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Article 311-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

To be eligible for financial aid for the production and preparation of audiovisual works, production companies must meet the following conditions:
1° Be established in France;
2° Have chairmen, directors or managers as well as the majority of directors who are French nationals or equivalent;
3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than European States, when they are established in the form of a commercial company. This condition is not required for eligibility for music video production grants.

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Article 311-3


Pour être admises au bénéfice des aides financières à la production et à la préparation des œuvres audiovisuelles, les entreprises de production répondent aux conditions suivantes :
1° Etre établies en France ;
2° Avoir des présidents, directeurs ou gérants ainsi que la majorité des administrateurs ressortissants français ou assimilés ;
3° Ne pas être contrôlées par une ou plusieurs personnes physiques ou morales ressortissantes d’Etats autres que d’Etats européens, lorsqu’elles sont constituées sous forme de société commerciale. Cette condition n’est pas requise pour l’admission au bénéfice des aides à la production de vidéomusiques.

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