#1Amendment to France 2030 Regional Innovation Aid Agreement
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The amendment expands how France 2030 regional innovation aid can be funded and adds a new support track for industrial modernization. It allows exceptions to the usual equal funding rule not only in overseas departments and regions, but also in overseas collectivities and Corsica. It also allows exceptions across mainland France for projects considered nationally or strategically important. The change matters for industrial small businesses, SMEs and mid-sized companies seeking support for advanced production equipment, digital manufacturing tools, or larger modernization projects. Regional steering bodies, Bpifrance, the Caisse des dépôts, and France 2030 administrators will have more flexibility in structuring support for priority projects.
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Key Changes
- Extends possible exceptions to the equal funding rule to overseas collectivities and Corsica
- Allows funding-rule exceptions in mainland France for projects of national or strategic interest
- Adds a fifth support area for industrial modernization and adoption of advanced technologies
Obligations
What this law requires
Derogations from the equal co-financing principle for projects in overseas departments and regions, overseas collectivities, or Corsica may be used only exceptionally and only after obtaining a conforming opinion from the Secrétariat général pour l'investissement.
For mainland France projects, derogations from the equal co-financing principle may be used only for projects of national or strategic interest identified by the regional COPIL or the Secrétariat général pour l'investissement.
Before applying a derogation from the equal co-financing principle to a mainland France project of national or strategic interest, the France 2030 interministerial governance must be informed.