Appendix: GENERAL RULES FOR FINANCIAL AID FROM THE CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L'IMAGE ANIMÉE

Without prejudice to the dispositions de l’article D. 312-1 du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, l’aide est remboursée sur les sommes calculées conformément aux articles 211-24 to 211-35, after application of an excess set at €50,000. Repayment is made up to the expiry of the periods stipulated in the aforementioned articles, in a proportion that may not be less than 25% of the sums calculated and up to…

Where the production company does not provide proof that, having regard, in particular, to the financing plan submitted for investment approval and the number of deferred payments relating to the expenditure listed in 4° of article L. 312-2 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée, all the financial possibilities available to it to ensure normal repayment of the aid have been implemented, repayment may, without prejudice to the…

The granting of aid is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid. In order to obtain this decision, the application must be submitted by the delegated production company within a timeframe that allows the relevant selective production aid committee to formulate its opinion before the cinematographic work is released for screening;2° A final allocation decision after the amount of aid has been determined.

The provisional decision is taken after consultation with the relevant Selective Production Grants Committee.

The final award decision is taken after setting the amount of aid, determined after the opinion of the costing committee mentioned in Article 211-151.