For the calculation, production companies declare the distribution of cinematographic works. This declaration includes the following information:
1° The registration number of the cinematographic work in the public cinema and audiovisual register;
2° The date of the first commercial showing of the cinematographic work in cinemas;
3° The date of issue of the production licence;
4° The date of broadcast of the cinematographic work and the television service on which this broadcast took place. This information must be certified by the television service publisher or by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (ARCOM).
The declaration must be accompanied by a copy of the contract for the transfer of broadcasting rights signed with the television service publisher.