Programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus - Development, Distribution and Promotion): extension until 2006

PURPOSE : to extend the MEDIA Plus Programme. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Decision 846/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2000/821/EC on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of the European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus - Development, Distribution and Promotion) (2001-2005). CONTENT : the Council adopted two European Parliament and Council Decisions which aim to extend the current MEDIA -Training and MEDIA Plus programmes until 2006. The MEDIA Plus programme aims to encourage the development, the distribution and the promotion of European audiovisual works. The Decision stipulates that the Commission should provide a full and detailed assessment report on the MEDIA Plus Programme not later than 31 December 2005, in time for the legislative authority to be able to consider the proposal for a new MEDIA Plus Programme planned to start in 2007, and so that the budgetary authority can evaluate the need for a new financial framework. The reference amount is set at EUR 453,60 million in order to take account of enlargement in 2004 and in 2005. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 30/04/2004.�