The title of a literary work may be registered in the register of options at the request of the producer or his representative, who submits a copy of the contract by which the author of the work or his successor in title has granted him an option to purchase the rights to adapt and produce the work and who provides proof of payment of the sums due under the contract. The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée assigns a serial number to the proposed cinematographic or audiovisual work whose title is registered in this way.
When the producer exercises the option mentioned in the first paragraph, he shall file the title of the cinematographic or audiovisual work with the public film and audiovisual register under the conditions provided for in Article L. 122-1.