
France
This page contains information on the bodies responsible for Structural Funds programmes and on the project control system in France. You may also speak directly with the Interreg Europe representatives in France.
Contacts
Direction Coopération Euro-Méditerranéenne
Service Coopération Européenne
Hôtel de Région
27 place Jules Guesde
13481 Marseille
cedex 20
France
Région Hauts-de-France
Direction Europe
151 avenue du Président Hoover
LILLE
59555 CEDEX
France
Région Hauts-de-France
Direction Europe
151 avenue du Président Hoover
LILLE
59555 CEDEX
France
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Information event for French beneficiaries
Our points of contact in France hold an online information event about Interreg Europe's cooperation and project funding opportunities in 2021-2027. The event takes place online on 2 February 2023 from 10:00 to 15:30 CET with a lunchbreak between 12:00 and 13:30. The morning session will provide a
New procurement
Apply to the Negotiated Procedure: Implementation and development of the Platform for the exchange of experience on regional development policies (“Policy Learning Platform”) of the Interreg Europe Programme by Friday 3 February 2023 at 12:00 (noon) CEST.GECOTTI-PE is recruiting
GECOTTI-PE is recruiting for a Public Procurement Officer. Apply by 4 January 2023.
Info webinar for beneficiaries from the south of France
The Interreg Europe point of contact in France holds an information webinar about the second call for project proposals for regions in the south of France. The online event takes place on 17 November from 14:00 to 16:30 CET. For more information about the event, see the agenda. You can register at
Info event for beneficiaries from Occitanie region in France
The Occitanie Region holds an information event about the EU funding opportunities in 2021-2027. A stand will present information about the Interreg programmes, including the Interreg Europe programme. The event takes place on 10 November from 09:00 to 17:00 CET in Le Cap d’Agde, France. For more
ERUDITE Partnership Meeting | Lormes
How to overcome the challenged of COVID-19 affecting rural and regionals digital services by applying with the SERIO+ method.ALICE at MIFA
What new tools to make Europe a Wonderland? In partnership with Animation in Europe
Stakeholder Group Meeting 8 - France
The meeting in the École supérieure des technologies industrielles avancées is an opprtunity to discuss and get recommendations from french MA.
Natural and cultural heritage in coastal regions
On 27 October 2022, the Policy Learning Platform is pleased to invite you to a workshop on natural and cultural heritage in coastal regions in Cagnes-sur-mer, France! What it will be about Coastal and marine regions are under numerous environmental and anthropogenic pressures, which have significantStronger together: recovering through crises
ESPON hosts a two-day seminar on 'Stronger together: recovering through crises - New challenges to territorial cohesion in Europe?' in Lille on 1-2 June 2022. The seminar agenda includes a series of speeches, debates and workshops on topics such as: New challenges to territorial cohesion Social
Info event for beneficiaries from Pays de la Loire
Interreg Europe point of contact in France invites beneficiaries from Pays de la Loire region to an information event about the new Interreg programmes in 2021-2027. The event will present the funding opportunities offered by Interreg Europe and other Interreg programmes in the region. The event
Info event for beneficiaries from Centre-Val de Loire
An online event about Interreg Europe and other Interreg programmes for beneficiaries from France.
Study visit in Centre-Val de Loire
DED'UP organises a study visit on the management of the EDP of the RIS3 and the economic development support ecosystem.
BIOREGIO project bio-based safari in Nantes
BIOREGIO's last project meeting in Nantes on the topic of „bio-based circular economy as a solution to overcome the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic“
2021-2027
This section provides information about the control system and national guidance set up in France for the 2021-2027 programming period. The costs associated with this control are indicated so they can be planned for in your project's budget.
In the file below you can find details about the managing authorities and intermediate bodies in each Partner State of Interreg Europe. For France, open sheet FR in the file.
Please see the table below for a summary each country's control system for the 2021-2027 period.
2014-2020
This section provides information on the system set up for first level control in France for the 2014-2020 programming period.
The costs associated with this control are indicated so that they can be planned for in project budgets.
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Blue Green City

InnovaSPA

Medtech4 Europe

CLIPPER

PASSAGE
France uses a decentralised control system. A shortlist of eligible external controllers is established at national level:
On the basis of the above-mentioned shortlist, the project partner will have to do a tender based on price criteria in order to select the first level controller.
The approbation body is:
Hauts-de-France Region |
Christophe Uliasz |
The costs resulting from the control can be reported as eligible costs in compliance with the relevant EU regulations and programme rules.
In compliance with the article 23 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 and article 125 (5) and (6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, on-the-spot verifications are done for each project partner at least once during the project lifetime. For first level controllers controlling more than one project partner, sampling may be possible on the conditions that the method is well justified and documented.
A note for French project partners and their first level controllers on the measures linked to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Have a look at the French content on our website. Scroll through our project ideas and good practices, or contact our French community members and organisations.
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Departmental investment support grant - Energy renovation
In 2021, as part of the France Relance program, the French Government decided to open a new envelope of 950M€ for energy renovation projects of local authorities public buildings. Normandy obtained an...

Departmental investment support grant
In 2021, as part of the France Relance program, the French Government decided to open a new envelope of 950M€ to finance energy renovation projects for public buildings of local authorities. Normandy...

Evaluate the economic, social and environmental value of a wood construction for a territorry
The tool "A.R.T" evaluate the economic, social and environnemental values generated by publics constructions using wood from their territory.

Support service for energy renovation - SARE
The South-PACA region has made one of its priorities to become carbon-neutral by 2050. The region possesses a relevant renovation framework with its 2,8 million of housings – 48% are individual...

Environmental Regulation 2020 - RE2020
According to the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, the building sector in France represents over 43% of the national energy consumption. The RE2020 is a national regulation for all new...

Remote support to companies
Due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19, LMT offers remote support to start-ups and SMEs to continue supporting their development and digital transformation.

Regional repair and reuse workshop network
ReNAITRe is the regional network that gathers Nouvelle Aquitaine repair and reuse workshops.

Association to promote the reuse of building materials and components
The association promotes the reuse of building materials through the collection of construction materials, and the resale of collected materials, at fair price.

Nouvelle Aquitaine regional roadmap for energy and ecological transition.
Neoterra is a regional roadmap adopted by New Aquitaine for energy and ecological transition, with 11 ambitions to support concrete actions.
The Innovative Local Energy Loop “BIEN LA”
The local energy loop is a project aimed at matching energy supply and demand at the local level by creating a short energy circuit via

One-stop shop in Lorient
Called the Espace Info Habitat, it's a unique place created to provide free and neutral support to residents wishing to renovate, buy, build or rent a home.
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