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.

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.

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. 

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:

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.

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.