Aid recipients are production companies which, in addition to the general conditions mentioned in article 311-3, meet the following conditions:
1° Be independent of any publisher of television services and any publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services, according to the following criteria:
a) The service publisher does not hold, directly or indirectly, more than 15% of the share capital or voting rights of the production company;
b) The production company does not hold, directly or indirectly, more than 15% of the share capital or voting rights of the service publisher;
c) No partner or group of partners holding, directly or indirectly, at least 15% of the share capital or voting rights of the service publisher holds, directly or indirectly, more than 15% of the share capital or voting rights of the production company;
d) The partner or partners controlling the production company do not control the service publisher;
2° Not be controlled by one or more production companies holding an automatic audiovisual account. This condition is not required for the award of selective financial aid for production accessible to production companies holding an automatic audiovisual production account;
3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons controlling a production company holding an automatic audiovisual production account. This condition is not required for the award of selective financial support for production accessible to production companies holding an automatic audiovisual production account.