To be included on the list of reference works, audiovisual works must meet the following conditions: .
1° Belong to the genres of fiction, animation, creative documentary and audiovisual adaptation of live performances;
2° Where works belong to the creative documentary genre and are inserted within programming slots devoted to the broadcasting of magazines other than those mentioned in 2° of Article 311-80, they must have a duration per unit work or per episode, greater than or equal to 45 minutes.
When the works belong to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances, they must meet the level of artistic and technical quality provided for in 3° of article 311-59 ;
3° Have obtained prior authorisation and definitive authorisation;
4° Have benefited from the initial contribution provided for in articles 311-8 and 311-9, at least equal to 25% of the final cost of the work or 25% of the French participation in the case of an international co-production;
This minimum proportion of the initial contribution is reduced to 15% for works in the animation genre and 20% for works in the creative documentary genre in the cases provided for in Article 311-10.
For works belonging to the creative documentary genre, the hourly cash contribution from the television service publisher(s) or the hourly cash contribution from the on-demand audiovisual media service publisher(s) is greater than or equal to €12,000.