Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Establishment and aims of the programme

1. This Decision establishes the programme MEDIA Mundus (the programme) for the funding of projects for international cooperation in the audiovisual sector for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.

2. The aims of the programme are to increase the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry, to enable Europe to play its cultural and political role in the world more effectively and to increase consumer choice and cultural diversity. The programme will seek to improve access to third-country markets and to build trust and long-term working relationships.

Article 2 Scope of the programme

The programme is addressed to European and third-country professionals.

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).

Article 4 Conditions for participation in the programme

1. Projects shall be proposed and implemented jointly by European and third-country professionals in order to be eligible for funding under the programme.

2. Each project shall seek to promote international networking. To this end, each project shall have a minimum of three partners. However, projects with only two partners may be admitted where the necessary networking is guaranteed.

3. Each project shall be coordinated by a European professional and shall include at least one partner from a third country. The coordinator shall be responsible for the submission of the proposal, for the management of the project and for its financial administration and implementation.

(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).