorities in terms of the rates of exchange in effect at the time of each project’s acceptance.”

D) Paragraphs 6 and 7 are deleted.

If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of France, I have the honour to propose that this Note which is authentic in English and French and your reply to that effect, constitute an Agreement between our two Governments amending the Agreement Concerning the Promotion of Co-produced Cinematographic Projects of July 11, 1983, which will enter into force on the date of your reply.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Alain Gourd

for the Secretary of State for External Affairs

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The Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Secretary of State for External Affairs

(Translation)

EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN CANADA

OTTAWA, February 8, 1989

No. 49/AE

The Right Honourable Joe Clark
Secretary of State for External Affairs
Department of External Affairs
Ottawa

Dear Sir:

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note JLA 5022 of today's date for the purpose of amending the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of France Concerning the Promotion of Co-produced Cinematographic Projects, signed at Paris on July 11, 1983.

It is my pleasure to inform you that the proposals in your Note are approved by the Government of the Republic of France and to confirm that your Note, equally authentic in French and in English, and this reply constitute between our two governments an Agreement to Amend the Agreement Concerning the Promotion of Co-produced Cinematographic Projects, which will enter into force on the date of this reply.

Accept, Sir, the expression of my highest consideration.

Philippe Husson