The date of completion of the work is that shown on the certificate of acceptance of the work by the publisher or publishers of television services responsible for broadcasting it or by the publisher or publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services responsible for making it available to the public, meeting the conditions laid down in 1° or 2° of Article 311-8 and who have contributed to the initial contribution mentioned in the same article.
The four-month period is extended to six months when the final cost of the work must be certified by an auditor, and in the case of an international co-production.