The rights of preferential creditors remain and may be exercised freely when the production company is the subject of one of the procedures provided for in Book VI of the Commercial Code, without the exercise of these rights being subject to the declaration of claim provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code.
In this case, however, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée sends the court-appointed agent the list of preferential claims and informs him of the payments he intends to make. In the absence of any dispute within four months as to the existence, liquidity or due date of the preferential claims, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée shall proceed with their payment according to the order of preference provided for in Article L. 312-2.