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On 20 September 1962 a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France and Belgium. It has been modified several times, yet entered into force under its current shape on 1 November 1975. A new Franco-Belgian Agreement has been signed in Cannes on 16 May 2004, but has not been ratified so far. The 1962 Agreement applies to quality films of any length. For further information contact: - Centre national de la cinématographie - Direction financière et juridique - Service juridique http://www.cnc.fr/index_dyn.htm?h_infos_pratiques/r2/ssrub1/p1_d1_textes.htm - Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap...

On 27 July 1964 a Co-Production Agreement has been signed between Germany and Belgium, which entered into force on the same day. The Agreement applies to cultural and feature films as well as to documentaries, made by one or more German producers in conjunction with one or more Belgian producers. Third country producers may join. Financial contribution of a co-producer shall be at least 30% (in the case of multilateral co-productions or as an exception, 20% are the minimum). For further information contact: - Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Referat K 35 (Angelegenheiten...

On 9 January 1989 a Co-Production Agreement has been signed between Switzerland and Belgium. The agreement has not been ratified by the Belgian party yet. According to Article 18 (1), provisional execution is possible in the meantime. The Agreement applies to all films made by one or more Swiss producers in conjunction with one or more Belgian producers. Financial contribution of a co-producer shall be at least 20%. For further information contact: - Bundesamt für Kultur - Sektion Film http://www.kultur-schweiz.admin.ch/film/d/h_europa.htm#koproduktion - Office fédérale de la Culture - Section...

By its Decree of 5 May 2004, the Flemish Parliament has implemented the European Electronic Communications Framework (see IRIS 2002-3: 4). The Decree was adopted more than ten months after the deadline for implementation provided by the framework. In April 2004, the European Commission had announced its decision to refer to the European Court of Justice six Member States, including Belgium, for failing to fully implement the framework (see IRIS 2004-6: 6). The new Decree introduces a new general definition of "electronic communications networks", which is inspired by the Framework Directive and...

Belgium has set up a tax shelter to encourage investment in Belgian audiovisual works by Belgian companies. These fiscal measures were first introduced by the program law of 2 August 2002 and amended by the program law of 22 December 2003 and the law of 17 May 2004. When investing in a Belgian audiovisual production, a Belgian company or a foreign company to which the Belgian income tax regulation is applicable can receive a tax benefit. The investing company can deduct 150% of the investment from its taxable profits. However, the maximum tax-deductible amount must not exceed EUR 750,000 in one...