Research - France

Updated 09/2009

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Legal requirements

Under the Lisbon              strategy, spending on research and development (R&D) is expected to reach 3% of GDP by 2010. With this in mind, France is encouraging businesses to invest in research and innovation as a means of promoting growth and jobs.

The research programme law (2006) aims to improve economic competitiveness, chiefly by promoting ties between research and industry.

• Research programme law
• Training

The law on economic modernisation (2008) is designed to benefit all actors in the economy (business owners, consumers, savers, foreign investors).

• Law on economic modernisation

             Competitiveness clusters   develop synergies and partnerships between businesses, research centres and training bodies from the same field, primarily through innovative cooperation projects.

• Presentation brochure: competitiveness clustersPresentation brochure: competitiveness clusters [2 MB]
• Website: competitiveness clusters

             Technology transfers   take place through patents, operating licences, etc. To facilitate such transfers, the French Government has put in place a labelling procedure for transferring and sharing technology.

• Technology transfer
• Labels for structures transferring and sharing technologies

R&D bodies

             France              's higher education and research ministry   looks after research.

• Higher education and research ministry

Alongside R&D, innovation is essential for businesses to develop and stay competitive.

• New ideas — France

Intellectual property must be protected to encourage research.

• Intellectual property — France

Resources

             EVARISTE   is an industry ministry portal for industrial and technological innovation. It offers a host of links to the servers and databases of research centres, public and private bodies, and businesses.

• EVARISTE

Programmes

France's higher education and research ministry offers all businesses (industrial, commercial, agricultural) and associations the opportunity to receive research tax credits in order to increase innovation capacity and make businesses more competitive.

• Research tax credit

The young university enterprises (JEU) and young innovative enterprises (JEI) schemes offer young researchers and business owners tax benefits and exemptions from employers' social security payments.

• Young university enterprises
• Young innovative enterprises

The national research agency offers funding for research projects.

• National research agency

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

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