Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

The application for provisional approval must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:

1° A presentation of the video game, including a synopsis, a document setting out the world, mechanics and main graphic elements of the video game and, where appropriate, a model or technical demonstration of the video game;

2° A fact sheet presenting the video game creation company, together with a copy of the company's most recent articles of association and unique identification number;

3° An estimate detailing the costs of developing the video game and specifying the costs to be incurred in France, in another Member State of the European Union, or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that has signed a tax treaty with France containing an administrative assistance clause to combat tax evasion or avoidance, as well as in third countries;

4° A provisional financing plan, accompanied by any documents required to justify its content;

5° If the video game is created jointly, the contract between the creative companies;

6° A list of the names of the prospective authors and creative collaborators, specifying their nationality and, where applicable, their status as French residents, as well as any contracts for the transfer of exploitation rights signed with the authors participating in the creation of the video game;

7° A list of the names of the other companies or organisations approached to participate in the creation of the video game;

8° A sworn statement to the effect that the video game creation company complies with the condition set out in the second paragraph of section I of article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code;

9° The projected classification of the video game with regard to the classification systems in use in the industry aimed at limiting its availability to certain categories of minors, as well as the information needed to justify this;

10° For video games specifically intended for an adult audience and marketed as such, a sworn statement from the video game creation company stating that the game scores no more than 3 points for each of its sequences under the "Contextualisation of violence" group, as well as a statement of intent setting out the nature and importance of the game's contribution to the development and diversity of French and European creation, particularly with regard to the criteria listed in article D. 331-25.