Until the date of cessation of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic, the sums held in the automatic accounts mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 7° of article 123-2 opened respectively in the name of film production companies, in the name of film distribution companies, in the name of cinematographic entertainment establishments, in the name of audiovisual production companies, in the name of videogram publishers and in the name of foreign sales companies may be invested to meet urgent liquidity needs arising directly from the consequences of the covid-19 epidemic, up to a limit of 30% of the sums held in the automatic account of the holder concerned.
Investment of the sums is subject to authorisation from the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
To obtain authorisation, the account holder must prove that he has been particularly affected by the economic and financial consequences of the covid-19 epidemic and the measures taken to prevent its spread. The account holder’s situation will be assessed taking into account the support measures put in place by the State from which he has benefited. Account holders will also be taken into account of the conditions under which they plan to continue their activity and their projects after the period mentioned in the first paragraph.
The account holder completes, electronically, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.