The executive production company eligible for the tax credit provided for in article 220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code is the one responsible, under a contract entered into with a production company whose head office is located outside France, for bringing together the technical and artistic resources for the production of the film or audiovisual work in question, and for managing the physical production operations for this work and ensuring that they are carried out correctly. The contract stipulates that the production company whose head office is located outside France has taken the initiative to produce the work, assumes responsibility for it and retains control over it.