Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Article 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

‘European professional’ means a professional who:

(a)

is a national of:

(i)

an EU Member State; or

(ii)

an EFTA State which is a member of the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of the EEA agreement; or

(iii)

a country referred to in Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Decision No 1718/2006/EC(1), and not already mentioned under point (ii), where the country:

• declares its willingness to be a member of the programme, and

• pays a contribution, calculated on the same basis as its contribution to the MEDIA 2007 programme;

or

(b)

is established as a legal person in one of the countries referred to in point (a)(i), or in a country fulfilling the requirements in points (a)(ii) or (iii), and is owned, whether directly or by majority participation, and continues to be owned by one or more of those countries or by one or more nationals from those countries until the end of the project;

2.

‘third-country professional’ means a professional that is not a European professional;

3.

‘third country’ means a country other than those referred to in point 1(a)(i), or those fulfilling the requirements set out in points 1(a)(ii) or (iii);

4.

‘audiovisual work’ means a set of moving images with or without sound. Examples of audiovisual works include feature films, documentaries and animation films;

5.

‘European works’ means audiovisual works originating in countries referred to in points 1(a)(i), (ii) or (iii).

(1)

Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 12).