Article 211-73 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
Production companies have two years from the date of notification of the investment authorisation to obtain investment authorisation. For works belonging to the animation genre, this period is four years from the date of notification of the investment authorisation, the specific investment authorisation or the initial authorisation. At the end of this period, the sums allocated are repaid to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée. However, all…