To be eligible for financial assistance for production and preparation, production companies must meet the following conditions:
1° Be established in France;
2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their directors, who are French nationals or equivalent;
3° Be established in the form of a commercial company with share capital of at least €45,000 and including a minimum fully paid-up cash share of €22,500, when their registered office is located in France. Compliance with the condition relating to the amount of share capital is verified at the time of the first application for investment approval or, where such approval is not sought, at the time of the first application for production approval submitted by a production company;
4° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than European States.