For a single audiovisual work, the amount of the sums invested may not exceed 40% of the amount of the preparation expenses and may not exceed €100,000.
For audiovisual works belonging to the fiction genre, the 40% limit is raised to 60% when the sums are invested in the absence of a writing or development agreement with a television service publisher.
For audiovisual works belonging to the animation genre that are not adapted from a pre-existing work, hereinafter referred to as “original creations”, the 40% limit is raised to 50%. For series, this latter limit applies only to sums invested in preparing the first season.