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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 13.7.2026 COM(2026) 379 final

2026/0208 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for France

{SWD(2026) 230 final}

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2026/0208 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for France

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility1, and in particular Article

20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Following the submission of the national recovery and resilience plan (‘RRP’) by

France on 28 April 2021, the Commission proposed its positive assessment to the

Council. On 13 July 2021, the Council approved the positive assessment by means of

an implementing decision2 (‘the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021’).

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 was amended by the Council

Implementing Decisions of 14 July 20233 and 12 December 20254.

(2) On 29 May 2026, France made a reasoned request to the Commission to make a

proposal to amend the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 in accordance

with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 on the grounds that the RRP is

partially no longer achievable because of objective circumstances. On that basis,

France has submitted an amended RRP.

Amendments based on Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241

(3) The amendments to the RRP submitted by France because of objective circumstances

concern 17 measures.

(4) France has explained that one measure is partially no longer achievable, because issues

encountered in the collection of supporting evidence would create a disproportionate

administrative burden in relation to the costing of the target. The proposed amendment

also aims to rationalise and simplify the implementation of the plan. This concerns

target 7-16 of measure C7.I1 (Digital upgrade of companies). On this basis, France has

1 OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/241/oj. 2 ST 10162/21 INIT; ST 10162/21 ADD 1. 3 ST 11150/23 INIT; ST 11150/23 ADD 1 REV 2 and corrigendum ST 14651/24. 4 ST 15759/25 INIT; ST 15759/25 ADD 1.

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requested that this measure be amended. The Council Implementing Decision of

13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(5) France has explained that one measure is partially no longer achievable, because of

administrative burden anticipated to justify part of the target and possible difficulties

in collecting necessary evidence. The proposed amendment also aims to rationalise

and simplify the implementation of the plan. This concerns target 8-25 of measure

C8.I18 (Modernising and digitalising professional training). On this basis, France has

requested that this measure be amended. The Council Implementing Decision of

13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(6) France has explained that one measure is partially no longer achievable, because of

technical difficulties to implement the investment within the RRF eligibility period

and possible difficulties in collecting necessary evidence. The proposed amendment

also aims to rationalise and simplify the implementation of the plan. This concerns

target 9-12 of investment C9.I3 (Renovation of medico-social establishments). On this

basis, France has requested that this measure be amended. The Council Implementing

Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(7) France has explained that one measure is partially no longer achievable because, due

to industrial issues, one project's implementation timeline has been postponed beyond

the RRF eligibility period. This concerns milestone 10-8 of measure C10.I2 (IPCEI

Hydrogen). On this basis, France has requested that this measure be amended. The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(8) France has explained that four measures have been amended to implement better

alternatives in order to achieve their original ambition. This concerns milestone 2-3a

of reform C2.R2 (Law on circular economy), milestone 7-2 of reform C7.R1 (3DS

Law), milestone 7-4 of C7.R2 (Organic law experimentation), and target 8-5 of C8.R3

(Reform of health and security at work). On this basis, France has requested that those

measures be amended. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

(9) France has explained that five measures have been amended to implement better

alternatives that allow the administrative burden to be reduced and simplify the

Council Implementing Decision, while still achieving the objectives of those

measures. This concerns target 3-20 of investment C3.I3 (Daily mobility), target 4-12

of investment C4.I3 (Support plan to the aeronautics sector), milestone 7-14a of

reform C7.R5 (Assessment of the quality of public spending), milestone 7-23 of

investment C7.I6 (Applications of the Ministry of Interior) and target 7-30 of

investment C7.I11 (Culture). On this basis, France has requested that those measures

be amended. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended

accordingly.

(10) France has explained that three measures are partially no longer achievable due to

unforeseen technical difficulties. This concerns target 3-14 of investment C3.I1

(Support to railway), milestone 10-5 of investment C10.I1 (Fossil-free industry), and

target 10-12 of investment C10.I4 (Energy renovation of private housing, including

energy sieves). On this basis, France has requested that those measures be amended.

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(11) Following the decrease in the level of implementation of measures in accordance with

Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, France has requested to use the resources

freed up by the removal of target 7-16 of measure C7.I1 (Digital upgrade of

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companies), target 8-25 of measure C8.I18 (Modernising and digitalising professional

training), target 9-12 of investment C9.I3 (Renovation of medico-social

establishments) and milestone 10-8 of measure C10.I2 (IPCEI Hydrogen), and by the

decrease in the level of their implementation of target 3-14 of investment C3.I1

(Support to railway), milestone 7-23 of investment C7.I6 (Applications of the Ministry

of Interior), target 7-30 of investment C7.I11 (Culture), milestone 10-5 of measure

C10.I1 (Fossil-free industry), target 10-12 of investment C10.I4 (Energy renovation of

private housing, including energy sieves) to increase the level of implementation of

one measure. This concerns target 10-13 of measure C10.I5 (Support to demand for

clean vehicles). On this basis, France has requested that the level of implementation of

one measure be increased. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should

be amended accordingly.

Commission’s assessment

(12) The Commission has assessed the amended RRP against the assessment criteria laid

down in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

Contribution to the REPowerEU objectives

(13) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (da), of, and criterion 2.12 of Annex V to,

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the REPowerEU chapter is expected to effectively

contribute to a large extent (rating A) to energy security, the diversification of the

Union’s energy supply, an increase in the uptake of renewables and in energy

efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities or the necessary reduction of

dependence on fossil fuels before 2030.

(14) The removal of milestone 10-8 of investment C10.I2 (IPCEI Hydrogen) and the

decrease in the level of implementation of milestone 10-5 of investment C10.I1

(Fossil-free industry) and target 10-12 of investment C10.I4 (Energy renovation of

private housing, including energy sieves) is counterbalanced by the scale-up of target

10-13 of investment C10.I5 (Support to demand for clean vehicles). The changes

introduced in the measures through the revision of the RRP do not affect the

assessment carried out of the REPowerEU, which remains the same.

Contribution to the green transition including biodiversity

(15) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (e), of, and criterion 2.5 of Annex V to,

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a

large extent (rating A) to the green transition, including biodiversity, or to addressing

the challenges resulting therefrom. The measures supporting climate objectives

account for an amount which represents 48,43% of the amended RRP’s total allocation

and 94,12% of the total estimated costs of measures in the REPowerEU chapter

calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex VI to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the

amended RRP is consistent with the information included in the National Energy and

Climate Plan 2021-2030.

(16) The amended RRP does not materially alter its ambition towards the green transition,

given that the total allocation for measures supporting the climate objectives have only

decreased by 0,54 percentage points compared with the amended assessment of

12 December 2025. This decrease is the result of the scale down of several measures,

namely target 3-14 of investment C3.I1 (Support to railway), target 7-30 of investment

C7.I11 (Culture), milestone 10-5 of investment C10.I1 (Fossil-free industry), target

10-12 of investment C10.I4 (Energy renovation of private housing, including energy

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sieves), and the removal of milestone 10-8 of investment C10.I2 (IPCEI Hydrogen)

which is compensated by the scale up of target 10-13 of investment C10.I5 (Support to

demand for clean vehicles). The limited scope of those amendments does not change

the overall assessment of this criterion.

Contribution to the digital transition

(17) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (f), of, and criterion 2.6 of Annex V to,

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a

large extent (rating A) to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges resulting

from it. The measures supporting digital objectives account for an amount which

represents 21% of the amended RRP’s total allocation calculated in accordance with

the methodology set out in Annex VII to that Regulation.

(18) The amended RRP does not materially alter its ambition towards the digital transition,

given that the total allocation for measures supporting the digital transition has

decreased by only 0,5 percentage points compared with the amended assessment of

12 December 2025. This decrease is due to the removal of target 7-16 of investment

C7.I1 (Digital upgrade of companies) and target 8-25 of investment C8.I18

(Modernising and digitalising professional training), and the decrease in the level of

ambition of target 7-23 of investment C7.I6 (Applications of the Ministry of Interior)

and target 7-30 of investment C7.I11 (Culture). The limited scope of those

amendments does not change the overall assessment of this criterion.

Costing

(19) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (i), of, and criterion 2.9 of Annex V to,

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the justification provided in the amended RRP on the

amount of the estimated total cost of the RRP is to a medium extent (rating B)

reasonable and plausible, is in line with the principle of cost efficiency and is

commensurate to the expected national economic and social impact.

(20) For the measures that were downscaled in the amended RRP, the decrease in estimated

cost was either proportional to the decrease in the relevant milestones and targets or

based on good-quality methodologies and supporting documentation with evidence

that the cost modifications were justified, reasonable and plausible. Finally, the

amount of the estimated total cost of the RRP is in line with the principle of cost

efficiency and commensurate with the expected national economic and social impact.

Any other assessment criteria

(21) The Commission considers that the amendments put forward by France do not affect

the positive assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision of

13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the RRP for France regarding the

relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP against the assessment

criteria laid down in Article 19(3), points (a), (b), (c), (d), (db), (g), (h), (j) and (k), of

Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

Positive assessment

(22) Following the positive assessment by the Commission of the amended RRP, with the

finding that the RRP satisfactorily complies with the criteria for assessment set out in

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, in accordance with Article 20(2) of and Annex V to that

Regulation, the reforms and investment projects necessary for the implementation of

the amended RRP, the relevant milestones, targets and indicators, and the amount

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made available from the Union for the implementation of the amended RRP should be

set out.

Financial contribution

(23) The estimated total costs of France’s amended RRP is EUR 40 310 303 896. As the

amount of the estimated total cost of the amended RRP is higher than the updated

maximum financial contribution available for France, the financial contribution

determined in accordance with Article 4a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the

European Parliament and of the Council5, and with Article 20(4) and Article 21a(6) of

Regulation (EU) 2021/241 that is allocated for France’s amended RRP should be equal

to EUR 40 269 973 178. Therefore, the financial contribution made available to

France remains unchanged.

(24) The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should therefore be amended

accordingly. For the sake of clarity, the Annex to the Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be replaced entirely.

(25) This Decision should be without prejudice to the outcome of any procedures relating

to the award of Union funds under any Union programme other than the Facility or to

procedures relating to distortions of the operation of the internal market that may be

undertaken, in particular under Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. It does not override

the requirement for Member States to notify instances of potential State aid to the

Commission under Article 108 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the assessment of the RRP

The assessment of the amended RRP for France on the basis of the criteria provided for in

Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved.

Article 2

Amendments

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the

recovery and resilience plan for France is amended as follows:

the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

5 Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021

establishing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (OJ L 357, 8.10.2021, p. 1,

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1755/oj).

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Article 3

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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ANNEX

SECTION 1: REFORMS AND INVESTMENTS UNDER THE RECOVERY

AND RESILIENCE PLAN

1. Description of Reforms and Investments

A. COMPONENT 1: Buildings renovation

According to its National Energy and Climate Plan and in order to reach the 20% reduction of

energy consumption by 2030 (in comparison with 2012, which is the national objective set for

2030), France needs to invest annually an additional EUR 15 to 25 billion until 2030 into the

renovation of buildings, by increasing both the rate and depth of renovation.

This component of the French recovery and resilience plan concerns investments and reforms

aiming at improving energy efficiency of all types of buildings: public buildings and private ones, including private and social housing as well as buildings belonging to companies. The reforms

supporting investments consist (i) in complementing the reform of the housing policy initiated by the “ELAN” Law adopted in 2018 in order to increase the efficiency of public expenditure

through the revision of two existing schemes (APL and Pinel) and (ii) adopting a revised thermal

regulation of new buildings (RE2020).

Investments under this component are key to achieving the energy efficiency objective, as

buildings stock represents circa 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in France and 45% of

final energy consumption.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the country-specific recommendations

addressed to France in the past two years, on the need to “focus investment-related policy on […]

energy efficiency” (CSR 3, 2019) and to “focus investment on the green […] transition, in

particular on […] clean and efficient production and use of energy” (CSR 3, 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the

description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in

accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

A.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C1.R1): Housing policy

The measure includes two distinct objectives that shall be implemented in two steps.

The revision of the calculation modalities for the APL (“aides personnelles au logement”): the

amount of aid shall be calculated, from 1 January 2021 onwards, on the basis of the current

income of the beneficiary household, instead of the income of the penultimate year. Such revision

shall allow the system to adapt more quickly to the income variations of beneficiaries, with a

view to improve social fairness. In addition, the amount of aid shall be recalculated every quarter,

allowing for a gradual taking into account of recent changes in income.

The Pinel scheme is an income tax credit scheme for owners investing in new or rehabilitated dwellings, in areas where the housing market is under strain, in view of renting them: the amount

of tax credit depends on the level of incomes of the tenants as well as the level of the rent. The

Budget Law for 2021 provides a gradual reduction in the rate of the tax credit in 2023 and 2024, except for dwellings located in “priority urban areas” or which respect certain quality standards

in particular of energy and environmental performance that go beyond the current regulations. This Budget Law foresees to end the scheme by the end of 2024. Furthermore, the Budget Law

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for 2022 includes provisions to foster mid-range accommodations financed by institutional

investors in order to improve the offer of affordable housing in urban areas where the market is under strain, where the needs are the greatest.

Reform 2 (C1.R2): Revision of the thermal regulation with RE2020

The objective of this measure is to replace the existing thermal regulation of buildings (RT2012)

by a new thermal and environmental regulation (RE2020).

This measure consists in the entry into force of legal requirements on (i) the energy sobriety and

the decarbonisation of consumed energy, (ii) the reduction of the carbon impact of new buildings,

and (iii) the adaptation of new buildings to climate change.

Investment 1 (C1.I1): Energy renovation of private housing, including energy sieves

The French recovery and resilience plan shall finance a grant scheme, called ‘MaPrimeRenov’

(MPR), allocated to owners in order to contribute to financing insulation, heating, ventilation or

energy audit works for single-family house or apartments in collective housing. All the MPR

financed by the plan shall be notified to owners for eligible renovation projects before the end of

2022. In order to guarantee quality standards of the works supported, the renovation works are

carried out by companies with the RGE label (“recognized as guarantors of the environment”).

The amount of the premium varies depending on the eligible materials, equipment and works

performed, up to a ceiling of EUR 20 000 for a period of maximum 5 years.

Since October 2020, MPR is open to all owners, regardless of their income. However, the aid

intensity varies according to household income (for modest households, the aid may go up to

90% of the amount of estimated works). In addition, MPR may benefit owners who rent their

apartment/house to a tenant.

The grant may also support works carried out in the common areas of a condominium with “MPR

copropriétés”: this is a one-off aid paid to the syndicate of co-owners to finance the overall

renovation works with a minimum energy gain of 35%. All condominiums consisting of at least

75% of houses (i.e. not undertakings) are eligible to this MPR, with a ceiling of EUR 3 750 per

dwelling. A bonus may be allocated for condominiums with F or G labels (up to EUR 500 per

dwelling), as well as for condominiums qualified as “fragile” or located in urban areas under

renewal (up to EUR 3 000 per dwelling).

The level of aid varies according to the energy savings obtained by the renovation works. In order

to support the most energy-intensive homes to meet the ambitions set by the Energy and Climate

Law adopted in 2019, an additional bonus to MPR shall benefit owners who undertake renovation

works to bring their home out of the status of energy sieves (labels F and G). Another bonus may

be distributed to owners who carry out renovations that allow the home to reach the most efficient

labels (A or B). These bonuses shall reach EUR 1 500 for the poorest households, EUR 1 000 for

middle-income households, and EUR 500 for the wealthiest ones. In addition, in order to

incentivise more efficient energy renovation (i.e. beyond renovation “gestures”), the measure

provides the creation of a global renovation aid subject to the achievement of at least 55% of

energy savings: the envelope shall vary between EUR 3 500 and EUR 7 000 for middle to high

income households.

Overall, the energy renovation works carried out in private housing has an objective to achieve

at least 30% of energy savings on average.

Investment 2 (C1.I2): Energy renovation and major rehabilitation of social housing

This measure consists in supporting social housing organisations (“offices HLM - Habitation à

Loyer Modéré” are offices in charge of low-income housing) and local authorities operating

social housing in order to support deep renovation of buildings. The ambition is to reach highest

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standards such as BBC1 renovation label concerning the projects from the call for projects

“MassiReno”, and gradually eliminate energy sieves. The grant shall be allocated provided that existing schemes (such as écoPLS and CEE2), which may be combined with this new aid, are not

sufficient to finance the operations of renovation.

The measure shall also deploy industrial solutions for energy renovation in social housing

buildings in order to achieve zero or positive net energy balance.

First operations are expected to be financed in Q2 2021, and the financial envelope shall be

allocated by State services at regional and local levels, on the basis of a survey identifying the

needs. The selection of projects shall be done either through a call for projects launched in 2020

or through subsidies managed by decentralized State services or local authorities. Operations are

intended to be committed in 2021 and 2022, and to be completed by the end of 2026.

Investment 3 (C1.I3): Thermal renovation of public buildings

The renovation works of public buildings have to comply with the decree adopted in application of article 175 of the ELAN Law, which imposes a reduction in energy consumption by 40% by 2030 (compared to 2010) to tertiary buildings. For public buildings belonging to the State, two types of calls for projects were organised:

• One concerning higher education and research buildings and universities, which has been

launched and is supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and innovation;

• Another for all other buildings belonging to the State or its operators, which has been

launched and is supervised mainly by the DIE (Direction de l’Immobilier de l’Etat).

The first two calls for projects were launched in autumn 2020, and more than 4 000 projects have

been selected in December 2020.

For buildings belonging to local and regional authorities, specific mechanisms are in place:

• For buildings owned or operated by regional authorities (mainly high schools), “credit

delegations” shall be allocated by the State, and the regions shall be in charge of project

selection;

• For buildings belonging to infra-regional authorities3 (mainly schools and primary colleges),

investment grants shall be allocated by the State.

The projects are selected based on two main criteria: the maturity (and rapid implementation) and

on the energy performance and impact on energy consumption, with the objective to achieve at

least 30% of energy savings on average. For all public buildings, the objective is to have all

contracts notified by the end of 2021, and completed by the end of 2024.

Investment 4 (C1.I4): Energy renovation of very small enterprises (VSEs) and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

This investment is part of a plan launched by the government in June 2020 to accompany very

small and medium-sized enterprises in the ecological transition. To support thermal renovation

of their buildings, two support mechanisms are in place under this investment:

The main support scheme is a tax credit amounting to 30% of the expenses of eligible actions (such as insulation of roofs, attics, walls; collective solar water heater and heat pumps4), and

1 BBC stands for “Bâtiment Basse Consommation”, i.e. with a maximum primary energy consumption of 50 kWh per m2. 2 Éco-PLS: éco-prêt logement social (implemented in 2009, this scheme has been revised in 2019 and provides

advantageous loans to social landlords to renovate their building stock). CEE (certificats d’économies d’énergie): the

scheme was created in 2005, and imposes energy savings obligations to energy providers through certificates. 3 E.g. municipalities, grouping of municipalities and other local authorities such as «départements». 4 The list of eligible measures shall be specified in a decree.

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capped at EUR 25 000 per undertaking. This scheme is open for expenses incurred from 1 October 2020 until 31 December 2021. The tax credit is charged against income tax or corporate tax due by the taxpayer for the calendar year in which the eligible expenditure was incurred (i.e. 2020 or 2021).

The second support scheme shall finance accompanying measures to support artisans, small traders and self-employed people in their renovation works. The envelope shall be spent through Chambers of trades and crafts (CMA) and Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI), in four steps:

• Awareness: this step aims to make business leaders aware of the challenges of the

energy renovation of buildings in the context of ecological transition; this action shall

include a national communication campaign and local actions, in conjunction with

local authorities and professional organizations.

• Diagnosis: an energy audit shall be carried out by an advisor from the CMA or the

CCI, in order elaborate an action plan to start renovation works, on the basis of the

ecological maturity of each company.

• Implementation: an expert shall help implementing the action plan through technical

and financial assistance (such as setting up the grand applications).

Promotion: actions undertaken by companies in the field of renovation of buildings

shall be promoted to different audiences, such as consumers, companies and local

authorities.

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A.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

1-1 C1.R1

Housing policy

Milestone Reform of the APL

(« aides personnelles au

logement »)

Entry into force Q1 2021 Entry into force of the legislative changes to review the

calculation modalities of APL to reflect current income of

the households.

1-2 C1.R1

Housing policy

Milestone Reform of the Pinel and

mid-range rental housing

Entry into force Q1 2023 Entry into force of the provisions of the Budget Law for

2021 concerning the legislative changes to the Pinel tax

credit to improve its efficiency in view of increasing housing

offer in areas where the market is under strain and of the

provisions of the 2022 Budget Law concerning mid-range

rental housing.

1-3a C1.R2

Revision of the

thermal regulation

with RE2020

Milestone Revision of the thermal

regulation with RE2020

for new residential,

office, and primary or

secondary education

buildings

Entry into force Q1 2022 Entry into force of legal requirements in the new thermal and

environmental regulation RE2020 for new residential, office,

and primary or secondary education buildings.

Concerning energy sobriety and the decarbonisation of

energy consumed, requirements shall cover:

- The bioclimatic need of housing, lowering the

maximum threshold between 20% and 30% in

comparison to the previous thermal Regulation

RT2012

- The non-renewable primary energy consumption,

with a new indicator

- Thresholds on GHG emission from energy

consumption, with the introduction of a new indicator

which measures the GHG emissions deriving from

consumed energy

In order to reduce the carbon impact, requirements shall

cover:

- A new indicator in order to measure the carbon

footprint of a new building during its entire life

cycle, from its construction phase to its demolition

In order to adapt new buildings to climate change,

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

requirements shall:

- Take into account the cooling of the construction in

the calculation of the energy needs of a building

- Provide a summer comfort indicator

- Set a maximum high threshold and a minimum low

threshold of DH (degree-hour), which is a number

expressing the duration and intensity of periods of

discomfort in the building over the year

- Introduce flat-rate consumption penalties for

potential summer discomfort

1-3b C1.R2

Revision of the

thermal

regulation with

RE2020

Milestone Revision of the thermal

regulation with

RE2020 for specific

tertiary buildings

Entry into

force

Q1 2025 Entry into force of legal requirements in the new thermal

and environmental regulation RE2020 for hotels,

restaurants, shops, libraries, university buildings, children’s

nurseries, healthcare facilities, industrial buildings, sports

facilities.

Concerning the energy sobriety and the decarbonisation of

consumed energy, requirements shall cover:

- The bioclimatic need, lowering the maximum threshold

between 20% and 30% in comparison to the previous

thermal Regulation RT2012

- The non-renewable primary energy consumption, with a

new indicator

- Thresholds on GHG emission from energy consumption,

with the introduction of a new indicator which measures the

GHG emissions deriving from consumed energy

In order to reduce the carbon impact, requirements shall

cover:

- A new indicator in order to measure the carbon footprint of

a new building during its entire life cycle, from its

construction phase to its demolition

In order to adapt new buildings to climate change,

requirements shall:

- Take into account the cooling of the construction in the

calculation of the energy needs of a building

- Provide a summer comfort indicator

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

- Set a maximum high threshold and a minimum low

threshold of DH (degree-hour), which is a number

expressing the duration and intensity of periods of

discomfort in the building over the year

- Introduce flat-rate consumption penalties for potential

summer discomfort

1-4 C1.I1

Energy renovation

of private

buildings

Target Number of MPR

validated

Number 0 400 000 Q4 2021 Number of households which have been granted a MPR.

1-5 C1.I1

Energy renovation

of private

buildings

Target Number of MPR

validated

Number 400 000 700 000 Q4 2022 Number of households which have been granted a MPR.

1-6 C1.I2

Energy renovation

of social housing

Target Number of dwellings

within the category of

social housing receiving

a grant for renovation

Number 0 20 000 Q4 2021 Number of dwellings within the category of social housing

receiving a grant for renovation, with an objective of

achieving at least 30% of energy savings on average.

1-7 C1.I2

Energy renovation

of social housing

Target Number of dwellings

within the category of

social housing receiving

a grant for renovation

Number 20 000 40 000 Q4 2022 Number of dwellings within the category of social housing

receiving a grant for renovation, with an objective of

achieving at least 30% of energy savings on average.

1-8 C1.I3

Energy renovation

of public buildings

Target Number of renovation

projects of public sites

belonging to the State,

for which the renovation

works contract has been

notified

Number of

projects

0 2 900 Q4 2021 Number of renovation projects of public sites belonging to

the State, for which at least one renovation works contract

has been notified, with an objective of achieving at least 30%

of energy savings on average.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

1-9 C1.I3

Energy renovation

of public buildings

Target Number of public

buildings belonging to

local and regional

authorities (LRAs)

which have been the

subject of a subsidy

notification from the

State or the Regional

Council for energy

renovation works

Number of

buildings

subsidised

0 1 954 Q2 2022 Number of public buildings belonging to local and regional

authorities (LRAs, including municipalities and grouping of

municipalities) that have been the subject of a subsidy

notification from the State or the Regional Council for

energy renovation works, with an objective of achieving at

least 30% of energy savings on average.

1-10 C1.I3

Energy renovation

of public buildings

Target Number of m² of floors

of public sites belonging

to the State where the

energy renovation works

have been completed

Number of

square

metres (in

million)

0 20 Q4 2023 Number of m² of floors of public sites belonging to the State

where energy renovation has been completed, with an

objective of achieving at least 30% of energy savings on

average.

1- 11 C1.I3

Energy renovation

of public buildings

Target Number of m² of floors

of public sites belonging

to the State where the

energy renovation works

have been completed

Number of

square

metres (in

million)

20 28,75 Q4 2024 Number of m² of floors of public sites belonging to the State

where energy renovation has been completed, with an

objective of achieving at least 30% of energy savings on

average.

1- 12 C1.I3

Thermal

renovation of

public buildings

Target Number of schools,

colleges or high

schools where the

energy renovation

works have been

completed

Number 0 681 Q4 2024 Number of schools, colleges or high schools where the

energy renovation works have been completed, with an

objective of achieving at least 30% of energy savings on

average.

1- 13 C1.I4

Energy

renovation of

VSEs and SMEs

Target Number of companies

benefitting from the

tax credit and / or

accompanying

measures

Number 0 5 000 Q4 2023 Number of companies benefiting from the tax credit for

the energy renovation of VSEs and SMEs buildings of

tertiary use and/or support from chambers of trade and

crafts (CMA) and chambers of commerce and industry

(CCI).

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B. COMPONENT 2: Ecology and biodiversity

France faces substantial investment needs to meet the Sustainable Development Goals in the

years to come, in particular on biodiversity, water quality and circular economy. The legal

framework is generally in place to transition to a greener and more resilient economy, but France

needs to implement it, in particular by supporting investments enhancing biodiversity, reducing

pollution and artificialisation of soils, improving recycling and reuse of materials and resources.

In this context, the planned investments under this component 2 of the French recovery and

resilience plan are aimed at reducing the ecological impact of current production and

consumption modes, by preserving biodiversity, decarbonizing industrial production processes,

developing the circular economy and accelerating the agricultural transition. Such investments

are supported by the reform “Climate and Resilience” Law based on the Climate Convention

whose objective is to contribute to the GHG emissions reduction target for 2030. In addition, the

decrees implementing the circular economy Law enacted in 2020 shall enter into force in 2022.

This component is mainly related to the recommendation (CSR 3, 2020) on focusing investments

on the green transition, and to a lesser extent to the recommendation (CSR 3, 2019) on energy

efficiency. This component contributes to environmental preservation and climate adaptation,

therefore strengthening ecological, social and economic resilience.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience

plan in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

B.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C2.R1): Climate & Resilience Law

The “Climate and Resilience” Law shall be promulgated by the beginning of 2022. Some

measures that have direct applicability shall enter into force immediately after promulgation,

while other measures are expected to come into force in a deferred manner, within a period

determined by the legislator. Based on proposals made by the Citizens’ Climate Convention, the

Law shall provide for climate and environmental measures that shall contribute to the GHG

emissions reduction target for 2030. The Law is expected to contribute to securing the

achievement of between half and two-third of the way to be covered between emissions in 2019

and the target for 2030, thanks to a reduction estimated between 56 and 74 million tonnes of

CO2 equivalent in total. The Law shall cover the following six elements, covering the entire

scope of the economy:

• “Consuming”: the Law shall include measures to change consumption patterns through

information and the deployment of less carbon-intensive products and services, and to

provide incentives to reduce overconsumption through advertising.

• “Producing and working”: the Law shall include measures to support the transition of

industrial and energy production models towards low-carbon solutions, strengthen the

protection of ecosystems via better supervision of industrial activities, and anticipate

changes in the ways of working.

• “Moving”: the Law shall include measures to reduce emissions from all means of

transport, through incentives and financial support to the sectors concerned, as well as

by defining a stable regulatory framework.

• “Living”: the Law shall include measures to change the way of conceiving urban

planning and change urban life styles. It shall contain measures to speed up the

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renovation of thermal sieves, as well as measures to halve the rate of artificialisation of

soils.

• “Feeding”: the Law shall include measures to support the greening of agriculture and the

development of new eating habits and agricultural practices, in order to reduce its

impact on GHG emissions.

• “Strengthening the judicial protection of the environment”: the Law shall include

measures to prevent and punish more firmly and more effectively damage caused to the

environment.

In 2024, it is expected that 18 agglomerations with more than 150 000 inhabitants, have completed

the regulatory study aiming at creating low GHG emissions zones, thus improving air quality in

cities and contributing to the GHG emissions reduction.

Reform 2 (C2.R2): Law on circular economy

The objective of this measure is to tackle waste and support the circular economy.

This measure consists in the adoption of implementing acts (“decrees”) deriving from the Law on circular economy adopted on 10 February 2020.

Investment 1 (C2.I1): Decarbonisation of industry

The objective of this investment is to contribute to the decarbonisation of the industrial sector,

responsible for around 21% of GHG emissions in France. The Recovery and Resilience Facility

shall be used to reduce energy consumption of industrial companies (including energy-intensive

industries) and/or to invest aiming at reducing GHG emissions.

The funds shall be allocated in two ways:

• Grants shall be provided after calls for projects conducted by ADEME (Agency for

ecological transition), for larger projects representing an investment above EUR 3 000 000.

These projects shall cover either energy efficiency investments or investments to improve

industrial processes in order to reduce GHG emissions. There is no pre-determined

envelope between these two types of projects, as the selection shall be made according to

various criteria including performance in terms of GHG emissions compared to the

requested support.

• These calls for projects are supplemented by one-stop support distributed by the public

agency ASP (“Agence de Services et de Paiement”) for smaller and more standardized

energy efficiency improvement projects (with an investment amount of less than

EUR 3 000 000), based on a list of eligible equipment defined by decree.

The terms of reference for upcoming calls for projects shall require that investments made within EU Emission Trading System (ETS) installations shall enable to decrease CO2 emissions below the benchmark included in the ETS Directive5, in a way that ensures that the measure complies with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

Investment 2 (C2.I2): Urban densification: sustainable construction

This measure aims to help municipalities increase housing density, in areas affected by the

housing shortage. The support to dense housing operations shall help limiting urban sprawl and

5 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities and installations falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in

the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447.

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preserving biodiversity and agricultural land. Furthermore, the new thermal regulation RE2020

(cf. reform 2 of this component), whose objective is to reduce the carbon impact of new buildings and to increase their energy performance, shall apply to these operations.

A flat-rate aid shall be allocated to municipal authorities, provided that several conditions are

met:

(i) compliance with the obligations imposed by the “Solidarity and Urban Renewal Act” of

2000, by which social housing must represent 20% of the residential stock; (ii) the

construction programme must include at least two dwellings exceeding certain density

thresholds and subject to previous urban authorization.

The density thresholds, expressed in square meters of floor areas constructed per square meters

of land area, result from cross-analysis combining population criteria (size and density in the

municipality or grouping of municipalities) and the typology of the housing stock (such as built

density, vacancy, proportion of social housing and second homes and average household size).

Investment 3 (C2.I3): Urban densification: brownfields

This measure aims to rehabilitate and recycle brownfield and wasteland sites which represent a

significant source of lands, in order to contribute to the trajectory of the “zero net

artificialisation” by 2050 set by the French government, with the objectives of controlling urban

sprawl and supporting urban revitalization and consequently, limiting the consumption of

natural areas.

Beneficiaries of the “brownfield fund” must be the owners of the site: they may be

municipalities, local public institutions designated by the local authorities, public operators of

the State, public local companies such as SEM (“sociétés d’économie mixte”), social landlords,

or private companies with the agreement of the competent authority on urban planning.

The projects are selected by the State through regional calls for tenders, with the help of technical

services (both at national and regional levels). Once selected a grant agreement shall be signed

between the State and the beneficiary.

Two categories of projects may be supported by the brownfield fund:

• Recycling of brownfields: industrial (without depollution operations), commercial,

administrative brownfields, old degraded islets, in the framework of urban renewal or re-

location of productive activities;

• Recycling of urbanized land: requalification of old blocks for housing and commerce,

revitalization or transformation of economic zones at the entrance to towns, rehabilitation

or diversification of residential areas, renovation of shops.

In addition, an envelope shall be devoted to the development of land knowledge tools in order

to support local authorities in the inventory of wastelands and in the operational implementation

of recycling operations.

Investment 4 (C2.I4): Biodiversity

This measure aims to support local authorities, associations and other natural areas managing

authorities to invest in biodiversity protection and restoration projects, where the ecosystems are

in danger. Two types of measures shall be funded under the French Recovery and Resilience

Plan:

• Ecological restoration shall be supported by four types of investments:

o The six Water Agencies shall implement projects aiming at preserving water resources, restoring biodiversity and ecological continuity of aquatic environments, maintaining ecosystems; the funds shall be allocated either

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through calls for projects or in a one-stop-shop logic, within a framework validated by the Agency’s Board of Directors and in application of the agreement signed with the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

o Ecological continuity for fishes (fish ladders) at the Rhinau and Marckolsheim dams on the Rhine River. This investment is an engineering and infrastructure project that shall be implemented in partnership with EDF (“Electricité de France”, the French electricity incumbent), local authorities, national experts, the Rhine-Meuse water agency and the French Office for Biodiversity. It is a cooperation project with countries bordering the Rhine.

o The French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) shall manage several types of projects: biodiversity atlas at municipal levels, actions in favour of the preservation and restoration of biodiversity implemented by “project leaders” selected after calls for projects.

o The State shall pilot actions for ecological restoration in metropolitan France and in the DOM (“Départements d’Outre Mer”). Projects shall be selected either through calls for projects or in a one-stop-shop logic within the framework established by the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

• Support to protected areas:

o The State shall pilot actions for protected areas in metropolitan France and in the DOM. Projects shall be selected either through calls for projects or in a one-stop- shop logic within the framework established by the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

o The French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) shall support protected areas within natural marine parks and other protected areas managed by the OFB.

o The 11 national parks in France shall invest in the preservation of natural, cultural and landscape heritage, the development of knowledge on biodiversity and the education on the environment and sustainable development.

In 2021 and 2022, projects in the fields of ecological restoration and protected areas shall be

identified either through calls for projects organised by the operators (such as water agencies,

OFB, etc.), or progressively over the course of the measure as appropriate projects are identified.

First commitments shall start before 31 December 2021. At least 700 projects under this

component shall be supported by 31 December 2023.

Investment 5 (C2.I5): Prevention of seismic risks in the DOM (Antilles)

This measure aims to carry out earthquake-resistant reinforcement works of priority public

buildings in the “Antilles” (e.g. Martinique and Guadeloupe), taking into account resilience to

cyclones as well. Several types of public buildings are targeted, such as:

• Crisis management buildings, prefectures and sub-prefectures;

• Priority hospitals;

• Schools, high schools and colleges.

The selection of buildings is made by the State after submission of application files by

31 December 2020. The legal commitment shall be finalised by 31 December 2022, and works

shall be started by 31 December 2023, for at least 15 buildings.

Investment 6 (C2.I6): Secure water networks

The objective of this measure is to achieve the renovation and rehabilitation of 450 kilometres of networks in France, including the DOM, by 31 December 2022.

This measure shall finance the following three sub-measures (the first two ones shall take place in metropolitan France, and the last one shall concern only the DOM):

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• Water agencies shall support investment in the modernization of clean water and sanitation distribution networks. They shall also invest in the upgrading of wastewater treatment plants and the disconnection of rainwater discharges from the networks.

• Investments in the sanitization of more than 6 500 tonnes of dry sludge, in order to enable spreading.

• Priority investments to upgrade water and sanitation networks, within the framework of the DOM Action Water Plan.

For the first two sub-measures, projects shall be selected by the six Water Agencies, either

through dedicated calls for projects or in a one-stop-shop logic, within the framework validated

by the Agency’s Board. The agencies shall also be responsible for the operational

implementation of the projects. Local authorities facing the impossibility of spreading the sludge

from sewage treatment plants must apply to the Agency on which they depend to benefit from

the assistance and financial support.

In the DOM, the allocation shall be distributed between the State Directorates of the

Environment, Planning and Housing (in particularly for preliminary studies and technical

assistance in Guadeloupe and Martinique) and the French Biodiversity Office (OFB), which is

in charge of funding the DOM Water Action Plan. Projects shall be selected according to this

Plan.

Investment 7 (C2.I7): Modernisation of sorting centres, recycling, and waste-disposal systems

The objective of this measure is to tackle the challenges of sorting and recycling all types of waste, in particular household waste as well as hospital waste.

This measure consists in investing in projects in the field of waste sorting and recycling, bio- waste sorting, collecting and recovering, and the treatment of infectious risk waste in hospitals.

Investment 8 (C2.I8): Recycling and reuse

The objective of this measure is to support: (i) the reduction of plastic use (especially single-use

plastic), (ii) the production and the incorporation of recycled plastic, and (iii) the repair and reuse

(including of plastics products).

The measure consists in supporting two types of interventions:

• Support to:

o recycling facilities (“recycleries”);

o businesses replacing plastic packaging;

o reusable and recyclable packaging solutions;

o alternative solutions to the use of plastic or adaptation to their use, for instance in

collective catering;

o pilot projects experimenting with alternative solutions to single use plastics.

• Support for the production or incorporation of recycled plastic.

Investment 9 (C2.I9): Plant protein plan

This measure is part of an overall plan on plant proteins, which aims to reduce the dependency

of agriculture on inputs such as animal feed and nitrogen fertilisers. It provides investment

support to agricultural holdings and downstream structures, notably for reinforcing and fostering

new agricultural supply chains dedicated to plant proteins.

The measure shall provide investment support for:

• Equipment in protein-rich crop farms;

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• The restructuring of the plant protein supply chain, including investments in plant protein

collection and processing companies (such as silos, storage units, seed pressing units,

lucerne dryers and optical triers).

In January 2021, FranceAgriMer, a public body with responsibilities for the agriculture and

fisheries sectors, has launched the first calls for projects. By 31 December 2022, the last financial

commitments shall be made for at least 1 200 projects.

Investment 10 (C2.I10): Forests

The French forest-wood sector makes it possible to offset around 20% of French CO2 emissions

by carbon storage in forests, in wood products and by replacing fossil fuels and more energy- intensive materials. Climate change, however, affects the forest stands in France that have

become degraded or vulnerable for pests, droughts and fires. In order to preserve the multiple environmental services provided by forests, ensure their diversity and sustainability and

guarantee supplies to the French forest-based industry, this measure aims to mobilise funding for public and private forest owners to take on a dynamic sustainable forest management.

Three types of intervention are covered:

• Improvement of forests stands of low economic and environmental quality;

• Restoration of the forests seriously affected or destroyed by bark beetles in Eastern France

(mainly in the Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions);

• Adaptation of forest stands that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

The measure aims to cover at least 30 000 ha by end Q1 2023. Since 19 February 2021, aid applications may be lodged. Payments shall be made until 31 December 2024.

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B.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

2-1 C2.R1

Law Climate &

Resilience

Milestone Law Climate &

Resilience

Promulgation of

the Law and

entry into force

of provisions

with direct

applicability

Q2 2022 Promulgation of the Law and entry into force of those

provisions in the law that have direct applicability in order to

transpose into law a number of the recommendations of the

Citizens’ Climate Convention on the following six topics:

consuming, producing & working, moving, living, feeding

and strengthening the judicial protection of the environment.

2-2 C2.R1

Law Climate &

Resilience

Target Law Climate &

Resilience – low GHG

emission zones

Number 0 18 Q3 2024 Completion by 18 agglomerations of the regulatory

study aiming at creating low GHG emission zones.

2-3 C2.R2

Law on circular

economy

Milestone Decree implementing

the anti-waste and

circular economy Law

Entry into force Q1 2022 Entry into force of the decree on the establishment of the

building waste and building materials industry.

2-3a C2.R2

Law on circular

economy

Milestone Decrees implementing

the anti-waste and

circular economy Law

Entry into force Q1 2025 Entry into force of the following decrees:

- Decree on the minimum rates of incorporation of

recycled plastic into drink bottles (Article 61 of the

AGEC Law).

- Decree on the obligation for public procurement

authorities to purchase goods that are reused or

recycled, or that incorporate recycled materials, and

on the prohibition on the State's acquisition of single-

use plastic products (Article 58 of the AGEC Law).

2-4 C2.I1

Decarbonisation

of industry

Target Greenhouse gas

emissions avoided

MtCO2eq

(million

tonnes of

CO2

equivalent)

0 3,5 Q2 2021 Avoided GHG emissions throughout the life of the project, as

calculated in comparison of the “before investment” situation,

and defined by the operator in the reply to the call for tenders,

with the objective that investments made within ETS

installations shall enable to decrease CO2 emissions below the

benchmark included in the ETS Directive.

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Sequential Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

2-5 C2.I1

Decarbonisation

of industry

Target Greenhouse gas

emissions avoided

MtCO2eq

(million

tonnes of

CO2

equivalent)

3,5 5 Q4 2022 Avoided GHG emissions throughout the life of the project, as

calculated in comparison of the “before investment”

situation, and defined by the operator in the reply to the call

for tenders, with the objective that investments made within

ETS installations shall enable to decrease CO2 emissions

below the benchmark included in the ETS Directive.

2-6 C2.I2

Urban

densification:

sustainable

construction

Target Number of

municipalities

benefiting from the aid

Number 0 1 200 Q4 2021 Number of municipalities benefiting from the aid on

sustainable construction in urban strained areas.

2-7 C2.I3

Urban

densification:

brownfields

Target Number of projects

for which a grant has

been signed for

recycling operation

of wasteland or of

urbanized area

Number 0 90 Q1 2022 Number of projects for which the grant agreement has been

signed, either for a recycling operation of a wasteland, or for a

recycling operation of urbanized land.

2-8 C2.I3

Urban

densification

brownfield

Target Number of projects

for which a grant has

been signed for

recycling operation

of wasteland or of

urbanized area

Number 90 200 Q1 2023 Number of projects for which the grant agreement has been

signed, either for a recycling operation of a wasteland, or for

a recycling operation of urbanized land.

2-9 C2.I4

Biodiversity

Target Number of projects

supported in the

fields of ecological

restoration and

protected areas

Number 0 700 Q4 2022 Number of projects related to ecological restoration, and

preservation of biodiversity in protected areas.

2-10 C2.I5

Prevention of

seismic risks in

the DOM

Target Number of buildings

concerned –seismic

risks in the DOM

Number 0 15 Q4 2023 Number of public buildings (such as crisis management

buildings, or prefectures and sub- prefectures, or priority

hospitals, or schools, high schools and colleges) in the DOM

in which anti-seismic works have been started.

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Sequential Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

2-11 C2.I6

Secure water

networks

Target Number of linear km

of drinking water

networks and

sanitation networks

supported

Km 0 450 Q4 2022 Number of kilometres of drinking water networks or

sanitation networks for which renovation works have been

started.

2-12 C2.I7

Modernisation

of sorting

centres,

recycling, and

waste-disposal

systems

Target Number of contracts

signed for the

modernization of

sorting centres

Number 0 32 Q4 2022 Number of contracts signed for the modernization of sorting

centres.

2-13 C2.I7

Modernisation of

sorting centres,

recycling, and

waste-disposal

systems

Milestone Investment in waste

sorting and collection,

and in medical waste

treatment

Communication

of the list of

beneficiaries

Q4 2022 Finalisation of the call for proposals and support

schemes and selection of recipients for the following

schemes:

• to support investments in away-from- home (AFH)

waste sorting and collecting waste;

• to support bio-waste sorting, collecting and

recovering;

• to support investments for equipments for

disinfecting infectious medical waste.

2-14 C2.I7

Modernisation of

sorting centres,

recycling, and

waste-disposal

systems

Target Number of sorting

centres modernised

Number 0 32 Q4 2025 Number of public/private sorting centres (household and/or

professional waste sorting centres, sorting platforms,

professional waste disposal facilities) created, extended or

modernised.

2-15 C2.I8

Recycling and

reuse

Target Quantity of recycled

plastic feedstock

produced or

incorporated

Tonnes 0 275 000 Q4 2025 Cumulative quantity of recycled plastic feedstock produced or

incorporated in industrial processes.

The cumulative quantity shall be calculated as the sum of the

tonnes of recycled plastic feedstock produced or incorporated as

follows:

• before 2025: the tonnes of recycled plastic

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Sequential Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

feedstock reported by beneficiaries in their

project reports;

• for 2025: the annual quantity of recycled

plastic feedstock calculated as the average of

the tonnes reported for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

2-16 C2.I9

Plant protein plan

Target Number of projects

that shall receive fund

from the “protein

plan” in order to invest

in protein plant

production

Number 0 1 200 Q1 2022 Number of projects that shall receive funds from the “protein

plan” in order to invest in protein plant production, after the

selection by the calls for projects.

2-17 C2.I10

Forests

Target Surface area of forests

for which a grant has

been committed in

order to improve,

adapt, regenerate or

reconstitute the forest

Hectare 0 30 000 Q1 2023 Surface area of forests for which a grant has been committed in

order to improve, adapt, regenerate or reconstitute the forest.

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C. COMPONENT 3: Infrastructure and green mobility

The transport sector is one of the main CO2 emitters in France, accounting for 38% of total

emissions in 2017. Road transport is responsible for 96% of these emissions, more than half of

which come from private vehicles. Transport infrastructures play a key role in the effective

implementation of the green transition. It is through their maintenance and development that

ecological alternatives to carbon-emitting practices may be made available to users. Measures

under this component of the French recovery and resilience plan focus on the development of

public transports (metro, tram, bus) and a renovation and improvement of the national railway

network for passengers and freight. The component also includes measures to renew the

administration’s fleet of cars with electric or hybrid vehicles, to improve sustainability of

harbours and facilitate the green transition in rural areas.

The component also covers two reforms related to mobility and green budgeting to increase the transparency on the environmental impact of the national budget.

These investments and reforms contribute to addressing the country-specific recommendations

addressed to France in the past two years, on the need to “focus investment-related policy on […]

renewable energy, energy efficiency and interconnections with the rest of the Union” (CSR 3,

2019) and to “Ensure the effective implementation of measures supporting the liquidity of firms,

in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises. […] Focus investment on the green […]

transition, in particular on, sustainable transports, clean and efficient production and use of

energy, energy infrastructures as well as research and innovation.” (CSR 3, 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan

in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

C.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C3.R1): Mobility law (‘Loi d’Orientation des Mobilités’)

The mobility law aims at a deep transformation of transport and mobility with the objectives of

improved daily service, meeting the needs of the entire population and of an accelerated

decarbonisation of the sector. The law contains a comprehensive package of policy instruments

on governance, regulations, and investment plans.

A number of secondary legislations linked to the Mobility law shall be implemented during

the RRF timeframe. First, a decree entered into force in 2020 setting out the conditions under

which journeys may entail financial allocations to drivers who offered car sharing in the absence

of passengers. Second, the regulations shall be modified in 2021 to allow the transfer of the

management of the local rail network to the Regions. Third, the government shall revise and

update the financial and operational programming of the State investments in transport

infrastructure by 31 December 2023, as foreseen in the law.

Reform 2 (C3.R2): Green Budgeting

The publication of a Green Budget aims to set up a standardized and comprehensive information framework targeted to Parliament and civil society on the environmental impact of the State Budget.

France published, along with its 2021 budget law, a green budget methodology where each expenditure of the State budget is classified according to its impact on each of the six objectives

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defined in the Regulation (EU) 2020/8526(the “Taxonomy Regulation”): climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.

The revenues are classified as environmental tax according to the Eurostat definition "a tax whose base is a physical unit (or an approximation of a physical unit) of something which has a specific and proven negative impact on the environment."7

For the 2022 budget, a new green budget shall be published. It shall draw on the already

established practices, and improve them by implementing a new methodology for taking into

account operating expenditures.

Investment 1 (C3.I1): Support to the railway sector

The objective of this measure is to increase the safety and the reliability of the railway network

and to renovate it.

The measure consists in the renovation of the principal and local railway network, as well as in

the replacement of the use of glyphosate by a more environmentally friendly alternative.

Investment 2 (C3.I2): Support to demand for clean vehicles (automobile plan)

This investment aims to support the demand for clean vehicles, mainly from households. The

measure includes an “ecological bonus” for light vehicles to support the purchase of an electric, hydrogen or plug-in hybrid vehicle with CO2 emissions less than or equal to 50 g/km. The amount of the bonus shall depend on the type of vehicle (electric, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen), the type of beneficiary (household or business) and the price of the vehicle (higher bonus for cheaper cars).

The level of the bonus shall gradually decrease from July 2021 as the competitiveness of

these vehicles increases compared to their thermal alternatives.

Investment 3 (C3.I3): Daily mobility: development of public transport infrastructure

The objective of this measure is to finance the development of public transport infrastructure in

urban areas.

This measure consists in investments to co-finance the renovation, adaptation, modernisation or

creation of public transport infrastructure (urban train lines, tram lines, metro lines, busways and

urban cableways).

Investment 4 (C3.I4): Acceleration of work on transport infrastructure

The purpose of the measure is to modernise existing transport infrastructure to adapt it to new

means of transport, local needs and green transition. It shall facilitate the integration of

carpooling and electric vehicles as alternative to private cars. It shall also increase digitisation

and integration of new technologies for the functioning and surveillance of the river

infrastructure to make it a credible alternative to road freight transport.

The measure shall be implemented mainly through the French Transport Infrastructure Financing

Agency (AFITF), a public agency mandated by the government to invest on preselected transport

infrastructure projects. Investment shall concern several projects. It shall finance the installation

of new electric charging points on national roads and high speed roads. Priority shall be given

6 10 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of

a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–

43. 7 Regulation (EU) 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental

economic accounts, Article 2.

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to public transport and carpooling with building of reserved lanes and installation of devices to

control them, as well as creation of low emission zones. The renovation of river networks, in

particular locks and dams is also foreseen, together with the modernisation of the digital

management system for maritime affairs and the CROSS network (Regional Operational Centres

for Monitoring and Rescue).

Investment 5 (C3.I5): Greening of the State’s fleet

The measure aims at renewing the car’s fleet of three administrations: the police and gendarmerie

(Ministry of the Interior), the general directorate of customs (Finance Ministry), and the

penitentiary administration (Justice Ministry). The combined fleets of these three bodies

represent the majority of State’s vehicles but at the same time show an old age, high mileage,

and low renewal rate. The fleet’s greening plan for 2021 and 2022 prioritizes the purchase of

clean vehicles (electric or plug-in hybrids). In total, the investment shall help purchasing 3465

clean vehicles for the Home affairs Ministry, 570 for the customs, and 530 for the Justice

administration. The measure shall also support the purchase of recharging stations.

Investment 6 (C3.I6): Greening of harbours

The objective of this measure is to support alternative fuel on harbour docks and electric hybrid

vessels.

The measure consists in two sub-measures supporting: i) the installation of electric connections

on harbour docks; and ii) electric hybrid buoy-laying vessels for the service ‘Armement des

phares et balises (APB)’.

Investment 7 (C3.I7): Strengthening the resilience of electricity networks and energy transition in rural areas

This measure aims at increasing the resilience of the electricity networks, with a focus on

rural areas. The measure shall increase the quality of the electricity distribution system, in regions

where renewables are mostly being developed and electric mobility is a key challenge.

The beneficiaries of the measure shall be the authorities organising the public distribution of electricity8.

The investment shall increase the budget line of the finance act (loi de finances) dedicated to rural electrification. The measure shall finance different sub-programs by 2023.

The first sub-program for “energy transition” and “development of innovative solutions” shall

finance the energy transition in the rural areas by fostering renewables integration to the network,

building storage facilities and electric charging infrastructure. It shall also accelerate the

deployment of smart meters.

The second sub-program “climate incident” shall finance the repair works for parts of the electric

network damaged by extreme weather.

The remaining investment shall be allocated to renewal of old electric cables and installations

and increase network safety, currently lacking in rural areas.

8 ‘Autorités organisatrices de la distribution publique d’électricité’ (AODE) pursuant to Article L.322-6 of the energy

code.

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C.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

3-1 C3.R1

Mobility law

Milestone Article 35.2 of Law

No 2019-1428 of

24 December 2019

on mobility

Entry into force Q3 2020 Entry into force of implementing decree of the Mobility

Law covering the conditions under which journeys may

entail financial allocation to drivers who offered car

sharing in the absence of passengers (art 35.2 of the

mobility law).

3-2 C3.R1

Mobility law

Milestone Article 172 of Law No

2019-1428 of

24 December 2019 on

mobility

Entry into force Q2 2021 Entry into force of the measures to adapt the rules to

ensure management transfers to the regions of the rail

network of local interest, pursuant to Article 172 of Law

No 2019-1428 of 24 December 2019 on mobility.

3-3 C3.R1

Mobility law

Milestone Article 3 of Law No

2019-1428 of

24 December 2019

Establishment

of the update

Q4 2023 Establishment of the update of the revised legislation

updating the financial and operational programming of

State investments in transport, as laid down in Law No

2019- 1428 of 24 December 2019 on mobility pursuant

to Article 3 of that law, before 30 June 2023.

3-4 C3.R2

Green budget

Milestone Green budget with the

Financing law

Publication by

the government

Q4 2021 Publication of a Green Budget along with the Draft

Budgetary Law 2022, including an improved

methodology for taking into account operating

expenditures.

3-5 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Milestone Conclusion of the

funding agreements

Adoption by the

ATFIF board

Q3 2021 Adoption by the AFITF board of the funding

agreements.

3-6 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Switches Number 0 272 Q1 2022 Number of new switches installed (in total).

3- 7 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Catenaries Km 0 182 Q1 2022 Kilometres of new catenaries installed (in total).

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Sequential number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

3- 8 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Regenerated railway

lines

Km 0 863 Q4 2022 Kilometres of railway lines regenerated (in total).

3- 9 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Tunnels Meters 0 3 305 Q4 2022 Meters of reinforced tunnels (in total).

3-10 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Milestone Environmental treatment

of railways

Information to

be provided by

SNCF Réseau

Q4 2022 Replacement of the use of glyphosate by a more

environmentally friendly alternative.

3-11 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Local railways lines Km 0 500 Q4 2023 Kilometres of renovated small local lines (in total).

3-12 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Renovated freight lines Km 0 150 Q4 2023 Kilometres of renovated freight lines (in total).

3-13 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Local railways lines Km 500 827 Q4 2025 Renovation of small local lines.

Kilometres shall be considered as renovated as

follows:

either the entire section is considered if no further

investment is planned before 2032;

or the linear kilometres of track are considered where

all its elements (rails, sleepers and ballast) have been

replaced.

3-14 C3.I1

Support to

railway

Target Local freight

railways lines

Km 150 268 Q4 2025 Renovation of freight lines.

3-15 C3.I2

Support to

demand for

clean vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses Number 0 85 000 Q1 2021 Number of ecological bonuses granted for light

vehicles since June 2020.

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Sequential number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

3-16 C3.I2

Support to

demand for

clean vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses Number 0 127 000 Q1 2022 Number of ecological bonuses granted for light

vehicles in 2021.

3-18 C3.I3

Daily

mobility

Milestone AFITF funding

agreements

Adoption by the

AFITF board

Q1 2021 Adoption by the AFITF board of the funding

agreements.

3-19 C3.I3

Daily mobility

Target Public transport

infrastructure

Km 0 20 Q4 2024 Number of kilometres of renovated or newly created

public transport reserved lanes, tracks or railways.

3-20 C3.I3

Daily mobility

Target Public transport

infrastructure

Km 20 53 Q2 2026 Number of kilometres of public transport

infrastructure that is renovated, adapted, modernised,

or newly created.

Renovation, modernisation or adaptation works have

been carried out in four stations of the RER E

extension.

3-21 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Milestone AFITF funding

agreements

Adoption by the

AFITF board

Q1 2021 Adoption by the AFITF board of the funding

agreements.

3-22 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Milestone Signature by the ASP

(l’Agence de Services

et de Paiement) of the

funding agreement for

new charging stations

Adoption of the

funding

agreements by

the ASP

Q4 2021 Signature by the ASP (l’Agence de Services et de

Paiement) of the funding agreement for new charging

stations.

3-23 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Target Charging stations Number 0 1 500 Q2 2023 Number of charging stations open to the public.

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Sequential number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

3-24 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Target Kilometres of reserved

lanes completed

Km 0 20 Q2 2023 Kilometres of reserved lanes for public transport or

carpooling finalised.

3-25 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Target Projects realised on

waterways

Number 0 100 Q4 2024 Finalisation of the renovation and modernisation of

projects for waterways, including locks and dams.

3-26 C3.I4

Acceleration

of transport

infrastructure

works

Milestone Modernisation of the

CROSS network and

numerical system for

the maritime affairs

Report

evidencing the

completion of

the works

Q4 2024 Completion of the modernization of the CROSS network

and numerical system for the maritime affairs.

3-27 C3.I5

Greening of

the State car

fleet

Target Number of electric and

plug-in hybrid vehicles

purchased by the

French administration

Number 0 1 291 Q2 2021 Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in total for Ministry

of the Interior, Directorate General for Customs and

Excise and Ministry of Justice (cumulative).

3-28 C3.I5

Greening of

the State car

fleet

Target Number of electric and

plug-in hybrid vehicles

purchased by the French

administration

Number 1 291 4 200 Q3 2023 Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in total for Ministry

of the Interior, Directorate General for Customs and

Excise and Ministry of Justice (cumulative).

3-29 C3.I6

Greening of

harbours

Milestone AFITF funding

agreements

Adoption by

the AFITF

board

Q1 2021 Adoption by the AFITF board of the funding

agreements.

3-30 C3.I6

Greening of

harbours

Target New electrical

connections on docks

Number 0 9 Q4 2023 Finalisation of installation of new electricity connections

on harbour docks, such as on Havre-Rouen-Paris dock

network, Marseille harbour or Pointe des Grives dock in

Martinique harbour.

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Sequential number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

3-31 C3.I6

Greening of

harbours

Target Registration of vessels

Number 0 2 Q1 2025 Electric hybrid buoy-laying vessels have been

registered. The date of construction is between

February 2020 and August 2026. The registered

owner is the ‘Armement des phares et balises’

(APB) service.

3-32 C3.I7

Strengthening

the resilience

of electricity

grids

Milestone Beginning of projects Report

evidencing the

beginning of

projects

Q4 2023 Beginning of the projects on the electricity grids in

rural areas.

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D. COMPONENT 4: Green energies and technologies

France has adopted a greenhouse emissions reduction target of 40% by 2030 compared to 1990

levels, and an objective to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Reaching these objectives requires

accelerating research and innovation to develop green technologies. Investing in key sustainable

technologies shall contribute to put the French industry in a favourable position vis-à-vis

emerging green markets.

In this context, this component of the French recovery and resilience plan features investments

to support innovation in green technologies, under the fourth ‘Programme d’investissements

d’avenir’ (PIA4), by defining strategies in key selected sectors related to the green transition,

and supporting the industry to take steps to implement those strategies. This is complemented by

a reform of the governance of the PIA to increase its efficiency, which is expected to bring

benefits not only for the PIA4’s actions on green innovation, but also on other fields (e.g. digital

innovation, innovative businesses, and support to teaching, research, valorisation and innovation

ecosystems – see measures under components 6 and 9).

This component also contains two more targeted investment measures, (i) to promote the

development of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, as a way to support the decarbonisation of

the economy, and (ii) to support the aeronautics industry to overcome present economic

difficulties and to transition towards a low-carbon industry.

These measures contribute to the green transition objective and to reaching the climate target. They also contribute to addressing the country-specific recommendations addressed to France

on the need to focus investment-related policy on the green and digital transition, in particular on sustainable transport, clean and efficient production and use of energy, and on research and

innovation (CSR3, 2019 and CSR 3, 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan

in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

D.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C4.R1): Governance of the Programme d’investissements d’avenir (PIA)

This reform aims to improve the governance of the ‘Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir’ (PIA) scheme, by building on the return of experience of past schemes.

France initiated PIA schemes in 2010, with the aim to foster and finance innovation in strategic

areas, from the emergence of ideas to the diffusion of new services and products on markets.

France is now running its fourth ‘Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir’ (PIA4), covering a 5-

year period between 2021 and 2025, with the aim to contribute to shaping France’s future in the

time horizon of 2030. The PIA4 is divided in two parts: a ‘directed innovation’ strand (‘volet

dirigé’) to finance exceptional investments in priority sectors and key technologies for the future;

and a ‘structural’ strand (‘volet structurel’) to finance structural investments and innovation in

higher education and research ecosystems.

As part of the present reform, building on recommendations made by the Comité de

surveillance des investissements d’avenir, the PIA4 shall benefit from a clearer strategic

steer, through the establishment of a high-level Conseil interministériel de l’innovation,

bringing together relevant ministers around the Prime Minister to decide the orientations and

priorities of innovation policy. The missions of the Comité de surveillance des investissements

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d’avenir shall themselves be broadened to an advisory role for the Conseil interministériel de

l’innovation in the development of innovation policies and the identification of new investment

priorities.

Innovation is fostered through ‘acceleration strategies’ developed by dedicated taskforces with

scientific experts for key priority technologies and markets with high growth potential. Once

‘acceleration strategies’ are validated, calls for expression of interest and/or calls for proposals

are launched, which are tailored to the specific needs of each strategy. Projects are then selected

through competitive procedures. Funds are committed as calls for projects are launched and

projects selected. As part of the present reform, processes to develop and implement ‘acceleration

strategies’ are streamlined to ensure a more articulated and integrated approach (regulatory,

fiscal, support- oriented, etc.) to problems identified, and to contribute to the quality of

investments, through rigorous selection, monitoring and systematic evaluation processes.

France has included several PIA4-related measures in its recovery and resilience plan, and this

reform aims to bring benefits across these measures – not only as regards Investment 1 on green

innovation as part of the present component, but also on other fields (digital innovation,

innovative businesses, and support to teaching, research, valorisation and innovation ecosystems

– see measures under components 6 and 9).

Investment 1 (C4.I1): Innovate for the green transition

This investment aims to accelerate and step up investment in advanced technologies for the green transition, in the context of the fourth Programme d’investissements d’avenir (PIA4).

This investment shall finance innovation projects, building on seven ‘acceleration strategies’ on the green transition, developed under the ‘volet dirigé’ of the PIA4.

The first of these ‘acceleration strategies’ focuses on decarbonised hydrogen. It was already

validated in September 2020 and leads to operational actions, (i) a call for projects on ‘Briques

technologiques et démonstrateurs’, which aims to develop or improve components and systems

related to the production, transport and use of hydrogen, and to support demonstration projects,

and (ii) the construction of IPCEIs on hydrogen (cf. Investment 2), to which the PIA4 framework

contributes.

The following six other ‘acceleration strategies’ shall be put in place:

• Decarbonisation of industry, aiming to ramp up and deploy existing technologies

solutions as well as disruptive technologies where the challenge is to industrialise a

demonstrator, patent and market an innovative solution. In particular, the strategy shall

focus on improving the energy efficiency of processes, decarbonising industry’s energy mix

(especially heat), and deploying carbon-free processes and carbon capture and storage or

use.

• Sustainable agricultural systems, also supporting agricultural equipment contributing to

the green transition by enabling a shift from mechanisation to smart and connected

agricultural equipment, replacing or limiting the use of fossil or synthetic inputs and

developing the selection of multi-performing and resilient animal and plant populations.

• Recycling and reincorporation of recycled materials, aiming for the emergence of a

model based on recycled raw materials substituting virgin materials through a coherent and

integrated recycling value chain. Five materials are identified as priorities at this stage:

strategic metals, plastics, composites, paper/cardboard and textiles.

• Sustainable cities and innovative buildings. Aiming to reduce urban sprawl to the

detriment of agricultural land and natural spaces, and to make cities more resource-

efficient, resilient, inclusive and productive, this strategy shall support innovative and

replicable territorial demonstrators, with a focus in particular on the definition of tools and

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methods to promote the large-scale deployment of energy renovation of buildings;

structuring the wood and geo-sourced materials sector with a view to carbon neutrality; and

the digital transition of cities and artificial intelligence.

• Digitalisation and decarbonisation of mobility, to control greenhouse gas emissions by

accelerating the sector’s green transition, while developing and improving the supply of

daily transport solutions in all regions. Priority areas are the optimisation of operations and

infrastructure, digital transformation and automation. The strategy aims to address all

transport modes – passenger transport but also logistics. It shall focus in particular on

demonstrators and pilots of systems and services, to remove barriers to scaling up, to test

business models and to prepare the adaptation of the regulatory framework if necessary.

• Biobased Products and Industrial Biotechnologies – Sustainable Fuels, aiming to

promote the development of industrial biotechnologies in France and biobased products, in

particular to replace petroleum products. The strategy thus aims to develop a French

industrial sector of biobased products and sustainable fuels, in particular for the aeronautics

sector. It shall also tackle the demand for biobased products.

Once validated by the end of 2021, these strategies shall lead to calls for projects or calls for

interest (to be launched by the end of 2022), to select and support the implementation of concrete

actions. The investment in the French recovery and resilience plan is to support a part of the

associated costs.

The terms of reference for upcoming calls for projects shall include as an eligibility criterion to

ensure the environmental neutrality of the applications of the funded solution, in a way that

ensures that the measure complies with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. This shall complement the fact that, whenever applicable, environmental criteria are

part of the selection criteria for projects, and that operators are required to produce a critical analysis of their proposals based on internal and external expertise; that the green transition is

listed by law as one of the objectives of the PIA, and that the PIA’s governing bodies must ensure

the application of these objectives, which is monitored through a dedicated indicator. This shall lead to the exclusion of (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including downstream use9; (ii)

activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks10; (iii) activities related to waste

landfills, incinerators11and mechanical biological treatment plants12; and (iv) activities where the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment.

Investment 2 (C4.I2): Develop decarbonised hydrogen

The objective of this measure is to enhance French value chains for the production of renewable

and low-carbon hydrogen, and for the use of this hydrogen in downstream, end-use sectors, such

9 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 10 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 11 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non -recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 12 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste process sing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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as transport and industry.

The measure consists in providing financial support under the Important Projects of Common

European Interest (IPCEI) on hydrogen.

Investment 3 (C4.I3): Support plan to the aeronautics sector

The objective of this measure is to help the aeronautics industry to overcome current economic

challenges by maintaining and diversifying its capacities and by increasing its environmental and

digital performance; and to invest in transformative R&D to decarbonise air transport.

The measure consists of: (i) a support for the diversification, modernisation, and digital and

environmental transformation of companies in the aeronautics sector, and (ii) a support to R&D in

‘green aircraft’ technologies for the preparation of a new generation of ‘ultra-sober’ or ‘zero-

emission’ aircraft.

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D.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

4-1 C4.R1:

Reform of the

Governanc e of

the Programm e

d’investiss ements

d’avenir (PIA)

Milestone Revised governance of

the Programme

d’investissements

d’avenir

Entry into force - - - Q1 2021 Entry into force of the legislative change and the

framework agreement putting in place the new

governance with in particular:

- The establishment of an Interministerial

Innovation Council which brings together

the competent ministers around the Prime

Minister, and deciding orientations and

priorities for the innovation policy;

- The expansion of the missions of the Future

Investments Supervisory Committee to

advising the Interministerial Innovation

Council in the development of innovation

policies and providing a consultative

opinion on the identification of new

investment priorities

4-2 C4.I1:

Innovate for the

green transition

Target Number of ‘acceleration

strategies’ validated

- Number 0 7 Q4 2021 Number of ‘acceleration strategies’ validated

(decarbonised hydrogen, decarbonisation of

industry, sustainable agricultural systems, recycling

and reincorporation of recycled materials,

sustainable cities and innovative

buildings, digitalisation and decarbonisation of

mobility, biosourced products and industrial

biotechnologies – sustainable fuels).

4-3 C4.I1:

Innovate for the

green transition

Milestone Launch of calls for

proposals or calls for

interest

Publication on the

‘Secrétariat

Général pour

l’Investissement’

(SGPI)’s website

- - - Q4 2022 All calls for proposals or interest under this

measure for the strategies adopted under target 4-2

launched,

with terms of reference including as an eligibility

criterion to ensure the environmental neutrality

of the applications of the funded solution.

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Sequential

Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

4-4 C4.I1:

Innovate for the

green

transition

Milestone Award of the contracts

implementing decision

of the Prime Minister

Report from the

‘Secrétariat

Général pour

l’Investisseme nt’

(SGPI)

- - - Q4 2023 Implementing decision of the Prime Minister

following the close of the calls for proposals/calls

for interest launched under milestone 4-3; allowing

contractualisation with the beneficiaries through

agreements or other contracts for granting funds to be

signed.

4-8 C4.I2:

Develop

decarbonised

hydrogen

Milestone Signature of decision to

attribute financial

support to private

promoters under the

IPCEI on hydrogen

Publication on

webpage

- - - Q3 2022 Signature of decision to attribute financial support

to private promoters under the IPCEI on

hydrogen.

4-9 C4.I2:

Develop

decarbonised

hydrogen

Target Electrolyser production

capacity

MWeq/yr 140 Q4 2025 A maximum production line capacity of at least

140 MWeq/year of electrolysers (expressed in

input-based electricity consumption) has been

commissioned.

4-10 C4.I3:

Support plan to

the aeronautics

sector

Target Number of projects

selected for support

under the investment

support fund

- Number 0 174 Q1 2022 Number of projects selected, based on terms of

reference including as an eligibility criterion that

selected measures shall contribute to the green

transition, to be supported by the investment support

fund to promote companies’ diversification,

modernisation, and digital and environmental

transformation (cumulative).

4-11 C4.I3:

Support plan to

the aeronautics

sector

Target Number of R&D

projects to promote

low-carbon and

energy efficient

aircraft selected

- Number 0 200 Q4 2022 Number of R&D projects to promote low-carbon and

energy efficient aircraft, selected with an eligibility

criterion that selected projects shall contribute to the

green transition (cumulative).

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Sequential

Number

Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

4-12 C4.I3:

Support plan

to the

aeronautics

sector

Target Number of projects

supported

- Number 0 140 Q4 2025 Number of projects supported.

Where a project has not already been assessed under

4-10, the project (i) shall contribute to the green

transition, by seeking to promote companies’

diversification, modernisation, and digital and

environmental transformation, and (ii) aircraft

operators (in particular airports and airlines) shall be

excluded as project beneficiaries to ensure

compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’

principle.

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E. COMPONENT 5: Support to businesses

Component 5 of the French recovery and resilience plan seeks to address barriers to investment

by simplifying the regulatory environment to support a dynamic recovery. It also aims to ensure

that companies benefiting from aid respect other criteria, such as the social and environmental

transformation that are essential for the recovery.

The component is related to CSR 2019.4 and 2020.4 on reducing regulatory restrictions and

fostering growth of firms.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the

description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in

accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

E.1. Description of the reforms

Reform C5.R1: Law on accelerating and simplifying public action (“loi ASAP”)

The objective of the ASAP law13, promulgated in December 2020, is to bring the administration

closer to citizens, to facilitate business developments and to simplify administrative procedures

for both businesses and individuals. The objective of the reform is to implement some of the

remaining implementing provisions:

• The law foresees that if regulations, notably in environmental matters, should be amended

during the examination of an industrial project, the project application shall continue to be

subject to the same regulatory provisions in force at the time the application was submitted.

Amendments to several environmental provisions shall be laid down in separate decrees,

such as the conditions under which the Minister of the environment may ask for a new

assessment of an industrial project application, the precise conditions under which a new

environmental assessment may be required for urban planning projects, or time limits for

environmental authorisation for works addressing a civil emergency.

• The law also provides for a simplification of the rules applicable to the online sale of

medicines. It shall be sufficient for pharmacies to declare the opening of a website, rather

than having to wait for prior authorisation.

• The streamlining of consultative commissions: more than 15 committees shall be

abolished or merged, with the specific conditions for merging or abolition to be defined in

separate decrees. Committees that shall be abolished include the Observatoire de la

récidive or the Conseil supérieur de la mutualité, while others, such as the Conseil

supérieur de l’égalité professionnelle and the Haut conseil à l’égalité (HCE) as well as

various consultative bodies on labour relations, shall be merged.

Reform C5.R2: Contribution of enterprises to economic, social and environmental transformations in the context of recovery

This reform concerns article 244 of the financing law (loi de finances) for 2021, adopted

specifically to ensure that companies benefiting from aid under France’s recovery and resilience

plan (and the national plan more broadly) engage in an ecological transition approach, promote

gender equality, and involve and inform their employees about the use of the funds received

from the State. It imposes the following obligations on companies benefiting from aid under the

national plan ‘France Relance’14:

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• All companies with more than 50 employees are required to publish, by 31 December 2022 (31 December 2023 for companies with between 51 and 250 employees), a simplified greenhouse gas emission balance15, to be subsequently updated every three years.

• Obligations are increased in the area of gender equality in the workplace. In addition to

having to publish the overall score obtained in the index of professional equality16, companies with more than 50 employees that benefit from aid under France’s recovery plan must publish,

each year by March 1 at the latest, the result obtained for each of the sub-indicators making up the Index. This publication is also available on the website of the Ministry of Labour. In

addition, if they have not reached a threshold set by decree, companies are required to set and publish progress targets for each of the Index's indicators. Finally, companies that are subject

to the obligation to adopt corrective measures, because of an overall Index score below 75 points, are required to publish these corrective measures. The publication procedures were

specified by Decrees No 2021-265 of March 10, 2021 and No 2022-243 of February 25, 2022.

• Corporate governance is strengthened: during the annual consultation on the ‘strategic guidelines of the undertaking’ already provided for by law17, the Social and Economic Committee is informed of the amount, nature and use of the aid received by the undertaking under the recovery plan measures.

15 It covers “scope 1” within the meaning of ISO 14064-1. 16 See, e.g.: https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/droit-du-travail/egalite-professionnelle-discrimination-et-

harcelement/indexegapro. 17 See, e.g.: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000037385809/.

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E.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure Milestone /

Target

Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline for completion

Description of each milestone and target Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

5-1 C5.R1

Implementation of

ASAP law

Milestone Law n°2020-

1525 (loi

ASAP)

Entry into force Q2 2022 Entry into force of implementing decrees of the ASAP

law, covering at least the following:

- Implementation of dispositions of procurement/renewal of

sport membership and medical certificate

- Instruction of environmental authorisation requests in

urgent civil circumstances

- Provisions relating to profit-sharing, participation or

employee savings plan agreements

5-2 C5.R2

Enterprises’

contributions to

economic, social

and environmental transformations

Milestone Article 244

of Law n°

2020- 1721

(loi de

finances

2021)

Publication on

the website of

the Ministry of

Labour (sub-

indicators)

Q1 2023 For companies with more than 50 employees that benefit

from aid from France’s recovery plan, publication of the

result obtained for each of the sub-indicators making up

the Index, as well as, for companies whose overall score is

below the threshold set by decree, the progress targets set

for each of these sub-indicators.

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F. COMPONENT 6: Technological sovereignty and resilience

At around 2,2% in 2019, France’s share of R&D expenditure in GDP remains below the 3% target set by the Lisbon Strategy, and below that of leading countries in innovation and

technology.

The objective of component 6 of the French recovery and resilience plan is to support investments in research and innovation to improve France’s innovation performance and

strategic autonomy/technological sovereignty. It focuses on the development of strategic technologies and innovation in key sectors of the future, with the aim to strengthen France’s

positions in these sectors and to increase the resilience of the economy.

In this context, the component includes two horizontal investments under the fourth ‘Programme

d’Investissments d’Avenir’ (PIA4): (i) one aims to support the development of key digital

markets (cyber, cloud, quantum, edtech, artificial intelligence, and cultural and creative sectors)

to strengthen France’s positions in strategic sectors of the future; (ii) a second one to support

firms’ innovation in strategic sectors. The component also includes an investment to support the

space sector and funding for space research, as well as an investment to support employment in

R&D. Those investments are complemented by a reform (the Research Programming Law),

which aims to strengthen public funding for R&D, to enhance the attractiveness of scientific

careers, and to increase business-academia linkages.

This component contributes to address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to

France on the need to “focus investment-related economic policy on research and innovation”

(CSR 2019.3) or to “focus investment on […] research and innovation” (CSR 2020.3).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience

plan in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

F.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform C6.R1: Structural aspects of the Research Programming Law

The objective of this measure is to support research and reinforce the link between science and the

economy.

This measure consists in implementing the actions of the Research Programming Law18through

the adoption of decrees, including those aimed at increasing public research funding and the number

of recruitments.

Investment C6-I1: Preservation of employment in private R&D

This measure supports R&D employment by strengthening collaboration between public

research laboratories and private businesses, helping young graduates find jobs in the R&D

sector and allowing researchers in companies to build up their skills and improve employability.

In the context of a collaborative research contract between a company and a non-profit structure

having a research activity, the measure allows to cover part of the remuneration of the R&D

personnel who are assigned to this collaboration. The measure takes the form of four actions:

• Companies allocating R&D staff for a period of 12-24 months to public research

laboratories in the context of a common research project, whereby the researcher(s)

concerned spend at least 80% of their time on the project, including 50% in research

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laboratories.

• Companies allowing R&D staff to start doctoral studies during their career, for a period

of 36 months, whereby the researcher(s) are engaged full-time on the doctorate and spend

50% of their working time in a research laboratory.

• Young graduates with a masters degree employed by a public research institution, who

are assigned to a company for a period of 12 to 24 months to work on a common research

project, whereby the researcher(s) work for at least 80% of their time on the project,

including at least 50% in the company.

• Young doctoral graduates employed by a public research institution who start an

industrial post-doctorate for a period of 12 to 24 months, whereby the researcher(s) spend

at least 80% of their time on the project, including at least 50% e in the company.

The measure shall cover between 50% and 80% of the salary of the researchers concerned (with

a fixed ceiling), depending on the type of collaboration, in addition to providing a support

package of EUR 15 000 per researcher per year to the research laboratory. The support applies

for the duration of the collaboration projects, and is withdrawn thereafter. The measure shall

support 1 200 researchers in total.

Investment C6-I2: Innovating for the resilience of our business models

The objective of this measure is to support investment for the development of key digital

technologies, under the ‘volet dirigé’ of the fourth ‘Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir’

(PIA4).

It shall finance, more specifically, projects falling under the six ‘acceleration strategies’ described below:

• Strategy for the development of quantum technologies: in the field of calculation,

the objective is to have a complete prototype of a first-generation general quantum computer by 2024. It also aims to master quantum technologies (including accelerators,

simulators and quantum computers, business software for quantum computing, sensors, communication systems), with the objectives to double the French pool of specialists by

training 6 600 doctors, masters, engineers and technicians, and to ensure France’s self- sufficiency in its supply of resources for the development of quantum technologies. The

strategy also aims at mastering critical industrial capacity in quantum technologies, in

particular by investing in cryogenics and lasers for quantum technologies. It also aims to have a complete industrial production chain for Silicon 28, in particular to enable the

possible production of qubit.

• Strategy for cybersecurity: The aim of the strategy is to accelerate innovation to make

France master key technologies in critical applications (such as industry, health and

mobility) and to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities within industry and society. The objectives are to enable the sector to increase its turnover, doubling the number of jobs in

the sector and help create world leading companies in the sector.

• Education and digital strategy: the strategy covers the digital transformation of

education, from kindergarten to university, with the objectives to address the efficiency of the education system, to support EdTech19 and to support France’s leadership in this

sector. It aims to train teachers in innovative pedagogical practices and to support existing

companies in raising funds.

• Strategy for cultural and creative industries: The strategy aims to develop the digital

content production. Investments shall support the sector’s technological innovation, digital creation and dissemination. The objectives are to double the current pace of

19 EdTech - usually referred to as EdTech for “educational technology” - brings together technological resources and

digital solutions for knowledge, for transmission, learning and application.

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transition from SMEs to ETI for cultural enterprises, to increase the export turnover and

deploy cultural hubs by 2025 to irrigate the pilot territories.

• Strategy for 5G and future telecommunications technology: The aim of this strategy

is to develop solutions around telecommunications networks and to achieve end-to-end control of these solutions through support for supply, R&D and training, while at the same

time developing 5G usage for the benefit of regions and industry. The 5G strategy aims at

developing 5G uses in cutting-edge industrial sectors, and supporting the deployment of smart regions. It also aims to invest in R&D in beyond 5G and 6G (future network

technologies, heterogeneous connectivity of connected objects, energy efficiency of networks, etc.). It also aims to respond to skills needs on the design and deployment of

future networks.

• Cloud Acceleration Strategy: the strategy aims to create competitive cloud solutions in technological segments (infrastructure, platforms and software), with the view to support

France and Europe’s leadership over this key technology, also via the implementation of the Important Project of Common Interest for Next Generation and edge Computing

Infrastructure and Service, for which France is co-coordinator. The expected impacts are the development of a supply of trusted cloud aimed at reducing the carbon footprint

and the construction of a data-driven economy.

Once strategies are launched, calls for expression of interest and calls for proposals shall then be

launched, tailored to the specific needs of each strategy. Projects (which are generally carried out

by companies or research entities) shall then be selected through competitive procedures.

Appropriations shall be committed as calls for projects are launched and projects selected.

The terms of reference for upcoming calls for projects shall include as an eligibility criterion to ensure the environmental neutrality of the applications of the funded solution, in a way that

ensures that the measure complies with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. This shall complement the fact that, whenever applicable, environmental criteria are

part of the selection criteria for projects, and that operators are required to produce a critical

analysis of their proposals based on internal and external expertise; that the green transition is listed by law as one of the objectives of the PIA, and that the PIA’s governing bodies must ensure

the application of these objectives, which is monitored through a dedicated indicator. This shall lead to the exclusion of (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including downstream use20; (ii)

activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks21; (iii) activities related to waste

landfills, incinerators22 and mechanical biological treatment plants23; and (iv) activities where the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment.

20 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 21 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 22 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 23 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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Investment C6-I3: Supporting innovative businesses

The objective of this measure is to finance R&D investment for innovative companies, under the

‘volet structurel’ of the fourth ‘Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir’ (PIA4). It targets

innovative enterprises that, individually or through collaborative programmes, need access to

finance to cover the risk inherent to their R&D projects. It includes:

• Innovation competitions for start-ups and SMEs: this aid shall accompany the creation

and growth of innovative technology companies, through aid to guide young researchers

towards creating a business, to capitalise on the results of public research, and finally to

finance start-ups and SMEs’ innovation projects with high potential. The winners of the

innovation competitions come from a number of sectors: digital, health, transport and

sustainable mobility, renewable energy, etc.

• Support for structured R&D projects: this aid shall accompany collaborative projects

involving large companies with SMEs and mid-cap companies (“ETI”24), with an

incentive to work with research laboratories on projects stemming from the “Comités

stratégiques de filière”. These projects bring together a consortium of at least two

companies, with a view to creating synergies and fostering knowledge transfer, and to

strengthening the depth and technological intensity of new innovative products or

services.

The terms of reference for upcoming calls for projects shall include as an eligibility criterion to

ensure the environmental neutrality of the applications of the funded solution, in a way that ensures that the measure complies with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of Regulation (EU)

2021/241. This shall complement the fact that, whenever applicable, environmental criteria are

part of the selection criteria for projects, and that operators are required to produce a critical analysis of their proposals based on internal and external expertise; that the green transition is

listed by law as one of the objectives of the PIA, and that the PIA’s governing bodies must ensure the application of these objectives, which is monitored through a dedicated indicator. This shall

lead to the exclusion of (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including downstream use25; (ii) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks26; (iii) activities related to waste landfills, incinerators27 and mechanical biological treatment plants28; and (iv) activities where

the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment.

24 See e.g. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/definition/c2034. 25 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 26 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set ou t in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 27 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non -recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 28 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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Investment C6-I4: Space

The measure supports three distinct actions:

• Ad-hoc contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) for an amount of

EUR 165 000 000 to respond to calls for financing launched by the ESA to finance space

programmes, such as scientific missions, development of satellite programmes or financing

of the Ariane 6 Programme, a rocket launch system development programme managed by

the European Space Agency (ESA). These programmes are based on voluntary contributions

of Member States (“optional programme”). Autonomous access to space is critical to enable

the European science and exploration missions, as well as the pursuit of EU space

programmes like Galileo and Copernicus.

• R&D projects in the following ways: (i) public procurement limited to research in strategic

technologies defined with the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) with both civil and

dual applications ; (ii); calls for projects in areas relevant to the space sector such as optical

communication, flexible telecommunication systems, and satellite telecommunication

terminals; (iii) a call for projects to support key technologies in the field of nanosatellites;

(iv) a national competition for space applications (“Space Tour 2021”) used to select R&D

projects for innovative and promising space applications run by start-ups or SMEs;

• Projects in Vernon, the site where the ESA is expected to carry out the first tests to develop

“Prometheus”, a reusable and low-cost rocket engine. The measure supports the modernisation of the rocket engine testing facility in Vernon and the creation of a 10-hectare

park of solar panels, which shall generate the amount of electricity needed to produce the

site’s required hydrogen amounts through electrolysis. Lastly, this measure supports a project whereby hydrogen produced on the site as a by-product of industrial processes (“hydrogène

fatal”) is recovered in a fuel cell.

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F.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit

of

measur

e

Baseline Goal Quarter Year

6-1 C6.R1

Research

Programming

Law

Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du

24 décembre 2020 –

entry into force of

decrees

Proportion

of decrees

0% 60% Q4 2023 At least 60% of decrees entered into force.

6-2 C6.R1

Research

Programming

Law

Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du 24

décembre 2020 –

recruitments in tenure

track

Person 0 100 Q4 2022 Number of tenure track recruitments (cumulative

2021-2022).

6-3 C6.R1

Research

Programming

Law

Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du 24 décembre 2020 – increase in public research funding

Amount EUR 12,9

billion

EUR 14,7

billion

Q3 2025 Increase in public research funding compared to

2020, as evidenced in the budgetary documents

produced by the government.

6-4 C6.I1

Preserving

R&D

employment

Target Number of R&D

personnel benefitting

from the measure

Person 0 1 200 Q4 2022 Total number of R&D personnel benefitting from

the four actions to support employment in R&D.

6-5 C6.I2

PIA – Key

digital

technologies

Target Number of strategies

validated

Number 0 6 Q4 2021 All six strategies (quantum technologies,

cybersecurity, Digital education, cultural and

creative industries, 5G, cloud) have been validated

and published on the ‘Secrétariat Général pour

l’Investissement’ (SGPI)’s website.

6-6 C6.I2

PIA – Key

digital

technologies

Milestone Launch of the call for

proposals or interest

Publication on the

‘Secrétariat Général

pour l’investissement’

(SGPI)’s website

Q4 2023 All calls for proposals or interest under this measure for the strategies adopted under target 6-5 launched, with terms of reference including as eligibility criterion to ensure the environmental neutrality of the applications of the funded solution.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit

of

measur

e

Baseline Goal Quarter Year

6-7 C6.I2

PIA – Key

digital

technologie s

Milestone

Awards of contracts –

implementing decision

of the Prime Minister

Report from the ‘Secrétariat Général pour l’Investisse ment’ (SGPI)

Q4 2024 Implementing decision of the Prime Minister

following the closure of the calls for

proposals/calls for interest launched under

milestone 6-6; allowing contractualisation with

the beneficiaries through grant agreements or

other contracts for granting funds to be signed.

6-8 C6.I3 PIA

innovative

businesses

Milestone Launch of the call for

proposals or interest

Publication on the

‘Secrétariat Général

pour l’Investisse ment’

(SGPI)’s website

Q4 2022 All calls for proposals or interest under this

measure launched for the innovation aids,

including innovation competitions for start-ups

and SMEs, and R&D projects, with terms of

reference including as eligibility criterion to

ensure the environmental neutrality of the

applications of the funded solution.

6-9 C6.I3 PIA

innovative

businesses

Milestone Awards of contracts –

implementing decision

of the Prime Minister

Report from the

‘Secrétariat Général

pour l’Investissement’

(SGPI)

Q4 2024 Implementing decision of the Prime Minister

following the closure of the calls for

proposals/calls for interest launched under

milestone 6-8; allowing contractualisation with the

beneficiaries through granting aid to be signed.

6-10 C6.I4

Space Target Award of contracts to

beneficiaries

Amounts

(millions)

0 200 Q1 2022 EUR 200 000 000 contracted with beneficiaries of

(i) calls for projects in areas relevant to the space

sector and national competition for space

applications (“Space Tour 2021”); and (ii)

projects in Vernon (recovery of hydrogen, park of

solar panels, modernisation of rocket engine

testing facility).

6-11 C6.I4

Space

Target Number of beneficiaries Number 0 80 Q1 2022 Number of beneficiaries of calls for projects in

areas relevant to the space sector and national

competition for space applications (“Space Tour

2021”).

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative

timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit

of

measur

e

Baseline Goal Quarter Year

6-12 C6.I4

Space

Milestone Investments in Ariane 6 Follow-up of the

progress of the

European Space

Agency by the National

Centre for Space

Studies (CNES)

Q4 2024 Realisation of Ariane 6 Programme.

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G. COMPONENT 7: Digitalisation of State, territories, enterprises, Culture

This component of the French recovery and resilience plan concerns investments and reforms in

the domain of digitalisation of State, territories, SMEs, support to the cultural sector and reforms

in the administrative simplification and the public finances domain.

The digitalisation, in particular of businesses, is key to increasing productivity in France, as

highlighted by the National Productivity Board.

The digitalisation of the State is aimed to not only increase the performance of public

administration through technological upgrades, it aims to also contribute to more inclusiveness,

in complementarity with the reforms of the component aimed at simplification and

decentralisation (3DS law).

The support measures to the cultural sectors aim at the recovery of a severely hit sector via targeted investments in renovation, heritage, employment in the field of arts and modernisation of training, cinema, press, and book sectors, with a focus on climate transition and youth.

Finally, the two public finance reforms contribute to answering country-specific

recommendations 2019.1.2 and 2020.1.1 on the management of public debt and expenditure,

especially drawing a sustainable path for public finances on the long-term after the COVID crisis.

Digitalisation investments contribute to the digital infrastructure-related country-specific

recommendations 2019.3.3 and 2020.3.4 and 3.7. The simplification reforms address parts of the

business environment country-specific recommendations 2020.4.1 and 4.2. The investments in

culture contribute to frontloading public investment with heritage renovation works (country-

specific recommendation 2020.3.2) and mitigate the employment impact of the crisis (CSR

2020.2.1). Finally, the public finance reforms address parts of country-specific recommendations

2019.1.3 (expenditure savings and efficiency), and 2020.1.1 (fiscal policies aimed at achieving

prudent medium-term fiscal positions and ensuring debt sustainability).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description

of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance

with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

G.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C7.R1): Law on differentiation, decentralization, deconcentration and on various measures to simplify local public action (3DS)

The objective of the measure is to make the local public service more efficient and adaptable,

taking into account local needs.

This measure consists of the entry into force of the law on "Differentiation, decentralisation,

deconcentration and simplification" (law 3DS) and of the evaluation of the differentiation

principle under the law.

Reform 2 (C7.R2): Organic law on to the simplification of experiments carried out on the basis

of the fourth paragraph of article 72 of the Constitution

The objective of the measure is to uphold the “right of differentiation” of local authorities

simplifying the experiments carried out on the basis of the fourth paragraph of article 72 of the

Constitution.

The measure consists of the entry into force of the legislation and the publication of reports

evaluating proposals for experimentation submitted by local authorities.

Reform 3 (C7.R3): Civil service transformation

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The transformation of the public service aims to respond to several challenges: making the public

service more representative of the society, contributing to the professional integration of young

people and low-skilled people, innovating in work organizations, valuing merit, competence,

commitment, guaranteeing equality between women and men, and fight against all forms of

discrimination. This policy is based on the implementation of the law on the transformation of the

civil service of 6 August 2019.

The measure shall consist of the implementation of two action plans.

The action plan for the professionalization of the public service is based on 8 measures: (1) the

development of a State- employer brand, (2) the organization of recruitment processes, (3) the

professionalization and training of actors, (4) improving the integration of newcomers, (5) the

overhaul of the “Place de ľemploi public” website, (6) sourcing, (7) the creation of talent pools

and (8) the strategic management of recruitments.

The action plan for equal opportunities is designed around three pillars: (1) identifying and

supporting young talents across the country towards success; (2) new competitive examination to

access the civil service; (3) develop a professional career free of discrimination.

The implementation of the actions foreseen in these two action plans shall take place by 31 March 2022.

Reform 4 (C7.R4): Public finance governance

The objective of this reform of the governance of public finances is to put in place a strategy for

the consolidation of public finances in the medium and long term. This strategy is based on the recommendations of the ‘Commission sur l’Avenir des Finances Publiques’ (report of

18 March 2021). Some of these recommendations shall be implemented through the entry into force of an organic law in time to be applicable for the 2023 budget and the next public finance

programming law. The Organic law shall extend the prerogatives of the High Council of Public Finances and shall establish a multi-annual expenditure rule for general government expenditure.

This expenditure rules shall ensure consistency between the annual budget bills and the multi-

year objectives. The implementation of this new governance framework, as well as a multi-year trajectory for public finances that allows the debt ratio to be stabilised and then reduced, shall be

set out in the new public finance programming law for 2023. The government shall also put in place a Covid debt ring-fencing strategy with the aim of allocating specific resources to its

repayment.

Reform 5 (C7.R5): Assessment of the quality of public expenditure

The objective of this measure is to conduct an evaluation of public spending after the crisis with

the aim of identifying the most efficient expenditures favouring growth, social inclusion and the

ecological and digital transition.

The measure consists in the stocktaking of the outcomes of the reforms on the effectiveness of

public action over the Presidential term, the publication of an audit report on public finances by

the Court of Auditors and the conduct, as of 2023, of a regular assessment of the quality of public

spending, supporting the preparation of upcoming budgetary laws.

Investment 1 (C7.I1): Digitisation of companies

The objective of this measure is to modernise companies.

This measure consists in expanding support to companies to foster digital investments through the

scheme ‘industries of the future’.

Investment 2 (C7.I2): Digital upgrade of the State and territories

This investment shall identify digital innovative approaches allowing for an improvement of the

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efficiency of the public action and the quality of the working environment of public officials,

including for e-mobility.

To this end, a “Public Agent Digital Backpack” Fund for projects shall modernize the workstation

of State officials and an “Innovation and digital transformation Fund" support high-impact digital

initiatives within the State and local authorities, while supporting the digital sector.

To provide a more efficient, more collaborative and more mobile digital work environment for

State employees, the funded projects shall fall under five themes: increased performance of data transport networks; development of federated digital identification for State officials; of secure

remote access solutions to digital tools; of unified communication solutions at the interministerial

level; and support for the acquisition by managers and teams of digital working methods.

To stimulate digital innovation and accelerate the digital transformation of the State, the funded

projects shall fall under eight themes: quality dematerialization of the administrative procedures

most used by citizens and businesses; new natively digital public policies; development of best

digital practices born in local State services; professionalize public digital sectors; develop the use

of data in the service of public action; study and experiment with the use of emerging digital

technologies and approaches; digital transformation of local authorities; support structuring

projects mobilizing multiple transformation levers.

Investment 3 (C7.I3): Cybersecurity of State services

The investment shall support the strengthening of cybersecurity capabilities for public services;

encourage the development of a competitive and innovative cybersecurity offer for the benefit of

the economy and society and reinforce the ability to prevent and respond to cybersecurity attacks.

The following projects shall in particular be implemented:

• the creation of incident response teams in the territories;

• the deployment of diagnostic and security packs for eligible beneficiaries,

• the acquisition of security products for the benefit of the State and public services;

• increasing the national capacity to detect cyber attacks.

Investment 4 (C7.I4): State digital upgrade: digital identity

Two sub-measures shall be implemented: the digital national identity card and the development of a State-guaranteed digital identification system. These two measures shall also contribute to improve security and interoperability.

To support the deployment of the new identity cards, without disrupting service to users, the

systems, equipment and related IT networks shall be adapted. In particular, these systems shall be

upgraded: the application ‘Titres électroniques sécurisés’ (and subsequent cybersecurity upgrade),

the implementation of fingerprint collection devices, and the user portal of the National Agency

for Secure Titles (‘Agence nationale des titres sécurisés’) to allow users accessing their

procedures. The development of a State-guaranteed digital identification system shall replace the

practice of username/password by a more secure system of digital identification. The development

of the new system shall be made in a European context of digital interoperability (eIDAS

Regulation). The solution shall allow developing new sensitive public and private uses and

fighting online fraud and identity theft.

Investment 5 (C7.I5): Equipment and infrastructure of the Ministry of the Interior

The measure shall develop the applications of the Ministry of the Interior and ensure their

resilience. In particular, the projects supported concern several technical infrastructures:

• State inter-ministries network: phasing out of the phone network RIMBAUD and doubling

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existing network connections;

• IT base of the territorial administration of the State: construction of the base and new

organization to coordinate the network of departmental inter-ministries information and

communication systems services;

• Police prefecture video protection plan: develop and offer new storage and network

capacities to the video protection system of the Paris police headquarters, in particular in

view of the 2024 Olympic Games;

• Networks security: strengthening of the digital security of the Ministry (cyber defense);

• Data centre resilience: infrastructure work to ensure energy resilience for the Ministry's

data centres;

• Population alert and information system: develop the alert and information system to the

population, in particular with a view of implementing of the new FR-Alert system (see

also measure “Ministry of the Interior’s applications”).

Investment 6 (C7.I6): Ministry of the Interior's applications

The objective of this measure is to support digital applications, software, or system, for the Ministry of the Interior.

This measure consists in the creation or update of three digital applications or software for the Ministry of Interior and the availability of the Ubiquity system for use by ‘gendarmes’ in the field.

Investment 7 (C7.I7): Mobility and teleworking at the Ministry of the Interior

This investment shall support a set of measures intended to promote the development of mobility

and teleworking within the Ministry of the Interior. Three actions shall be implemented:

• Improvement of the digital environment and development of teleworking: promoting the

development of collaborative work solutions, the acquisition of teleworking work stations

and the implementation of systems allowing teleworking for officials.

• The first actions related to the Radio network of the future (namely: access to radio

coverage, development and implementation of the integrator, core network, a

communication system, development and implementation of gateways and

interconnections, management information system, maintenance, integration of the

PCSTORM project environment, and associated training and experimentation) enabling

the development of a Long Term Evolution network for public and private security actors

(such as State police, firefighters, emergencies and municipal police). It shall provide

effective and resilient means of communication, allowing an adapted answer to the needs

of law enforcement and crisis response.

• NEO stations: extend the equipment of the police with 40 000 secure mobile terminals.

The terminals and the accompanying application system allow law enforcement officers

to carry out actions formerly carried out in professional offices while on mission on the

terrain. They thus limit travel for both the agent and the user and ensure better overall

efficiency.

Investment 9 (C7.I9): Educational continuity: digital transformation of the school

This investment shall support the installation of mobile digital equipment in the classrooms, which

is a prerequisite for developing hybrid education. It shall also support investments in video

projectors, shared mobile equipment, equipment specific to the elementary school, as well as the

network allowing both on-site and remote teaching. It shall also fund services and resources for

the first degree education as well as equipment allowing hybrid teaching in high school.

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Teachers shall be trained to master the new digital education tools and services as well as the new digital environment.

Investment 10 (C7.I10): Digitalisation of public services: developing access to higher education throughout the country thanks to digital

The investment shall fund the deployment of dematerialized course modules in higher education

as well as the installation of the necessary digital infrastructure. The development of remote

learning courses and the corresponding infrastructures shall allow adaptation to the current health

situation by avoiding overcrowding in lecture halls and classrooms. It shall also pave the way to

a longer- term strategy of accessibility to higher education intended to reach a wider public

throughout the national territory but also abroad. Moreover, it shall allow proposing a more

diverse and complete training offer, suited to the constraints of certain students who have to

reconcile their studies with a professional activity.

The investments shall support projects for:

• creation of digital and accessible online modules in higher education institutions,

• digital training of teachers-researchers from universities,

• developing of nation-wide platforms (virtual classroom, webinar, distance exams, learning

management system) which shall eventually offer all the bachelor's and master's modules,

• call for projects dedicated to digital services focusing on the students' user experience.

Investment 11 (C7.I11): Support for cultural sectors and heritage renovations

The aim of this measure is to support cultural heritage renovations and the performing arts.

This investment consists of two sub-measures: i) renovating historic monuments, and ii)

supporting employment and training modernisation in the cultural sector.

Control and audit:

The implementation of the recovery and resilience plan is monitored by the “Secrétariat Général

France Relance” attached to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy, Finance and

Recovery. The implementation is delegated to the Ministries by means of “conventions” and

“chartes de gestion”. With regard to the internal control system, the authorities in charge of the

recovery and resilience facility in France rely on the national system in place in France to control

the national budget. The CiCC (Commission interministérielle de coordination des contrôles) is

appointed as the national audit and control coordinator.

A circular shall be signed by the Prime Minister setting out:

− The system organisation and the obligations of each structure in terms of ensuring

reliability and control of data pertaining to indicators;

− Procedures for collecting and storing data on all types of final recipients.

Given that the circular is expected to define important elements of the control and audit system,

which are not yet available as of the date of submission of the plan, a milestone relating to the

signature of these circulars shall provide further assurance. Moreover, the milestone shall also

include a report by the CiCC detailing its audit strategy and describing the envisaged audit work

on payment claims.

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G.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-1 C7.R1

3DS Law

Milestone Entry into force of the

3DS law

Entry into force Q1 2022 Entry into force of the 3DS law aimed at

strengthening the efficiency of public services by

promoting differentiation, decentralization,

deconcentration, and simplification. The law shall

include provisions in the areas of housing,

transport, ecological transition, health, and

solidarity. It shall pursue four objectives: (1)

decentralization: to make public action more

understandable and efficient by transferring certain

blocks of competences to local authorities; (2)

differentiation: to ensure that each territory

provides responses to its local needs, using the

tools and resources required for this purpose; (3)

deconcentration: to bring the State closer to the

local territories and better adapt decision-making to

local realities; (4) simplification: to simplify local

public action.

7-2 C7.R1

3DS Law

Milestone Evaluation of the

differentiation principle

under the 3DS law

Evaluation report Q2 2025 Publication of reports evaluating the

implementation of the differentiation principle

under the 3DS Law.

7-3 C7.R2

Organic law

Experimentation

Milestone Entry into force of the

law aiming to enshrine

the right to

differentiation

EnEntry into force Q2 2021 Entry into force of the law aiming to enshrine the

right to differentiation which includes the following

elements: the right of local authorities to participate

in an experiment through a simple deliberation,

streamlined procedures for the entry into force of

decisions adopted by local authorities and conditions

on the legality control of decisions taken in the

context of the experiment, specification of the

possible outcomes of experiments including their

maintenance in all or part of the local authorities that

participated in the experiment or extension to others,

and the possibility of modifying the standards

governing the exercise of local jurisdiction subject of

the experiment at the end of the experiment.

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-4 C7.R2

Organic law

Experimentation

Milestone Evaluation of

experimental proposals Evaluation report Q2 2025 Publication of reports evaluating proposals for

experimentation by local authorities.

7-5 C7.R3

Civil service

transformation

Milestone Implementation of

actions identified as part

of the projects launched

on recruitment and

equal opportunities

Implementation

report

Q1 2022 Implementation of the plan for equal opportunities,

with the following objectives: increase in the number

of young apprentices, disabled workers, plan in

favour of gender equality in senior State

management, renovation of access to the public

service through new competitive exams, support for

the success of young talents throughout the territory,

development of coaching and mentoring for equal

opportunities.

7-6 C7.R4

Governance of

public finances

Milestone Submission of the

CAFP report

(Commission sur

l’Avenir de Finances

Publiques)

Submission of the

report

Q1 2021 Submission of the CAFP report (Commission sur

l’Avenir de Finances Publiques) on the post-crisis

budgetary strategy and on the renovation of the

public finance governance framework.

7-7 C7.R4

Governance of

public finances

Milestone Implementation of

selected

recommendations of the

CAFP report

Entry into force Q4 2021 Implementation in time to be applicable as from the

2023 Budget of selected recommendations of the

CAFP report through the adoption of organic

legislative provisions, which have in particular the

following objectives:

- The extension of the prerogatives of the HCFP (Haut

Conseil des Finances Publiques)

- The establishment of a multi-year expenditure rule as

a steering rule. This expenditure rule shall ensure

consistency between the annual budget bills and the

multi-year objectives.

7-8 C7.R4

Governance of

public finances

Milestone Implementation of a

COVID debt

containment scheme

Implementation of

a COVID debt

containment

Scheme

Q4 2021 Implementation of a COVID debt containment

scheme in the draft budgetary plan.

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-9 C7.R4

Governance of

public finances

Milestone New Public Finances

Programming Law

(LPFP, ‘Loi de

Programmation des

Finances Publiques’)

Entry into force Q1 2023 Entry into force of a new Public Finances

Programming Law (LPFP, ‘Loi de Programmation

des Finances Publiques’) implementing the new

organic legislative provisions adopted and setting a

public finance path making it possible to stabilize

and then decrease the debt ratio.

7-10 C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Publication of the results

of the productivity

reforms

Publication of the

report

Q4 2021 Publication of the results of the productivity reforms

of public action carried out over the five-year

presidential term.

7-11 C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Report of the audit

mission of the Court of

Auditors on public

finances

Publication of the

report

Q2 2021 Report of the audit mission of the Court of Auditors

on public finances.

7-12 C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Exit emergency

measures under sanitary

conditions

Exit from

emergency

measures

Q4 2022 Exit emergency measures under sanitary conditions,

based on the recommendations of the report of the

audit mission of the Court of Auditors.

7-13 C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Construction of financial

laws articulated with

public expenditure

evaluations covering the

scope of public

administration in

compliance with the

expenditure trajectory of

the public finance

programming law

Construction of

financial laws

Q4 2022 Construction of financial laws articulated with public

expenditure evaluations covering the scope of public

administration in compliance with the expenditure

trajectory of the public finance programming law.

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-14 C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Annual assessment of

measures taken to

improve the quality of

public spending

implemented in the

2023 budgetary law

Publication of

assessment

Q1 2024 Annual assessment of measures taken to improve

the quality of public spending implemented in the

2023 budgetary law.

7-14a C7.R5

Assessment of

the quality of

public spending

Milestone Assessment of

measures taken to

enhance the quality of

public spending

adopted since the 2023

budgetary law

Publication of

assessment

Q1 2025 Assessment of measures taken to enhance the

quality of public spending adopted since the 2023

budgetary law.

7-15 C7.I1

Digital upgrade

of companies

Target Number of companies

that received a subsidy

to foster digital

investments

Number 0 3 320 Q1 2022 Number of companies that were supported to foster

digital investments through the scheme “Industries

of the Future”.

7-17 C7.I2

Digital upgrade

of the State and

local authorities

Target Number of companies

benefitting from public

orders

Number 0 200 Q1 2023 Number of companies benefitting from public orders

in the framework of the ‘Innovation and Numerical

transformation’ and ‘and Sac à dos numérique de

l’Agent public’ Funds to digitally upgrade State and

local authorities.

7-18 C7.I2

Digital upgrade

of the State and

local authorities

Target Percentage of civil

servants whose job can

be performed remotely

equipped for

teleworking

Percentage 95% Q3 2023 Percentage of civil servants equipped for teleworking

based on a census conducted by the State’s digital

departments.

This target is assessed against a reference pool of

395 000 public servants whose job can be performed

remotely.

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-19 C7.I3

Cybersecurity of

central

government

Milestone Investment to increase

governmental

cybersecurity

Report to be

provided by the

French

Government

providing evidence

of completion

Q4 2024 Completion of the four actions to increase

governmental cybersecurity:

• creation of response teams,

• deployment of diagnostic packs,

• acquisition of cybersecurity tools,

• increase of detection capacity

of cyberattacks

7-20 C7.I4

Digital upgrade

of the State –

digital ID

Target Number of digital ID

cards produced

Number 3 000 000 Q1 2022 Number of new identity cards produced and in

circulation.

7-21 C7.I4

Digital upgrade

of the State –

digital ID

Target Number of holders of

the new ID card with a

‘digital identity’

compartment

Number 12 500 000 Q4 2023 Number of holders of the new ID card with a “digital

identity” compartment allowing them to access the

newly developed sovereign digital identity

application.

7-22 C7.I5

Equipment of

Ministry of

Interior

Milestone Investment to reinforce

the digital equipment

of the Ministry of

Interior

Report to be

provided by the

French

Government

providing

evidence of

completion

Q4 2023 Completion of the six actions to reinforce the

digital equipment of the Ministry of Interior:

• State interministerial network,

• IT base of the territorial administration of the

State

• Police prefecture video protection plan

• Network security

• Data centre resilience

• Population alert and information system

7-23 C7.I6

Applications of

the Ministry of

Interior

Milestone Investment in digital

applications, or

software, or system

developed for the

Ministry of Interior

Creation or

update of three

digital

applications or

software.

Availability of

the Ubiquity

system for use

Q2 2025 Creation or update of three digital applications or

software for the Ministry of Interior:

• Online complaint: provide an online support to

victims who want to file a complaint online.

• FR-Alert: enable immediate alerts via mobile

phones.

• ONE: centralise at least two emergency phone

numbers currently in use in France.

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

Availability of the Ubiquity system for use by

‘gendarmes’ in the field.

7-24 C7.I7

Teleworking in

the Ministry of

Interior

Milestone Investment to reinforce

the digital connectivity

of the Ministry of

Interior

Report to be

provided by the

French

Government

providing

evidence of

completion

Q4 2023 Completion of the measures to reinforce digital

connectivity of the Ministry of Interior:

• Improvement of the digital environment

and development of teleworking

(completion)

• NEO stations (completion)

• Radio network of the future (first steps)

7-26 C7.I9

Digital

transformation

of the school

Target Number of school

classes digitally

equipped

Number 0 45 000 Q4 2022 Number of school classes digitally equipped with

digital resources in elementary classes, as well as

hybrid classes in secondary education together with

support for change for the personnel concerned.

7-27 C7.I10

Digital access to

higher education

Target Number of students

having access to digital

training

Number 0 1 400 000 Q4 2024 Number of students having access to digital training

capacities in the higher education system.

7-28 C7.I11

Culture

Target Cathedrals and national

historical monuments Number 0 60 Q4 2025 Number of projects for the renovation of cathedrals

and national historical monuments belonging to the

State for which works have been carried out. This

includes:

- the renovation of 45 religious buildings

belonging to the State;

- the renovation of 15 monuments managed by

the National Monument Centre” (“Centre des

monuments nationaux”)

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Sequential

number Measure Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

target)

Indicative timeline for

completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

7-29 C7.I11

Culture

Target Monuments belonging

to local authorities or

private owners

Number 0 82 Q4 2025 Number of projects for the renovation of

monuments and heritage facilities belonging to

local or territorial authorities or private owners

for which works have been carried out. Heritage

facilities include museums, archives and

conservation centres preserving the remains

from archaeological excavation.

7-30 C7.I11

Culture

Target Art and architecture

schools Number 0 10 Q2 2026 Number of art and architecture schools for which

energy renovation works, and digital investments

have been carried out.

7-31 C7.I11

Culture

Milestone Schemes to support art

creation Report to be

provided by the

French

Government

providing

evidence of

completion

Q4 2024 Completion of the two schemes to support

institutions focusing on art creation and support

artists through a public programme for supporting

the creation of works of art.

7-35 Control and audit

procedures in the

implementation

of the RRF

Milestone Organisation of the

system and the

treatment of data and

organisation of the

audits

Signature of the

circular and

report by the

CICC

Q4 2021 Establishment of controls and audit procedures

through the two following elements:

• Signature of a circular by the Prime Minister,

which shall set out the roles and

responsibilities of the coordinating body and

of ministries and the procedure of collection

and storing of data pertaining to indicators,

including ensuring their reliability and access

to the data collected of all types of final

recipients;

• Finalisation of a report that shall provide a

description of the envisaged audit strategy

including a description of the audit work on

the payment claims.

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H. COMPONENT 8: Job protection, youth, disability, vocational training

In 2019, unemployment in France had reached its lowest level since the 2008 crisis at 8,1%.

However, due to the health crisis, according to INSEE, 284 000 employed jobs were destroyed

between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020. A rise in unemployment was largely mitigated by

labour retention measures, in particular short-time work schemes. Further support is, however,

necessary for populations more sensitive to the variations of the labour market, to avoid a

structural increase in unemployment through hysteresis.

Under this component of the French recovery and resilience plan, a variety of measures are

directed at supporting the entrance of youth in the labour market, including those most at risk of

exclusion.

Vocational training, by enabling career transitions and contributing to increasing the productivity

of the economy, is expected to play a key role in the green and digital transformations of the

economy. Moreover, the crisis has highlighted the low digitalisation of vocational training (though

digitalisation may support innovative learning methods, for example by using virtual reality to

practice specific professional handicraft), which the authorities aim to further support by targeted

investments.

By helping mitigate the employment and social impact of the crisis and promoting skills and

support for jobseekers, these investments and reforms answer country-specific recommendation 2020.2. These measures also contribute to supporting the labour market integration of all job

seekers and addressing skills shortages and mismatches, as set out in country-specific recommendation 2019.2.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description

of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance

with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

H.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform C8.R1: Provision of services by the unemployment agency (Pôle Emploi)

This reform concerns the reorganisation of the provision of services by Pôle Emploi, the main

public employment service.

This reform is expected to improve the treatment and individual diagnosis of jobseekers’ situation

and thus facilitate the rapid return of people to the labour market. It shall provide increased support

to more vulnerable public, for whom social and professional difficulties overlap. Improved

business services and training for jobseekers is expected to improve matching of labour supply

and demand and to reduce increasing recruitment tensions in some sectors.

The implementation of two aspects shall more specifically be monitored: the integration of

Cap’Emploi, which specialises in employment for persons with disabilities, and the integration of

compensation counsellors within the Pôle Emploi agencies.

Reform C8.R2: Adaptation of short-time work schemes

At the height of the Covid-19 crisis in the spring of 2020, an exceptional short-time work scheme

was introduced to limit the impact on employment and income due to reduced economic activity

during lockdown periods. Over the course of 2021, as the second wave of the pandemic subsides

and economic conditions improve, this ordinary short-time work scheme, dedicated to cyclical

activity reductions, shall be tightened. In particular:

- Employees shall receive compensation of 60% (instead of currently 70%) of their previous

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gross earnings (around 72% of their net earnings).

- Employers shall receive a compensation of 36% of the previous gross earnings of

employees who are in partial employment (instead of currently 60%). The authorisation

period for the use of the JPA shall increase from 12 months to 3 months, renewable up to

a maximum of 6 months, over a reference period of 12 months.

- Protected sectors and administratively closed companies shall in due course no longer

benefit from increased support rates.

In addition to this general short-time work scheme (ADPC), a longer-term short time work scheme

(APLD) was created to support firms experiencing a lasting shock but with significant prospects

of recovery in the medium term. The APLD entered into force on 1 July 2020 and is accessible

through the conclusion of a branch, company or establishment agreement. Based on social

dialogue, the APLD agreements detail employers’ commitments on job retention and professional

training. In 2021, the level of financial support shall decrease:

- Employers shall receive an allowance of 60% of the previous gross earnings of employees

placed in partial employment, instead of 70% currently received in protected sectors and

closed enterprises.

Reform C8.R3: Health and safety at work

The objective of this measure is to reinforce governance and prevention in the health and safety

at work system. The measure consists of two sub-measures:

- adopting a series of amendments to the law “to reinforce health related prevention at work”

adopted by the National Assembly on 17 February 2021, which aim at increasing the focus

of the “health at work” system on prevention, and at reorganising its governance;

- certification of the first inter-enterprise services for health and safety at work by accredited

certification bodies.

Reform C8.R4: Reform of the unemployment insurance

The reform of unemployment insurance, designed to promote sustainable employment and limit

the overuse of short term contracts, was initially planned to enter into force gradually between

November 2019 and March 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The objectives of this reform are to strengthen incentives to return to stable employment and

to limit the alternation of short contracts and periods of unemployment. For businesses, the aim is

to limit the excessive use of short contracts. The reform consists in 3 main measures concerning

compensation, as well as a “bonus-malus” measure determining employers’ contributions to the

scheme.

The second part of the reform, which has been included in the recovery and resilience plan,

consists of the following measures:

- New method for calculating the benchmark daily wage (SJR), which is the basis for

determining the amount of the allowance;

- Sliding scale for reducing benefits awarded to high-income recipients after six

months of compensation;

- Restriction of conditions of access to benefits (six months instead of four);

- Bonus-malus of employers’ contributions to unemployment insurance to

disincentivise excessive use of short term contracts.

These measures shall enter into force at the earliest in 2021, as soon as pre-determined levels

of economic activity and employment are reached, as measured by the following indicators:

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- Decrease by 130 000 of the number of unemployed registered with Pôle Emploi (over

six months);

- More than 2 700 000 hiring declarations for contracts of more than one month (cumulative over four rolling months).

Investment C8.I1: FNE-Training

FNE-Training is dedicated to training employees of companies benefitting from short-time work

schemes, including the “longer-term short time work scheme”. This professional training is aimed

at fostering upskilling and reskilling. Companies that place their employees in partial employment

often need to invest in training to help their activity bounce back and adapt to recent technological

or economic changes. While necessary, it is harder for companies to invest in times of economic

contraction. FNE-Training comes in to support and encourage such training, which benefits both

the employee, enhancing his employability, and the company, improving its competitiveness. On

a broader scale, this also benefits the economy, by promoting the development of skills in high

demand on the labour market.

The measure shall finance the training of employees of companies benefitting from short-time

work schemes, including from the “longer-term short time work scheme” in 2020 (starting from

1 March of that year) and 2021, with levels of support ranging from 40% to 100% depending on

the size of the enterprise and the timeframe during which the training was initiated.

Investment C8.I2: Reskilling through dual training programmes (Pro-A)

In a context of major changes in the labour market, the Pro-A programme enables employees,

particularly those with insufficient qualifications, to focus on their professional development and

facilitate a change of profession, through dual training leading to a professional certification.

The employee alternates between training in a formal setting delivered by a training body and professional activity in the company, for a duration of 6 to 12 months (possibly extended to 24

for certain qualifications and target populations). The training may take place during or after working hours. The skills operator may cover part or all of the training costs, transport and

accommodation costs, as well as the employee’s remuneration during his Pro-A.

This measure shall finance the professional transition for 9 000 beneficiaries between 2021 and 2023.

Investment C8.I3: Hiring subsidies for apprenticeships

The measure shall consist of a financial subsidy for employers of apprentices during their first year

of contract, adding up to maximum EUR 8 000 for over 18-year-olds, and EUR 5 000 for minors.

While the aid is open to all companies, companies with 250 or more employees must meet one of the following conditions:

- to reach 5% of contracts supporting professional insertion in 2021 (apprenticeship and professionalisation contract, VIE, CIFRE);

- or at least 3% of their workforce participating in dual training programmes (apprenticeship

and professionalisation contract) in 2021, as long as there has been at least a 10% increase

since 2020.

For any apprenticeship contract submitted by the Competence Operator (Opco), the support shall be paid monthly in advance of the remuneration by the Service and Payment Agency (ASP) and from the start of the contract.

Investment C8.I4: Hiring subsidies for professionalization contracts

These targeted hiring subsidies provide support to employers who recruit an employee preparing a diploma, certificate or professional qualification referred to in a national classification of

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certificates.

The measure consists of a monthly financial subsidy for employers during the first year of a

professionalization contract, adding up to maximum EUR 8 000 for employees between 18 and

30 years of age, and EUR 5 000 for minors. These amounts correspond to 50% of the salary of

under 18s, 65% of those 21-30, and 50% of those aged 21-30.

Investment C8.I5: Hiring subsidies for youth under 26

The measure consists of a hiring subsidy for youth under 26 in moderately qualified or entry-level

jobs (salary limited to twice the minimum wage), to be paid for the conclusion of a fixed-term

contract of at least 3 months or an open-ended contract between 1 August 2020 and

31 March 2021.

The maximum level of support is EUR 4 000 over a year, with payments four times a year. This

measure has been extended until May 31st 2021, but is now limited to salary less than or equal

to 1,6 times the minimum wages.

Investment C8.I6: Creation of jobs for youth in the sports sector

This measure provides financial support for up to two years upon creation of a job in the sports

sector, aimed at employing youth under 30. This measure supports the creation of permanent and

non-relocatable jobs, helping youth enter durably the labour market, all while promoting health

and exercise opportunities for the general population.

Investment C8.I7: Boarding schools for excellence

Boarding schools for excellence aim to provide students, in particular those from disadvantaged

backgrounds, with an environment better suited to learning, developing their skills and broadening

their educational aspirations.

However, many of the existing boarding schools are no longer well adapted to current needs,

leading to low occupancy rate. Renovation shall contribute to the modernisation of these facilities,

reinforcing the attractiveness of these educational opportunities. This measure shall finance the

renovation or creation of 1 500 places in boarding schools for excellence by the end of December

2023.

Investment C8.I8: “Roped together for success” (Cordées de la réussite)

The “Roped together for success” programme is a long-term coaching set-up between higher

education students (“tutors”) and secondary school students from disadvantaged areas (priority

education and rural areas). The aim is to broaden the ambitions and horizons of these students,

and to help them build their own personal and professional project. This is achieved through a

combination of personal mentoring and group activities fostering further cultural and social

openness (e.g. visit to museums and public institutions, visit of various professional sectors and

workplaces, participation in conferences, awareness-raising actions on stereotypes, soft skills

development such as public speaking). The activities are adapted to the students’ age, as they can

enrol in the programme at around 13 years of age and are expected to continue participating until

their graduation from secondary education.

This programme is based on the partnership between, on the one hand universities or higher education establishments (such as high schools also offering post-baccalauréate 2-year

preparatory classes) and, on the other hand middle and high schools from rural or disadvantaged areas who commit to enrolling 30% of their students within a given age group in the programme.

These 3-year partnerships are selected by regional committees through calls for projects.

This measure shall finance the participation of 185 000 students in the programme.

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Investment C8.I9: State-backed guarantees for student loans

Student loans that are backed by State guarantees are meant to help students under 28 years of

age to finance their studies. The State guarantee enables students that are unable to provide a

personal guarantee to access a credit necessary to the financing of their studies.

The loan repayment may be deferred until the degree is obtained. The maximum amount borrowed is EUR 20 000 for a minimum of two years. Therefore, this measure should finance the State guarantees for at least 36 000 student loans.

Investment C8.I10: Personalised pathways for youth aged 16-18 who do not observe training

requirements

This measure offers short term support to early school leavers, notably given their extra difficulties

following the Covid-19 crisis and resulting lockdowns, with an aim of helping address in the

longer term the exclusion of low-skilled youth from the labour market.

The measure shall provide tailored support to minors who do not observe training requirements.

The objective is to offer each 16-18 year-old that has been identified as not complying with the

training obligation a solution according to his needs and professional project. The programme is

expected to last 13 weeks on average and is constructed to provide youth with the opportunity to

work on soft skills, discover career options, and receive comprehensive support (social, sports,

cultural, depending on the variations of the programme).

Investment C8.I11: Creation of places in higher education

Exceptional results at the Baccalaureate exam have resulted in a significant increase in the number

of students that started higher education in the fall of 2020. The measure shall consist of creating

additional training places in higher education, which aims at providing solutions to youth and

increasing the training offer for economic sectors in high demand.

The measure shall include the opening of additional places in short and vocational trainings; in

bachelor, nursing schools and in paramedical training following notably the current context and

the Ségur de la Santé agreement.

Investment C8.I12: Plan for youth: higher education for post-baccalaureate students

Given the need for additional places in higher education, this investment complements the

investment in the creation of places in higher education, with opening up of places in shorter two-

year diplomas as well as one-year trainings.

Additional places shall be created by September 2021, in the following areas:

- places for two-year BTS;

- places for one-year CAP;

- places open in local initiative training and other complementary trainings;

- places for three-year CAP.

Investment C8.I13: “Personalised guidance towards employment and autonomy” (PACEA) and

youth guarantee

The “personalised guidance towards employment and autonomy” (PACEA) consists in an

integrated contractual framework to support young people aged 16 to 25 facing integration

difficulties. An initial diagnosis helps identify the needs and expectations of each youth, followed

by phases of individual support of varied duration, up to a maximum of 24 consecutive months.

These phases are defined on an individual basis and may include training, or a work placement,

participation in civic service or voluntary work.

The youth guarantee, which is an intensive phase of support within the PACEA, combines a

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programme of up to 12 months (that may be extended to 18 months), including personalised guidance, with a monthly subsidy to support participation in the programme that may also include work experience and training. This measure shall finance the subsidies paid to youth participating in the PACEA and the “Youth guarantee”.

Investment C8.I14: Aided contracts for youth (PEC and CIE)

Young people entering the labour market are among those most affected by the negative impact

of the COVID-19 crisis. Helping young people furthest from employment therefore calls for

reinforced measures, such as subsidised contracts targeted at youth, in both the non-profit (PEC)

and the for-profit sector (Employment Initiative Contracts (CIE)).

These subsidised contracts, lasting between 6 and 24 months on an estimate (barring exceptions

listed in the Labour code), combine an offer of employment with individualised guidance with an

employment counsellor and enhanced access to training for the PEC.

In the non-profit sector (PEC), the monthly compensation paid to the employer amounts to 65%

of the gross minimum wage for the hours worked, with contracts averaging 21,3 hours per week

(minimum of twenty hours).

In the for-profit sector (CIE), the compensation paid to the employer amounts to 47% of the gross

minimum wage, with contracts averaging 30 hours per week (minimum of twenty hours).

This measure shall finance 65 000 aided contracts (PEC and CIE combined) concluded in 2020 and 2021.

Investment C8.I15: Support to employers for hiring of persons with disabilities (AMEETH)

This targeted hiring subsidy is paid to any employer hiring between 1 September 2020 and

30 June 2021 an employee with a disability, for a fixed-term contract of minimum three months

or an open- ended contract. The hiring subsidy is granted for jobs with salaries up to twice the

minimum wage, and the maximum amount of the support is EUR 4 000 over a year.

This measure shall finance at least 12 500 hiring subsidies in 2021 for the recruitment of persons

with disabilities.

Investment C8.I16: Extension of the “guided employment” plan for persons with disabilities

The “Guided employment” support scheme consists in providing individualised guidance to

persons with disabilities to help devise a tailored project, based on the “place and train” approach.

Both the employer and employee may be supported over the medium-term, based on the intensity

of the needs (from two hours per month to over twelve hours per month for the most intensive

phases).

This support scheme is articulated through four distinct modules which may be adapted to the

individual situation:

a) Evaluation of the situation of the worker with a disability, taking into account his

professional project, his abilities and needs, as well as, if relevant, the needs of the

employer

b) Elaboration of the professional project and assistance in its implementation with a view to

rapidly integrating employment in a standard working environment

c) Assisting the beneficiary in finding employment

d) Support during employment, to facilitate access to trainings, as well as skills assessments

and where necessary providing intermediation with the employer to adapt the working

conditions and environment to specific needs. The support is mainly provided by a trained

job coach, who acts as reference point for the employee and employer. This measure shall

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finance the extension of the support scheme. While the number of beneficiaries is not

known upfront, due to significant variations in the level of support provided, it shall

be reported upon ex post, once the extension has been fully implemented.

Investment C8.I17: Distance training courses

Developing distance learning courses contributes to social and territorial cohesion by providing

training opportunities for persons who may have been previously excluded due to mobility

constraints (persons with disabilities, or residing in rural areas, or caring for other persons) and

therefore better reaching target groups, including unemployed persons, and promoting lifelong

learning. Moreover, the overall digitalisation of courses may contribute to the acquisition and

development of basic digital skills.

This investment shall finance the opening of an additional 30 000 distance training courses

organised by the national employment agency, Pôle Emploi. The measure is also expected to

include remuneration over the whole duration of the training, estimated to eight months on

average, for an estimated 42% of the participants.

Investment C8.I18: Modernising and digitalising vocational training

The objective of the measure is to improve the provision of digital vocational training. The

measure shall consist in providing support for project management assistance to support the

design and dissemination of digital content for vocational training.

Investment C8.I19: Additional allocation for the “Pro transitions” associations (AT pro) for

the financing of professional transitions

Professional transitions and reorientations enable the reallocation of resources across economic

sectors, by providing employees with skills better adapted to the current economic context. Professional transitions are financed notably by the dedicated “Transition Pro” associations (AT

Pro) which cover the training and other costs, remuneration and related social costs. There is high

demand for such guided career changes, as in 2019, over 35 000 requests were received and only 18 231 financed. The measure shall consist of financing for additional transitions, for which there

is high demand.

At regional level, the “Transition Pro” associations have been tasked with drawing up a comprehensive list of jobs which may benefit from financing under the plan France Relance. This

list is expected to focus on the jobs with high employment perspectives in the region, taking into account the priorities set out in the plan France Relance (green transition, digital transformation

of the economy).

Investment C8.I20: Top-up of individual learning accounts for digital skills

To foster the acquisition of digital skills across the workforce, access to trainings specifically

focusing on digital skills or digital careers is reinforced, by enabling individuals to sign up to such

trainings through their individual learning accounts. This is expected to not only increase the

employability of the participants, and on a wider scale contribute to addressing the issue of skills

mismatch across the workforce.

Individual learning accounts shall be topped up with a EUR 1 000 credit, which may be used for

trainings linked to digital skills or digital careers. Around 400 trainings have been authorised

for this use, which may be attended during working hours provided the employer agrees. Once

the training has been completed, the cost is paid to the training body.

Investment C8.I21: Increase of resources for France Compétences

The measure is for a grant to France Compétences, the national authority responsible for the

regulation and financing of apprenticeships and professional training, subject to a vote by the

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Board of Directors of the establishment, by 30 November 2021, of a balanced budget for 2022.

Due to fewer resources linked to the economic crisis, additional one-off support was necessary

for France compétences to be able to respond to the highly increased demand in apprenticeships.

The measure shall finance an expected additional 160 000 apprenticeship contracts by

31 December 2023.

This investment shall increase temporarily the payments made by France Compétences to skills

operators (OPCO), which cover, in particular, the costs of training apprentices. Ensuring that

educational costs are covered is an important factor in the use of apprenticeships for the employer.

Investment C8.I22: Increase of resources for Pôle Emploi

Pôle Emploi shall recruit 1 000 counsellors on fixed-term contracts, which shall provide further

support to jobseekers in times of economic difficulty. These additional recruitments shall enable

the Agency to provide guidance to the additional jobseekers resulting from the current economic

crisis, which are expected to further increase once the economic support to enterprises (such as

short-time work schemes) is gradually phased out.

Moreover, the additional counsellors shall implement some of the new Pôle Emploi services as

defined in the tripartite agreement 2019-2022.

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H.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-1 C8.R1:

Reform of the

provision of

services by the

unemployment

agency

Target Agencies having

integrated Cap’Emploi

services

Number 0 700 Q4 2022 Number of Pôle Emploi agencies having integrated

Cap’Emploi services.

8-2 C8.R1:

Reform of the

provision of

services by the

unemployment

agency

Target Agencies with a

compensation

counsellor

Number 0 700 Q4 2022 Number of Pôle Emploi agencies having implemented the

“compensation counsellor” set-up.

8-3 C8.R2:

Reform of short-

term work

schemes

Milestone Short-time work

scheme reform to

boost economic

activity through a

gradual restriction of

the generosity and

stricter access

conditions to the

schemes

Entry into force Q3 2021 The adaptations consist in:

• Decrease in levels of compensation for

employers and employees

• Decrease of the validity of authorisation period

for recourse to short-time work scheme (from 12

months to 3 months, renewable over a 12 month

period)

• Phasing out of increased support rate for

protected sectors and administratively closed

companies

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-4 C8.R3:

Reform of health

and safety at work

Milestone Adoption of amendments to the law aiming at providing France with a more effective system of “health at work” actors, focusing on prevention on the one hand, and on the other hand reorganising the governance and functioning of the institutions responsible for “health at work”

Entry into force Q4 2021 Adoption of amendments to the law aiming at providing

France with a more effective system of “health at work

actors, focusing on prevention on the one hand, and on the

other hand reorganising the governance and functioning of

the institutions responsible for “health at work”.

8-5 C8.R3:

Reform of health

and safety at work

Milestone Certification of

inter-enterprise

services for health

and safety at work

Certification as

evidenced by

online

publication

Q2 2026 First inter-enterprise services for health and safety at work

certified by accredited certification bodies as evidenced by

online publication.

8-6 C8.R4:

Reform of the

unemployment

insurance

Milestone Entry into force of

several measures of

the reform of the

unemployment scheme

Entry into force Q4 2021 Entry into force of several measures relating to:

• New method for calculating the benchmark daily wage

(SJR);

• Sliding scale for reducing benefits awarded to high- income

recipients after eight months of compensation;

• Entry into force of the first step of the “bonus malus”

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-7 C8.R4:

Reform of the

unemployment

insurance

Milestone Automatic entry into

force of the

remaining measures

once economic

conditions improve

Entry into force Q4 2022 Automatic entry into force of the remaining measures once

economic conditions improve:

• Restriction of conditions of access to benefits (six

months instead of four)

• Sliding scale for reducing benefits awarded to high-

income recipients after six months of compensation.

8-8 C8.I1:

FNE-Training

Target Trainings provided in

the context of FNE-

Formation training

pathways

Number 0 400 000 Q4 2022 Number of trainings and other actions (validation of acquis,

competence assessment).

8-9 C8.I2:

Reskilling through

dual training

programmes (Pro

A)

Target Employees benefitting

from the Pro-A

programme

Number 0 9 000 Q4 2023 Number of employees participating in reskilling through dual

training programmes (Pro-A).

8-10 C8.I3:

Hiring subsidy for

apprenticeship

contracts

Target Hiring subsidies

paid for

apprenticeship

contracts

Number 0 333 374 Q4 2021 Number of apprenticeship contracts for which a hiring subsidy

has been paid to the employer.

8-11 C8.I4:

Hiring subsidy for

professionalisation

contracts

Target Hiring subsidies

paid for

professionalization

contracts

Number 0 100 000 Q1 2022 Number of professionalization contracts for which the

exceptional professionalization subsidy has been paid to the

employer.

8-12 C8.I5:

Hiring subsidy for

youth under 26

Target Hiring subsidies

paid for contracts

hiring youth under

26

Number 0 337 000 Q1 2021 Number of contracts for which the youth hiring

subsidy has been paid to the employer.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-13 C8.I6:

Creation of jobs

for youth in the

sports sector

Target Jobs created in the

sports sector

which benefit

from a subsidy

Number 0 2 200 Q3 2023 Number of jobs created in the sports sector which benefit from

a subsidy.

8-14 C8.I7:

Boarding schools

for excellence

Target Places either built or

renovated

Number 0 1 500 Q3 2023 Number of places either built or renovated in “Boarding

schools for excellence”.

8-15 C8.I8:

«Roped together

for success»

Target Students

participating in the

«cordées de la

réussite»

programme

Number 0 185 000 Q3 2021 Number of students participating in the “cordées de la

réussite” programme.

8-16 C8.I9:

State- backed

guarantees for

student loans

Target Beneficiaries of State-

guaranteed student

loans

Number 0 36 000 Q4 2022 Number of beneficiaries of state-guaranteed student loans,

following the amendment of the agreement with Bpifrance

increasing the State provision.

8-17 C8.I10:

Personalised

pathway for youth

aged 16- 18 who

do not observe the

training

requirement

Target Youth entering the

AFPA activities

Number 0 10 500 Q1 2022 Number of youth aged 16-18 entering the first phase of the

personalised pathway offered by the national agency for

professional training of adults (Afpa).

8-18 C8.I11:

Creation of places

in higher education

Target Places in higher

education created

Number 0 30 000 Q4 2022 Number of places in higher education created, as reported

through the ‘student monitoring information system’ survey

conducted by the sub-directorate for IT Systems and

Statistical Studies of the Ministry of Higher Education and

Research (MESR) (“le Système d'Information sur le Suivi de

l'Etudiant – SISE” survey).

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-19 C8.I12:

Plan for youth:

higher education

Target Places in higher

education created

Number 0 16 000 Q3 2021 Number of places in higher education created, as reported

through surveys by Academies.

8-20 C8.I13:

PACEA and

Youth guarantee

Target Recipients of a

PACEA benefit or of a

youth guarantee

benefit in 2021

Number 0 130 000 Q1 2022 Number of youth having received a PACEA benefit or a

youth guarantee benefit in 2021.

8-21 C8.I14:

Aided contracts for

youth (PEC and

CIE)

Target Aided contracts Number 0 65 000 Q1 2022 Number of aided contracts, for youth PEC and for youth CIE,

as reported by Pôle Emploi.

8-22 C8.I15:

Support to

employers for

hiring of persons

with disabilities

(AMEETH)

Target Subsidies paid Number 0 12 500 Q2 2021 Number of hiring subsidies paid for the hiring of an employee

with disabilities.

8-23 C8.I16:

Extension of the

“accompanied

employment” plan

Milestone Full deployment of

the extension of the

“accompanied

employment” plan

Report

evidencing

completion

Q2 2023 Full deployment of the extension of the “accompanied

employment” plan supporting persons with disabilities.

8-24 C8.I17:

Distance training

courses

Target Entries into

distance training

courses

Number 0 30 000 Q4 2023 Number of entries into distance learning courses as proposed

by Pôle Emploi.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-26 C8.I18:

Modernising and

digitalising

vocational training

Milestone Support for project

management

assistance to support

the design and

dissemination of

digital content

Transmission

of deliverables

Q4 2022 Deliverables produced as part of the support for project

management assistance aimed at supporting the design and

dissemination of digital content (including the 15 project

files).

8-27 C8.I19:

Additional

allocation for the

“Pro transitions”

associations (AT

pro) for the

financing of

professional

transitions

Target Professional

transitions financed

Number 12 277 16 177 Q4 2022 Increase in the number (+3 900) of financed professional

transitions started in 2021, as compared to the total number of

professional transitions financed in 2020.

8-28 C8.I20:

Top-up of

individual learning

accounts for digital

skills

Target Persons having used

their topped- up

ILA to sign up to a

training for digital

skills registered in

the national register

of professional

certifications or in

the specific register

Number 0 22 500 Q1 2022 Persons having used their topped-up ILA to sign up to a

training for digital skills registered in the “national register of

professional certifications” or in the “specific register”.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milesto ne /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicators (for

milestones)

Quantitative indicators (for

targets)

Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure Baseline Goal Quarter Year

8-29 C8.I21:

Increase in the

resources of

France

Compétences

Milestone Signature of the

agreement with France

Compétences

Signature of the

agreement

Q1 2021 Signature of the agreement by the French State and France

Compétences to increase the financial resources of France

Competences by EUR 750 000 000.

8-30 C8.I21:

Increase in the

resources of

France

Compétences

Target Additional

apprenticeship

contracts signed

Number 302 619 462 619 Q4 2023 Number of additional apprenticeship contracts signed

(+160 000) between 2021 and 2023, as compared with the

2019 baseline, as reported by competence operators.

8-31 C8.I22:

Increase in the

resources of Pôle

Emploi

Target Pôle Emploi

counsellors recruited

Number 0 1 000 Q4 2022 Number of Pôle Emploi counsellors recruited with fixed

term contracts.

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I. COMPONENT 9: Research, Health and Dependence, Territorial cohesion

The overall goal of this component of the French recovery and resilience plan is to strengthen

social and territorial cohesion in the broad sense. In particular, it focusses on health, digital,

research and higher education with eight investments and three reforms.

The component includes investments in the health sector across the territory, including

modernisation and renovation of infrastructures and the digitalisation of health. Those

investments shall be accompanied by several reforms of the health and long-term care systems

focused on enhancing the careers of caregivers, defining investment policies, simplifying the

organisation, and reforming the elderly care and autonomy.

The component also includes a measure to accelerate digital connectivity throughout the territory

via an investment boost in the ultrafast broadband plan ‘France très haut débit’. It shall be

accompanied by a digital inclusion measure to allow access to digital tools for everybody.

Public research shall be supported by additional funding of the National Research Agency,

allowing increased success rates of research calls for projects. The Investment for the Future

Plan (PIA4) shall dedicate calls for projects to improve the standards in higher education by

promoting excellence, helping search for funding and improving organisation.

The component 9, answers Country Specific Recommendation 2020.1.2 on improving the

resilience of the health system, Country Specific Recommendations 2019.3.3, 2020.3.4 and

2020.3.7 on investing in the digital transition and infrastructures, and Country Specific

Recommendations 2019.3.1 and 2020.3.8 on investing in research and development. It also

addresses Country Specific Recommendations 2020.3.2 and 2020.3.3 by unlocking public

investments while promoting private investment.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan

in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

I.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C9.R1): National Strategy for the Transformation of the Health System

The national strategy ‘Ma Santé2022’ took shape in July 2019 with the adoption of the Law on

the Organisation and Transformation of the Health System. Its aim is a better organisation of the

health system at local level, in particular by setting up new local health structures with the

objective of a better coordination between care segments (such as the territorial professional

health care communities). This national strategy has been reinforced by a number of successive

reform strands, including the ‘Investir pour l’Hôpital’ plan (November 2019), the ‘Ségur de la

Santé’ plan (July 2020) and a law aimed at simplifying the governance of hospitals (‘loi visant à

améliorer le système de santé par la confiance et la simplification’ adopted by the Parliament in

April 2021). The objective of the latter, as a measure under the French recovery and resilience

plan, is to reform hospital governance allowing for more flexibility in the organisation and

functioning of hospitals and providing hospital units with an increased role in the decision-

making.

Reform 2 (C9.R2): Creation of a new branch of social security covering the risk of loss of autonomy

In order to improve the provision of care for the elderly and disabled, the measure shall provide

for the creation of a fifth branch within the general social security system covering the risk of

loss of autonomy in addition to the pre-existing branches (covering the risks of sickness,

retirement, family, work-related accidents and occupational diseases). The Social Security

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Financing Law (LFSS) for 2021 defines the first measures for organising the governance and

financing of this fifth branch. The entire financing of medico-social establishments is transferred

to this fifth branch of social security.

Investment 1 (C9.I1): Digital health

The measure aims at accelerating the development of digital tools in the health

Sector It consists of four sub-measures:

• State digital infrastructure in the field of health:

This investment shall accelerate the deployment of State information systems: the shared medical

record, the digital health platform, one-stop shop for all digital services for healthcare

professionals, electronic identification cards for healthcare professionals.

• interoperability and safety of the software used by the public and private healthcare

sectors

This investment aims at upgrading the existing software already used in the public and

private sector to make them compatible with the interoperability and security requirements

imposed by the State. This investment shall prioritise technological investment to promote

the exchange of health data such as hospital release documents, biology reports, radiology

reports and images, prescription and liaison letters.

• support and incentivise healthcare professionals in the digital transition

This investment shall finance the deployment of software and support users. It shall also provide

financial support to incentivise healthcare professionals to use digital services, in particular the

shared medical record.

• digital catch-up of the social medicine

This investment aims at equipping social medicine facilities with digital infrastructure such as

internet connection, computers and software. Concretely, professionals of one or several regions

shall invest jointly to lower the cost and ensure coherence.

Investment 2 (C9.I2): Modernisation and restructuring of hospitals and health care supply

The objective of this measure is to increase investment support for hospitals and health care

facilities.

This measure consists of (i) investments in the renovation and the modernisation of hospital

buildings, also with regard to energy efficiency; (ii) investments to construct outpatient facilities

and modernise medical infrastructure and equipment and (iii) investments to comply with safety

and environmental standards.

Investment 3 (C9.I3): Renovation of medico-social establishments

The objective of this measure is to equip French medico-social facilities to enhance reception

conditions for the elderly.

This measure consists of supporting investments in equipment to enhance reception conditions for

the elderly.

Investment 4 (C9.I4): National suicide prevention hotline

The implementation of a national suicide prevention hotline is part of the national health strategy 2018-2022 and is one of the actions announced in the ‘Ségur de la santé’ plan. The measure shall support the implementation of the information system needed for the functioning of the hotline service. This information system, foreseen by decree n° 2021-1566 of 2 December 2021, is at the disposal of the response centres set up by regional health establishments.

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Investment 5 (C9.I5): High -speed broadband plan

The initial high-speed broadband plan (‘plan France très haut débit’) aimed at improving the

connectivity in the territory and provide by 2022 nation-wide “very high speed” access of at least

30 Mbps. The strategy has been revised to increase the level of ambitions, improving

connectivity in rural areas, with support of the French recovery and resilience plan.

The measure shall encourage the acceleration of the deployment of Next Generation Access

(NGA) networks, in particular in optic fibre, with speeds above 100 Mbps and generally

exceeding 1 Gbps. The projects shall take place in the so-called “public initiative networks”,

zones for which the private investment is difficult to attract and concern in particular the

following territories: Aude, Auvergne, Bretagne, Cher, Dordogne, Doubs, Haute-Savoie, Indre,

Manche, Mayotte, Sarthe and Seine-et- Marne. The government’s overarching goal is to provide

full NGA access by 2025, in line with the Gigabit society objectives.

Investment 6 (C9.I6): Digital Inclusion

The action builds on an existing initiative to support digital inclusion and it -is expected to train

additional 4 000 digital advisers that shall be hosted by local authorities and private actors from

associations or from the social and solidarity economy (such as town halls, libraries, retirement

homes, nursing homes, social action centres and local associations). These digital advisers shall

organize workshops and offer training sessions to enable everyone to gradually take ownership

of everyday digital tasks, such as to protect their personal data, master social networks, check

sources of information, make a CV, sell an item, buy online, work remotely or schedule a doctor

appointment. They shall be trained in advance of their activities and continuously in order to

offer quality services to the people supported but also to prepare for the continuation of their

mission beyond the two years supported by the recovery and resilience plan.

The measure shall in parallel support the local networks that offer digital activities (clear

labelling, development of training kits, support to the development of pedagogic solutions) as

well as supporting the development of “digital helpers” (‘Aidants Connect’) that directly help

people performing digital tasks.

Investment 7 (C9.I7): R&D recovery strategy (National Research Agency)

The research programming law (see component 6) sets up the budget increase trajectory of the National Research Agency from EUR 1 190 000 000 in 2021 to EUR 1 674 000 000 in 2027. The measure shall complement this increase by boosting the allocation in 2021 and 2022.

This additional investment shall raise the success rate of call for projects. The report annexed to

the research programming law aims to eventually increase this success rate to 30% in 2027,

against 16% observed in 2018. An intermediate step of reaching 20% by 2021 is expected to

translate into around 2 300 selected projects out of 10 000-11 500 submitted for the year. It shall

better fund fundamental research in all disciplinary fields and in particular ensure the financing

of all the excellence projects including the risky and innovative projects on which the recovery

is expected to be based.

Investment 8 (C9.I8): Support teaching, research, development and innovation ecosystems (PIA4)

This envelope of the PIA4 (Investments for the future, Plan d’Investissements d’Avenir) aims at

supporting innovation in the fields of teaching (from kindergarten to university) and research.

The measure shall be dedicated to three calls for projects.

• The first one, "Excellence in all its forms", shall support the transformation projects of

higher education institutions in order to reach the best international standards.

Transformation is understood as any significant evolution of the institution or the site

contributing to develop their potentialities in all of their missions, or in the missions,

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considered as the most important for the institution or the site, as part of their strategic

project. The objective is to consolidate and strengthen French academic communities in

all their diversity and help them achieve the ambition they set for themselves.

• The second one shall support the diversification of the funding resources of higher

education and research institutions. It shall provide support in creating or transforming

services dedicated to support in setting up projects and by supplementing the funding

received by the institutions. It would constitute a lever to encourage institutions to

diversify their resources (funds obtained from the European Union, in terms of training

and funds raised within the framework of philanthropy and sponsorship).

• The third call for projects is dedicated to transforming school education by

promoting innovation and new forms of organization and management. Several priorities

shall be followed:

o Educational emergency areas: identify pupils who drop out of school in target areas, to strengthen educational resources in order to bring them up to standard.

o National platform "being a parent": offering, in particular via digital technology,

a new approach strengthening the role, link and commitment of parents in school.

Zero dropout territories: set the ambition to totally reduce dropout in secondary

and higher education through innovative interministerial, associative and regional

intervention methods.

o Territories of learning paths: in conjunction with businesses, significantly

increase work-study training by developing innovative solutions, promoting

solutions for integrated care for young people (housing, mobility, employment

contract), ensuring follow-up for young people to avoid ruptures.

The terms of reference for upcoming calls for projects shall include as an eligibility criterion to

ensure the environmental neutrality of the applications of the funded solution, in a way that ensures that the measure complies with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of Regulation (EU)

2021/241. This shall complement the fact that, whenever applicable, environmental criteria are part of the selection criteria for projects, and that operators are required to produce a critical

analysis of their proposals based on internal and external expertise; that the green transition is

listed by law as one of the objectives of the PIA, and that the PIA’s governing bodies must ensure the application of these objectives, which is monitored through a dedicated indicator. This shall

lead to the exclusion of (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including downstream use29; (ii) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks30; (iii) activities related to waste landfills, incinerators31and mechanical biological treatment plants32; and (iv) activities where the

29 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 30 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 31 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non -recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 32 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

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long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment.

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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I.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

9-1 C9.R1

National

Strategy for the

Transformation

of the Health

System

Milestone Vote and publication of

the bill to improve the

health system

(simplification of the

governance of hospitals)

Entry into force Q4 2021 Entry into force of the bill to improve the health

system through confidence and simplification, which

shall make it possible to give establishments more

flexibility in their organisation, to re-medicalise

hospital governance, and to give the hospital service a

greater place in decision- making.

9-2 C9.R1

National

Strategy for the

transformation

of the Health

System

Target Credit commitment rate

for the upgrading of

human resources in health

Percentage 90% Q4 2023 Credit commitment rate for the upgrading of human

resources in health.

9-3 C9.R2

Creation of a

new branch of

social security

covering the risk

of loss of

autonomy

Milestone Law for the creation of a

new branch of social

security dedicated to

supporting the

independence of the

elderly and people with

disabilities

Entry into force Q3 2020 Publication in the Official Journal of the Law No

2020-991 of 7 August 2020 on social debt and

autonomy, which provides for the creation of a new

branch of social security dedicated to supporting the

independence of the elderly and people with

disabilities.

9-4 C9.I1

Catching up on

technical

standards for

digital health

Target State digital infrastructure

in the field of health

Number

(in million)

9,5 40 Q4 2024 Number of patients having a national electronic health

record and a secured health email address.

9-5 C9.I1

Catching up on

technical

standards for

digital health

Target Finalisation of

interoperability and

security of installed fleet

software and support and

incentives for its use

Number

(in million)

3 15 Q4 2024 Digital documents prepared by healthcare

professionals (such as biology reports, radiology

reports, hospital reports and certificates) and saved in

the new system.

9-6 C9.I1

Catching up on

technical

standards for

digital health

Target Digital catch-up of the

social medicine

Number 0 410 000 Q4 2024 Number of active electronic medico-social records.

9-7 C9.I2

Modernisation

and restructuring

Target Establishments supported

in their investments in

technical installations,

Number 0 800 Q1 2023 Number of establishments to which the ARS

(Regional Health Agency) has allocated credits

investments in technical installations, equipment or

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

of hospitals and

health care

supply

equipment or light

renovation

light renovation. Cumulative calculation: number of

different health care institutions that received credits

to invest in technical installations, equipment or light

renovation works.

9-8 C9.I2

Modernisation

and restructuring

of hospitals and

health care

supply

Target Number of investment

projects in the

construction, energy

renovation or

modernization of medical

establishments

(> € 20 million)

(cumulative)

Number 0 10 Q4 2024 Number of investment projects for the construction,

energy renovation or modernisation of medical

establishments, validated by the ARS (Regional

Health Agency) for an amount exceeding

EUR 20 000 000. Cumulative calculation.

9-9 C9.I2

Modernisation

and restructuring

of hospitals and

health care

supply

Target Number of investment

projects in the

construction, energy

renovation or

modernization of medical

establishments

(> € 20 million)

Number 10 30 Q2 2026 Number of investment projects for the construction,

energy renovation or modernisation of medical

establishments, validated by the ARS (Regional

Health Agency) for an amount exceeding

EUR 20 000 000. Cumulative calculation.

9-10 C9.I2

Modernisation

and

restructuring of

hospitals and

health care

supply

Target Number of

establishments supported

in their investments in

technical installations,

equipment or light

renovation

Number 800 1 000 Q4 2025 Number of establishments to which the ARS

(Regional Health Agency) has allocated investment

credits for technical installations, equipment or light

renovation. Cumulative calculation: number of

different health care institutions that received such

credits.

9-11 C9.I3

Renovation of

medico-al and

social

establishments

Target Number of nursing

homes having benefited

from assistance with

equipment to improve

reception conditions for

the elderly ("daily

investment")

(cumulative)

Number 3 000 Q4 2022 Number of homes for the dependent elderly that have

received funding under the "daily investments"

scheme.

9-13 C9.I4

National suicide

prevention

hotline

Milestone Activation of the

telephone line service to

prevent suicide

Hotline

activation

Q4 2022 Activation of the telephone line service to prevent

suicide.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

9-14 C9.I5

Very fast

broadband plan

(‘Plan France

très haut débit’)

Target Additional housing and

business premises that are

eligible to be connected to

fibre

Number 0 1 700 000 Q1 2022 Number of additional (compared to 2020) housing

and business premises that are eligible to be

connected to fibre in 2021.

9-15 C9.I5

Very fast

broadband plan

(‘Plan France

très haut

débit’)

Target Additional housing and

business premises that are

eligible to be connected to

fibre

Number 0 2 500 000 Q4 2023 Number of additional (compared to 2022) housing

and business premises that are eligible to be

connected to fibre in 2023.

9-16 C9.I6

Digital

inclusion

Target France Services digital

advisers trained

Number 0 3 600 Q4 2022 Number of France Services digital advisers trained

under the training and recruitment campaign.

9-17 C9.I7

R&D recovery

strategy -

National

Research

Agency

Target Global success rate for

generic and specific

calls for projects

Percentage 16 20 Q2 2022 Ratio between the number of projects selected by the

National Research Agency and the number of projects

submitted in the generic and specific calls. The ratio

for calls for projects launched in year 2021 shall be

measured in Q2 of year 2022.

9-18 C9.I8 PIA4

-

Support to

teaching,

research,

promotion and

innovation

ecosystems

Milestone All three calls for projects

launched (“ExcellencES”,

“Diversification of the

resources of higher

education and research

institutions”, and

“Transformation of

school education by

promoting innovation

and new forms of

organization and

management”)

Publication of the

calls on the

website

Q4 2021 All calls for projects launched under this measure,

with terms of reference including as eligibility

criterion to ensure the environmental neutrality of the

applications of the funded solution.

9-19 C9.I8 PIA4

Support to

teaching,

research,

promotion and

Milestone Awards of contracts–

implementing decision

of the Prime Minister

Report from the

Secrétariat

Général pour

l’Investisse-

ment’ (SGPI)

Q4 2023 Implementing decision of the Prime Minister

following the close of the calls for proposals/calls for

interest launched under milestone 9-18; allowing

contractualisation with the beneficiaries through

granting funds to be signed for all beneficiaries.

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Sequential

Number Measure

Milestone /

Target Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Indicative timeline

for completion Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

innovation

ecosystems

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J. COMPONENT 10: REPowerEU

The aim of the REPowerEU chapter is to support France’s ambitions in terms of energy

independence and transition, in the context of the new geopolitical and energy market

realities. Funding under REPowerEU is expected to help finance two main axes needed to

strengthen France’s energy sovereignty and reduce its energy dependence: decarbonisation

of industry – including through the development of the fossil-free and renewable hydrogen

sector – and energy renovation of private housing and public buildings. Three reforms

under the REPowerEU chapter are also expected to support France reach its goals and

provide greater policy consistency. The implementation of the reforms aiming at

accelerating the deployment of renewable energy sources and increasing energy sobriety,

supported by a new General Secretariat for Ecological planning, together with the four

investment measures (energy efficiency measures, the measure supporting fossil-free

industry and the measure increasing production and uptake of fossil-free hydrogen) are all

expected to contribute to reducing dependency on fossil fuels.

The implementation of investment IPCEI hydrogen measure has a multi-country and cross-

border dimension, with the exception of the project related to the development of zero-

emission vehicles. In addition, with the investment related to the energy renovation of

public buildings, and the scaled-up measure C10.I4 Energy renovation of private, the plan

contributes to increasing the pace of renovation of buildings with the goal to reducing

dependency on fossil fuels and to reducing energy demand. These measures are

complemented by the fossil-free industry measure which also aims at reducing the

dependency on fossil fuels and to reducing energy demand of the industry sector.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into

account the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and

resilience plan in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

J.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C10.R1): Law on the acceleration of renewable energy production

The objective of this reform is to speed-up the uptake of renewable energies in France, in

order to achieve France’s energy transition objectives and ensure its energy security of

supply. France shall adopt a Law on the acceleration of renewable energy production by

mid-2023, with the aim of solving the main bottlenecks that currently hinder the

deployment of renewable energy: it is in particular expected to facilitate the granting of

permits and define “acceleration zones” conducive to the rapid development of projects, in

particular for wind power, solar (including thermal, photovoltaic and agrivoltaic) and

methanization.

In terms of procedures, the Law is expected to establish a single entry point for the

examination of permit applications (the “referent préfectoral”, who represents the State at

regional or local level). It is also expected to promote the involvement of all municipalities

in the identification of “acceleration zones”.

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Several far-reaching legislative provisions shall be directly applicable:

- the territorial planning of renewable energies shall be based on a bottom-up process,

involving all representatives of municipalities and territories, in charge of the definition

of the “acceleration zones”, following a strong consultation process with all

stakeholders;

- The acceleration of offshore wind planning: public debates shall be launched on the four

coastal areas of France in order to define a mapping of offshore wind projects and the

State shall be responsible for technical studies, which is expected to allow the TSO

(transmission system operator) to anticipate the connection works;

- the simplification of the installation of photovoltaic panels on abandoned motorways

and railways areas;

- the development of collective self-consumption shall be strengthened by targeting the

revenues of extra production of renewables in low-income housing (Habitation à Loyer

Modéré, HLM) to the reduction of the costs, the maintenance or repair of the

installation; and by clarifying the contractual framework for self-consumption

communities.

Reform 2 (C10.R2): Setting up the General Secretariat for Ecological Planning (SGPE)

A Secretariat General for Ecological Planning (SGPE) shall be established under the

authority of the Prime Minister before Q1 2023. Its prerogatives shall be clearly set out

by decree. The SGPE shall be responsible for coordinating the development of national

strategies on climate, energy, biodiversity and the circular economy, ensuring compliance

with France's European and international commitments. The SGPE shall also be in charge

of ensuring the implementation of these strategies by all the ministries concerned and

their translation into action plans. The SGPE is expected to ensure regular evaluation of

the policies carried out under these strategies and action plans and the publication of

indicators to report on their progress. The SGPE shall prepare and coordinate the

Government's responses to the opinions of the High Council for the Climate.

Reform 3 (C10.R3): Energy sobriety plan

An energy sobriety plan shall be published by the Government before the end of 2022 to

accelerate the reduction of energy consumption by promoting energy efficiency actions

involving the State, local authorities, businesses and citizens, with the objective of a 10%

reduction in energy consumption by 2024 (compared to the winter of 2018-2019). The

energy sobriety plan shall include cross-cutting and sectoral measures to be implemented

by each player, on a voluntary basis. The energy sobriety plan shall contain proposals for

energy reduction in various areas including housing, transport and industry. The majority

of the proposed actions are expected to concern buildings (for instance lowering the

heating temperature of premises/housing, lowering the heating temperature of hot water

tanks etc.).

Investment 1 (C10.I1): Fossil-free industry

The objective of this measure is to support investments in decarbonising industrial heat,

energy efficiency and industrial process change to reduce fossil energy consumption.

The measure consists in funding projects selected through calls in three categories: i)

production of biomass heat; ii) large-scale projects to reduce fossil energy consumption;

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iii) small-scale decarbonisation projects.

Investment 2 (C10.I2): IPCEI hydrogen

The objective of the measure is to contribute to the uptake of hydrogen production and

hydrogen-based technology and zero-emission transport.

This measure consists in investments in research and development in the Genvia and

Faurecia projects.

Investment 3 (C10.I3): Thermal renovation of public buildings

The objective of this measure is to reduce the energy consumption of the State’s building

stock. This measure consists in support to projects for the thermal renovation of public

buildings belonging to the State.

Investment 4 (C10.I4): Scaled-up measure: Energy renovation of private housing, with

“MaPrimeRenov”

The objective of this measure is to reduce the energy consumption of the private housing

stock. It consists in the scale-up of measure C1.I1 Energy renovation of private buildings,

under component 1: Buildings renovation, and aims to increase the number of private

homes that receive grants for energy efficiency renovation works.

Investment 5 (C10.I5): Scaled-up measure: Support to demand for clean vehicles

The objective of the measure is to support demand for clean vehicles, mainly from

households.

The measure consists in an “ecological bonus” for light vehicles to support the purchase

of a zero-emission electric or hydrogen vehicle. This is a scale-up of Measure C3.I2.

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J.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Sequential

Number Measure Milestone /

Target

Name Qualitative

indicator

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicator for

target

Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

10-1 C10.R1

Law on the

acceleration of

renewable energy

production

Milestone Entry into force of the

Law on the acceleration

of renewable energy

production

Provisions in the

Law providing for

the entry into force

of the provisions

directly applicable

Q1 2023 Promulgation of the Law and entry into force of the

provisions directly applicable on territorial planning in

order to define “acceleration zones”, public debate on off-

shore wind planning, simplification of procedures for the

installation of photovoltaic panels on abandoned

motorways and railways areas, and the development of

collective self-consumption.

10-2 C10.R2

Setting up of the

General

Secretariat for

Ecological

Planning (SGPE)

Milestone Entry into force of the

Decree implementing the

setting-up of the SGPE

Provisions in the

decree indicating

entry into force

Q1 2023

Entry into force of the Decree n°2022-990 setting-up the

SGPE and its entry into operation. The Decree shall set

out the prerogatives of the SGPE, which include:

- coordinating the development of national strategies

on climate, energy, biodiversity and the circular

economy;

- ensuring the implementation of these strategies by all

the ministries concerned and their translation into

action plans;

- preparing and coordinating the Government's

responses to the opinions of the High Council for the

Climate.

10-3 C10.R3

Energy sobriety

plan

Milestone Publication of the

Energy sobriety plan

Publication of the

Energy sobriety

plan

Q1 2023 Publication of the Energy sobriety plan with the objective

of a 10% reduction in national energy consumption by

2024 (compared to the winter of 2018- 2019).

The plan shall include proposals for energy reduction in

various sectors, including housing, transport and

industry.

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Sequential

Number Measure Milestone /

Target

Name Qualitative

indicator

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicator for

target

Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

10-4 C10.I1

Fossil-free

industry

Milestone Selection of projects

achieving an expected

reduction of fossil

energy consumption

Selection of

projects

Q4 2023 Selection of projects jointly achieving an expected

reduction of fossil energy consumption of 250 GWh of

primary energy per year.

The reduction in GWh of primary energy is calculated in

comparison to the “before investment” situation, and

defined by the operator in the reply to the call for tender.

Investments made within ETS installations shall achieve

projected GHG emissions in line with the conditions in

the measure description.

Biomass solutions shall be in line with the conditions in the

measure description.

10-5 C10.I1

Fossil-free

industry

Milestone Commissioning of

projects achieving an

expected reduction of

fossil energy

consumption

Commissioning of

projects

Q2 2026 Commissioning of projects jointly achieving an expected

reduction of fossil energy consumption of 150 GWh of

primary energy per year.

The reduction in GWh of primary energy consumption is

calculated in comparison to the “before investment”

situation, and defined in the financial agreements or their

annexes. If the expected reduction in GWh of primary

energy consumption is not indicated in the financial

agreements or their annexes, it is taken from the

application evaluation provided by the granting agency.

The projects are selected through calls in three categories:

1) Production of biomass heat through projects

installing a new biomass boiler enabling fossil fuel

substitution. The biomass solution shall meet the

sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings

criteria set out in Articles 29- 31 and the rules on food

and feed-based biofuels set out in Article 26 of the

Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001/EU (REDII), and

related implementing and delegated acts.

2) Large-scale projects (over EUR 3 million) to

reduce fossil energy consumption. For example, projects

on energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, process change

investments in industry, and electrification.

3) Small-scale decarbonisation projects (under

EUR 3 million). For example, projects on energy

efficiency, waste heat recovery, process change

investments in industry, and electrification.

Compliance with the DNSH principle shall be required

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Sequential

Number Measure Milestone /

Target

Name Qualitative

indicator

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicator for

target

Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

for selected projects not assessed under 10-4. Investments

made within EU Emission Trading System (ETS)

installations shall enable to decrease CO2 emission

intensity, in a way that ensures that the measure complies

with the “do no significant harm” principle of Regulation

(EU)2021/241. The following list of activities shall not be

supported: (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including

downstream use33; (ii) activities under the EU Emission

Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse

gas emission intensity that is not lower than the relevant

benchmarks34; (iii) activities related to waste landfills,

incinerators35 and mechanical biological treatment

plants36

10-7 C10.I2

IPCEI Hydrogen

Milestone High temperature

solid oxide

electrolyser (Genvia

project)

Installation of first

demonstrator

Q1 2026 Installation of the first demonstrator of a high temperature

solid oxide technology electrolyser

10-9 C10.I2

IPCEI Hydrogen

Milestone Gas hydrogen tanks

(Faurecia project)

Installation of the

pilot production

line

Q2 2026 Installation of the pilot production line for the GenII gas

hydrogen tanks

33 Except for (a) projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with

the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) (b) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) for which the use of

fossil fuel is temporary and technically unavoidable for the transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. The timing of the complete phase out of fossil fuels should be based on precise

milestones. 34 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the relevant benchmarks (benchmarks established for free allocation

for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System) an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. 35 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating nonrecyclable hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under

this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under

this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 36 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing

energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure do not

result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.

87

Sequential

Number Measure Milestone /

Target

Name Qualitative

indicator

(for

milestones)

Quantitative indicator for

target

Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Quarter Year

10-10 C10.I3

Thermal

renovation of

public buildings

Target Renovation projects of

public sites belonging to

the State, for which the

renovation works

contract has been

notified

Number 1 000 Q4 2023 Number of renovation projects of public sites belonging

to the State, for which at least one renovation works

contract has been notified. These projects were selected

through two calls for projects (“Résilience I” and

“Résilience II”).

10-11 C10.I3

Thermal

renovation of

public buildings

Target Number of energy

renovation projects in

buildings belonging to

the State

Number 0 900 Q1 2025 Number of energy renovation projects in buildings

belonging to the State. These projects were selected

through two calls for projects (“Résilience I” and

“Résilience II”).

10-12 C10.I4

Energy renovation

of private housing,

with

“MaPrimeRenov”

Target Number of MPR

granted to private

owners

Number 700 000 1 096 000 Q4 2025 Number of “MaPrimeRenov” (MPR) granted to private

owners cumulatively in 2024 and 2025.

10-13 C10.I5 Support to

demand for clean

vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses Number 0 134 300 Q4 2024 Number of ecological bonuses granted for light vehicles

(private vehicles, commercial vehicles, excluding plug-in

hybrid vehicles) in 2024.

88

2. Estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan

The estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan of France, including the

REPowerEU chapter, is EUR 40 310 303 896.

The estimated total cost of the REPowerEU chapter is EUR 2 822 659 006.

SECTION 2: FINANCIAL SUPPORT

1. Financial contribution

1.1. First Instalment (non-repayable support):

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target Name

1-1 C1.R1 Housing policy Milestone Reform of the APL (« aides personnelles au logement »)

1-4 C1.I1 Energy renovation of private

buildings

Target Number of MPR validated

1-6 C1.I2 Energy renovation of social

housing

Target Number of dwellings within the category of social

housing receiving a grant for renovation

1-8 C1.I3 Energy renovation of public

buildings

Target Number of renovation projects of public sites belonging

to the State, for which the renovation works contract has

been notified

2-4 C2.I1 Decarbonisation of industry Target Greenhouse gas emissions avoided

2-6 C2.I2 Urban densification: sustainable construction

Target Number of municipalities benefiting from the aid

3-1 C3.R1 Mobility law Milestone Article 35.2 of Law No 2019-1428 of 24 December 2019 on mobility

3-2 C3.R1 Mobility law Milestone Article 172 of Law No 2019-1428 of 24 December 2019

on mobility

3-4 C3.R2 Green budget Milestone Green budget with the Financing law

3-5 C3.I1 Support to railway Milestone Conclusion of the funding agreements

3-15 C3.I2 Support for the purchase of clean vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses

3-18 C3.I3 Daily mobility Milestone AFITF funding agreements

3-21 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Milestone AFITF funding agreements

3-22 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Milestone Signature by the ASP (l’Agence de Services et de

Paiement) of the funding agreement for new charging

stations

3-27 C3.I5 Greening of the State car

fleet

Target Number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

purchased by the French administration

3-29 C3.I6 Greening of harbours Milestone AFITF funding agreements

4-1 C4.R1: Reform of the Governance of the Programme d’investissements d’avenir (PIA)

Milestone Revised governance of the Programme d’investissements

d’avenir

89

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target Name

4-2 C4.I1: Innovate for the green transition

Target Number of ‘acceleration strategies’ validated

6-5 C6.I2 PIA – Key digital technologies

Target Number of strategies validated

7-3 C7.R2 Organic law Experimentation

Milestone Entry into force of the law aiming to enshrine the right to

differentiation

7-6 C7.R4 Governance of public finances

Milestone Submission of the CAFP report (Commission sur l’Avenir de Finances Publiques)

7-7 C7.R4 Governance of public finances

Milestone Implementation of selected recommendations of the CAFP report

7-8 C7.R4 Governance of public finances

Milestone Implementation of a COVID debt containment scheme in the draft budgetary plan

7-10 C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Publication of the results of the productivity reforms

7-11 C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Report of the audit mission of the Court of Auditors on public finances

7-35 Control and audit procedures in the implementation of the RRF

Milestone Organisation of the system and the treatment of data and organisation of the audits

8-3 C8.R2 Reform of short-time work

schemes

Milestone Short-time work scheme reform to boost economic

activity through a gradual restriction of the generosity and

stricter access conditions to the schemes

8-4 C8.R3 Reform of health and safety

at work

Milestone Adoption of amendments to the law aiming at providing

France with a more effective system of “health at work”

actors, focusing on prevention on the one hand, and on the

other hand reorganising the governance and functioning of

the institutions responsible for “health at work”

8-6 C8.R4 Reform of the

unemployment insurance

Milestone Entry into force of several measures of the reform of the

unemployment scheme

8-10 C8.I3 Hiring subsidy for

apprenticeship contracts

Target Hiring subsidies paid for apprenticeship contracts

8-12 C8.I5 Hiring subsidy for youth

under 26

Target Hiring subsidies paid for contracts hiring youth under 26

8-15 C8.I8 « Roped together for success»

Target Students participating in the « cordées de la réussite »

programme

8-19 C8.I12 Plan for youth: higher education

Target Places in higher education created

8-22 C8.I15 Support to employers for

hiring of persons with disabilities

(AMEETH)

Target Subsidies paid

8-29 C8.I21 Increase in the resources of France Compétences

Milestone Signature of the agreement with France Compétences

9-1 C9.R1 National Strategy for the

Transformation of the Health

System

Milestone Vote and publication of the bill to improve the health

system (simplification of the governance of hospitals).

9-3 C9.R2 Creation of a new branch of social security covering the risk of loss of autonomy

Milestone Law for the creation of a new branch of social security dedicated to supporting the independence of the elderly and people with disabilities

90

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target Name

9-18 C9.I8 PIA4 - Support to teaching, research, promotion and innovation ecosystems

Milestone All three calls for projects launched (“ExcellencES”,

“Diversification of the resources of higher education and

research institutions”, and “Transformation of school

education by promoting innovation and new forms of

organization and management”)

Instalment Amount

EUR 8 505 747 126

1.2. Second Instalment (non-repayable support):

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

1-3a C1.R2 Revision of the thermal regulation with RE2020

Milestone Revision of the thermal regulation RE2020

1-5 C1.I1 Energy renovation of private buildings

Target Number of MPR validated

1-7 C1.I2 Energy renovation of social housing

Target Number of dwellings within the category of social housing receiving a grant for renovation

1-9 C1.I3 Energy renovation of

public buildings

Target Number of public buildings belonging to local and

regional authorities (LRAs) which have been the

subject of a subsidy notification from the State or the

Regional Council for energy renovation works

2-1 C2.R1 Law Climate & Resilience Milestone Law Climate & Resilience

2-3 C2.R2 Law on circular economy Milestone Decrees implementing the anti-waste and circular

economy Law

2-5 C2.I1 Decarbonisation of industry Target Greenhouse gas emissions avoided

2-7 C2.I3 Urban densification:

brownfields

Target Number of projects for which a grant has been signed for

recycling operation of wasteland or of urbanized area

2-9 C2.I4 Biodiversity Target Number of projects supported in the fields of ecological restoration and protected areas

2-11 C2.I6 Secure water networks Target Number of linear km of drinking water networks and

sanitation networks supported

2-12 C2.I7 Modernisation of sorting

centres, recycling, and waste-

disposal systems

Target Number of contracts signed for the modernization of sorting centres

2-13 C2.I7 Modernisation of sorting

centres, recycling, and waste-

disposal systems

Milestone Investment in waste sorting and collection, and in medical waste treatment

2-16 C2.I9 Plant protein plan Target Number of projects that shall receive fund from the “protein plan” in order to invest in protein plant production

3-6 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Switches

3-7 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Catenaries

3-8 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Regenerated railway lines

3-9 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Tunnels

91

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

3-10 C3.I1 Support to railway Milestone Environmental treatment of railways

3-16 C3.I2 Support for the purchase of clean vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses

4-3 C4.I1: Innovate for the green transition

Milestone Launch of calls for proposals or calls for interest

4-8 C4.I2: Develop decarbonised hydrogen

Milestone Signature of decision to attribute financial support to private promoters under the IPCEI on hydrogen

4-10 C4.I3: Support plan to the

aeronautics sector

Target Number of projects selected for support under the

investment support fund

4-11 C4.I3: Support plan to the

aeronautics sector

Target Number of R&D projects to promote low-carbon and

energy efficient aircraft selected

5-1 C5.R1 Implementation of ASAP law

Milestone Law n°2020-1525 (loi ASAP)

6-2 C6.R1 Research Programming Law Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du 24 décembre 2020 – recruitments in tenure track

6-4 C6.I1 Preserving R&D employment Target Number of R&D personnel benefitting from the measure

6-8 C6.I3 PIA – innovative businesses Milestone Launch of the call for proposals or interest

6-10 C6.I4 Space Target Award of contracts to beneficiaries

6-11 C6.I4 Space Target Number of beneficiaries

7-1 C7.R1 3DS Law Milestone Entry into force of the 3DS law

7-5 C7.R3 Civil service transformation Milestone Implementation of actions identified as part of the projects

launched on recruitment and equal opportunities

7-12 C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Exit emergency measures under sanitary conditions

7-13 C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Construction of financial laws articulated with public expenditure evaluations covering the scope of public administration in compliance with the expenditure trajectory of the public finance programming law

7-15 C7.I1 Digital upgrade of companies Target Number of companies that received a subsidy to foster digital investments

7-20 C7.I4 Digital upgrade of the State – digital ID

Target Number of digital ID cards produced

7-26 C7.I9 Digital transformation of the school

Target Number of school classes digitally equipped

8-1 C8.R1 Reform of the provision of

services by the unemployment

agency

Target Agencies having integrated Cap’Emploi services

8-2 C8.R1 Reform of the provision of services by the unemployment agency

Target Agencies with a compensation counsellor

8-7 C8.R4 Reform of the unemployment insurance

Milestone Automatic entry into force of the remaining measures once

economic conditions improve

8-8 C8.I1 FNE-Training Target Trainings provided in the context of FNE-Formation training pathways

8-11 C8.I4 Hiring subsidy for professionalisation contracts

Target Hiring subsidies paid for professionalization contracts

8-16 C8.I9 State-backed guarantees for student loans

Target Beneficiaries of State-guaranteed student loans

92

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

8-17 C8.I10 Personalised courses for youth aged 16-18

Target Youth entering the AFPA activities

8-18 C8.I11 Creation of places in higher

education

Target Places in higher education created

8-20 C8.I13 PACEA and Youth guarantee

Target Recipients of the PACEA and youth guarantees as of 2021

8-21 C8.I14 Aided contracts for youth (PEC and CIE)

Target Additional aided contracts

8-26 C8.I18 Digital educational content: platforms for digital content

Milestone Support for project management assistance to support the design and dissemination of digital content

8-27 C8.I19 Additional allocation for the “Pro transitions” associations (AT pro) for the financing of professional transitions

Target Professional transitions financed

8-28 C8.I20 Top-up of individual learning accounts for digital skills

Target Persons having used their topped-up ILA to sign up to a training for digital skills registered in the national register of professional certifications or in the specific register

8-31 C8.I22 Increase in the resources of Pôle Emploi

Target Pôle Emploi counsellors recruited

9-11 C9.I3 Renovation of medical and social establishments

Target Number of nursing homes having benefited from assistance with equipment to improve reception conditions for the elderly ("daily investment") (cumulative)

9-13 C9.I4 National suicide prevention hotline

Milestone Activation of the telephone line service to prevent suicide

9-14 C9.I5 Very fast broadband plan (‘Plan France très haut débit’)

Target Additional housing and business premises that are eligible to be connected to fibre

9-16 C9.I6 Digital inclusion Target France Services digital advisers trained

9-17 C9.I7 R&D recovery Target Global success rate for generic and specific calls for projects

Instalment

Amount

EUR 12 217 010 020

1.3. Third Instalment (non-repayable support):

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

1-2 C1.R1 Housing policy Milestone Reform of the Pinel and mid-range rental housing

1-10 C1.I3 Energy renovation of

public buildings

Target Number of m² of floors of public sites belonging to the

State where the energy renovation works have been

completed

1-13 C1.I4 Energy renovation of VSEs

and SMEs

Target Number of companies benefitting from the tax credit

and/or accompanying measures

2-8 C2.I3 Urban densification:

brownfield

Target Number of projects for which a grant has been signed for

recycling operation of wasteland or of urbanized area

2-10 C2.I5 Prevention of seismic risks

in the DOM

Target Number of buildings concerned – seismic risks in the

DOM

93

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

2-17 C2.I10 Forests Target Surface area of forests for which a grant has been

committed in order to improve, adapt,

regenerate or reconstitute the forest

3-3 C3.R1 Mobility law Milestone Article 3 of Law No 2019-1428 of 24 December 2019

3-11 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Local railways lines

3-12 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Local freight railways lines

3-23 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Target Charging stations

3-24 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Target Kilometres of reserved lanes completed

3-28 C3.I5 Greening of the State car

fleet

Target Number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

purchased by the French administration

3-30 C3.I6 Greening of harbours Target New electrical connections on docks

3-32 C3.I7 Strengthening the resilience of electricity grids

Milestone Beginning of projects

4-4 C4.I1: Innovate for the green transition

Milestone Award of the contracts – implementing decision of the Prime Minister

5-2 C5.R2: Enterprises’ contributions to economic, social and environmental transformations

Milestone Article 244 of Law n° 2020-1721 (loi de finances 2021)

6-1 C6.R1 Research Programming Law Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du 24 décembre 2020 – entry into force of decrees

6-6 C6.I2 PIA – Key digital technologies

Milestone Launch of the call for proposals or interest

7-9 C7.R4 Governance of public finances

Milestone New Public Finances Programming Law (LPFP, ‘Loi de Programmation des Finances Publiques’)

7-17 C7.I2 Digital upgrade of the State and local authorities

Target Number of companies benefitting from public orders

7-18 C7.I2 Digital upgrade of the State and local authorities

Target Percentage of civil servants whose job can be performed remotely equipped for teleworking

7-21 C7.I4 Digital upgrade of the State – digital ID

Target Number of holders of the new ID card with a ‘digital

identity’ compartment

7-22 C7.I5 Equipment of Ministry of Interior

Milestone Investment to reinforce the digital equipment of the Ministry of Interior

7-24 C7.I7 Teleworking in the Ministry of Interior

Milestone Investment to reinforce the digital connectivity of the Ministry of Interior

8-9 C8.I2 Reskilling through dual training programmes (Pro A)

Target Employees benefitting from the Pro-A programme

8-13 C8.I6 Creation of jobs for youth in the sports sector

Target Jobs created in the sports sector which benefit from a subsidy

8-14 C8.I7 Boarding schools for excellence

Target Places either built or renovated

8-23 C8.I16 Extension of the “accompanied employment” plan

Milestone Full deployment of the extension of the “accompanied employment” plan

94

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

8-24 C8.I17 Distance training courses Target Entries into distance training courses

8-30 C8.I21 Increase in the resources of France Compétences

Target Additional apprenticeship contracts signed

9-2 C9.R1 National Strategy for the Transformation of the Health System

Target Credit commitment rate for the upgrading of human resources in health

9-7 C9.I2 Modernisation and restructuring of hospitals and health care supply

Target Establishments supported in their investments in technical installations, equipment or light renovation

9-15 C9.I5 Very fast broadband plan (‘Plan France très haut débit’)

Target Additional housing and business premises that are eligible to be connected to fibre

9-19 C9.I8 PIA4 - Support to teaching, research, promotion and innovation ecosystems

Milestone Awards of contracts - implementing decision of the Prime Minister

10-1 C10.R1 Law on the acceleration of renewable energy production

Milestone Entry into force of the Law on the acceleration of renewable energy production

10-2 C10.R2 Setting up of the General Secretariat for Ecological Planning (SGPE)

Milestone Entry into force of the Decree implementing the setting-up of the SGPE

10-3 C10.R3 Energy sobriety plan Milestone Publication of the Energy sobriety plan

10-4 C10.I1 Fossil-free industry Milestone Selection of projects achieving an expected reduction of fossil energy consumption

10-10 C10.I3 Thermal renovation of public buildings

Target Renovation projects of public sites belonging to the State, for which at least one renovation works contract has been notified

Instalment

Amount

EUR 8 662 970 741

1.4. Fourth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target Name

1-11 C1.I3 Energy renovation of public

buildings

Target Number of m² of floors of public sites belonging to the

State where the energy renovation works have been

completed

1-12 C1.I3 Thermal renovation of public

buildings

Target Number of schools, colleges or high schools where the

energy renovation works have been completed

2-2 C2.R1 Law Climate & Resilience Ta rget Law Climate & Resilience – low GHG emission zones

3-19 C3.I3 Daily mobility Target Public transport infrastructure

3-25 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Target Projects realised on waterways

95

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target Name

3-26 C3.I4 Acceleration of transport

infrastructure works

Milestone Modernisation of the CROSS network and numerical system for the maritime affairs

6-7 C6.I2 PIA - Key digital technologies Milestone Awards of contracts – implementing decision of the Prime Minister

6-9 C6.I3 PIA – innovative businesses Milestone Awards of contracts – implementing decision of the Prime Minister

6-12 C6.I4 Space Milestone Investments in Ariane 6

7-14 C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Annual assessment of measures taken to improve the quality of public spending implemented in the 2023 budgetary law

7-19 C7.I3 Cybersecurity of central

government

Milestone Investment to increase governmental cybersecurity

7-27 C7.I10 Digital access to higher

education

Target Number of students having access to digital training

7-31 C7.I11 Culture Milestone Schemes to support art creation

9-4 C9.I1 Catching up on technical

standards for digital health

Target State digital infrastructure in the field of health

9-5 C9.I1 Catching up on technical

standards for digital health

Target Finalisation of interoperability and security of

installed fleet software and support and incentivise

healthcare

9-6 C9.I1 Catching up on technical

standards for digital health

Target Digital catch-up of the social medicine

9-8 C9.I2 Modernisation and restructuring

of hospitals and health care supply

Target Number of investment projects in the

construction, energy renovation or

modernization of medical establishments (> €

20 million) (cumulative)

Instalment

Amount

EUR 3 776 166 734

1.5. Fifth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

1-3b C1.R2 Revision of the thermal regulation with RE2020

Milestone Revision of the thermal regulation with RE2020 for specific tertiary buildings

2-3a C2.R2 Law on circular economy Milestone Decrees implementing the anti-waste and circular economy Law

2-14 C2.I7 Modernisation of sorting centres, recycling, and waste- disposal systems

Target Number of sorting centres modernised

2-15 C2.I8 Recycling and reuse Target Quantity of recycled plastic feedstock produced or incorporated

3-13 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Local railways lines

3-14 C3.I1 Support to railway Target Local freight railways lines

3-20 C3.I3 Daily mobility Target Public transport infrastructure

96

Sequential

Number

Related Measure (Reform

or Investment)

Milestone /

Target

Name

3-31 C3.I6 Greening of harbours Target Registration of vessels

4-9 C4.I2: Develop decarbonised hydrogen

Target Electrolyser production capacity

4-12 C4.I3: Support plan to the

aeronautics sector

Target Number of projects supported

6-3 C6.R1 Research Programming Law Target Loi n° 2020-1674 du 24 décembre 2020 - increase in

public research funding

7-2 C7.R1 3DS Law Milestone Evaluation of the differentiation principle under the 3DS law

7-4 C7.R2 Organic law Experimentation

Milestone Evaluation of experimental proposals

7-14a C7.R5 Assessment of the quality of public spending

Milestone Assessment of measures taken to enhance the quality of public spending and adopted since the 2023 budgetary law.

7-23 C7.I6 Applications of the Ministry of Interior

Milestone Investment in digital applications, or software, or system

developed for the Ministry of Interior

7-28 C7.I11 Culture Target Cathedrals and national historical monuments

7-29 C7.I11 Culture Target Monuments belonging to local authorities or private

owners

7-30 C7.I11 Culture Target Art and architecture schools

8-5 C8.R3 Reform of health and safety

at work

Milestone Certification of inter-enterprise services for health and

safety at work

9-9 C9.I2 Modernisation and restructuring of hospitals and health care supply

Target Number of investment projects in the construction,

energy renovation and modernisation of medical

establishments (> € 20 million)

9-10 C9.I2 Modernisation and restructuring of hospitals and health care supply

Target Number of establishments supported in their investments

in technical installations, equipment or light renovation

10-5 C10.I1 Fossil-free industry Milestone Commissioning of projects achieving an expected

reduction of fossil energy consumption

10-7 C10.I2 IPCEI Hydrogen Milestone High temperature solid oxide technology electrolyser

(Genvia project)

10-9 C10.I2 IPCEI Hydrogen Milestone Gas hydrogen tanks (Faurecia project)

10-11 C10.I3 Thermal renovation of public buildings

Target Number of energy renovation projects in buildings belonging to the State

10-12 C10.I4 Energy renovation of private housing, with “MaPrimeRenov”

Target Number of MPR granted to private owners

10-13 C10.I5 Support to demand for clean vehicles

Target Ecological bonuses

Instalment

Amount EUR 7 108 078 557

97

SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. Arrangements for monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan

The implementation of the French recovery and resilience plan is administratively led by the

Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, in close cooperation with

the General Secretariat of European Affairs (SGAE), attached to the Prime Minister. The SGAE

is coordinating central administrations involved in the plan and is supported in the implementation

and monitoring process by the Pôle PNRR - Plan national de relance et de resilience - in the

Direction Générale du Trésor (to replace the former “Recovery Secretariat” in charge of the

“France Relance” plan” of which the investments of the French recovery and resilience plan

constitute a sub part). The Pôle PNRR is monitoring the implementation of the plan at the level

of each measure, in close cooperation with Heads of each Ministry.

The implementation of the reforms shall be more closely monitored by each relevant Ministry.

Attached to each Ministry, a referent person is specifically responsible for monitoring,

implementing and reporting on the reforms included in the recovery and resilience plan. The inter-

ministerial coordination is ensured by the SGAE who shall be in charge of collecting, together

with the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, the supporting

documents demonstrating the completion of the milestones of the reforms planned under the

recovery and resilience plan.

The controls on the milestones and targets, as well as the verifications within the framework of

their internal control system, are delegated to the Ministries in charge of the implementation of

the components through the “circulaire de la Première Ministre N°6369/SG” from August 5th

2022. Verification, inspection and audit missions shall be organised to ensure the effectiveness of

these systems and to control the quality of the data transmitted.

2. Arrangements for providing full access by the Commission to the underlying data

The completion of the targets and milestones related to investments shall be subject to regular and

centralised monitoring by the Pôle PNRR, on the basis of information collected and reported by

the public administrations concerned. Data on indicators attached to milestones and targets shall

be provided in a dedicated IT collection tool (Propilot). These data shall be collected at local level

and centralized at national level and shall be used to report on the achievement of milestones and

targets under the recovery and resilience plan. The ministries shall update them at regular intervals

in order to finalise payment requests to be sent to the European Commission.

In accordance with Article 24(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, upon completion of the relevant

agreed milestones and targets in Section 2.1 of this Annex, France shall submit to the Commission

a duly justified request for payment of the financial contribution. France shall ensure that, upon

request, the Commission has full access to the underlying relevant data that supports the due

justification of the request for payment, both for the assessment of the request for payment in

accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 and for audit and control purposes.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Updated climate tracking and digital tagging of the recovery and resilience plan of

France

Accompanying the document

Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for France

{COM(2026) 379 final}

1

Updated climate tracking and digital tagging of the recovery and resilience plan of

France1

The table below presents the detailed application of the climate tracking and digital tagging

methodologies set out respectively in Annexes VI and VII to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 in

the modified French recovery and resilience plan.

Int. Field = intervention field.

Coeff. = Coefficient for the calculation of support to climate change objectives and to digital

transition, on the basis of Annex VI and Annex VII of the RRF Regulation.

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

C1.I1

Energy renovation

of private housing,

including energy

sieves

1404.5 025bis 100%

C1.I2

Energy renovation

and major

rehabilitation of

social housing

500 025bis 100%

C1.I3 Thermal renovation

of public buildings 3800 026bis 100%

C1.I4

Energy renovation

of very small

enterprises (VSEs)

and small and

medium sized

enterprises (SMEs)

120 024 40%

C2.I1 Decarbonisation of

industry 300 024 40%

C2.I2

Urban densification:

sustainable

construction

350 050 40%

C2.I3 Urban densification:

brownfields 260 050 40%

C2.I4 Biodiversity 185.5 050 40%

C2.I7 Modernisation of

sorting centres,

recycling and waste

84 042 40%

1 While the estimated cost of France’s recovery and resilience plan exceeds the total allocation of non-repayable

financial support to France, France will ensure that all spending related to the measures mentioned in this table as

contributing to climate objectives are fully financed by the funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

2

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

disposal systems:

modernisation of

sorting centres for

packaging and

modernisation of

sorting centres and

for waste except

packaging and

recycling equipment

C2.I7

Modernisation of

sorting centres,

recycling and waste

disposal systems:

sorting at source,

collection and

valorisation of bio-

waste

100 044 40%

C2.I8

Recycling and

reuse: reuse or

repair for non-

plastic products

21 042 40%

C2.I8

Recycling and reuse:

reduction, reuse and

development of

substitution

solutions for plastic

40 042 40%

C2.I9 Plant protein plan 70 047 40%

C2.I10 Forests 150 037 100%

C3.I1

Support to the

railway sector:

recapitalisation of

SNCF Réseau -

regeneration of

national railways

2 300 068 100%

C3.I1

Support to the

railway sector:

recapitalisation of

SNCF Réseau -

renovation of

engineering

structures

1 250 068 100%

3

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

C3.I1

Support to the

railway sector:

recapitalisation of

SNCF Réseau -

regeneration of local

railway lines

250 069 40%

C3.I1

Support to the

railway sector:

regional railway

lines

300 069 40%

C3.I1

Support to the

railway sector:

development of rail

freight

32.48 069 40%

C3.I2

Support to demand

for clean vehicles:

Eco-bonus for light

vehicles

885 N/A2 40%

C3.I3

Daily mobility:

development of

public transport

900 073 100%

C3.I4

Acceleration of

works on transport

infrastructure:

deployment of

electric charging

points

100 077 100%

C3.I4

Acceleration of

work on transport

infrastructure:

modernisation of the

CROSS network &

Revision of the

25 084 100%

2 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not

set out intervention fields that would allow for climate or environmental tracking of electric vehicles or plug-in

hybrid vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article

18(4)(e) of the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be

directly assigned to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100%

climate contribution coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel

cell/hydrogen-powered vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles;

and, in line with the criteria under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-

duty vehicles.

4

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

digital system of

maritime affairs

C3.I5

Greening of the

State’s fleet: Electric

vehicles

97.4 N/A3 100%

C3.I5

Greening of the

State’s fleet: Plug-in

hybrid vehicles

57.6 N/A4 40%

C3.I6

Greening of

harbours: targeted

actions in harbours

(alternative fuels

infrastructure part)

87.5 077 100%

C3.I7

Strengthening the

resilience of

electricity networks

and energy

transition in rural

areas

50 037 100%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4):

Decarbonised

hydrogen

500 022 100%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4):

Decarbonisation of

industry

300 022 100%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4): Sustainable

agricultural systems

200 047 40%

3 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not

set out intervention fields that would allow for climate or environmental tracking of electric vehicles or plug-in

hybrid vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article

18(4)(e) of the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be

directly assigned to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100%

climate contribution coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel

cell/hydrogen-powered vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles;

and, in line with the criteria under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-

duty vehicles. 4 See footnote above.

5

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4): Recycling

and reincorporation

of recycled

materials

150 023 40%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4): Sustainable

cities and innovative

buildings

(decarbonisation

part)

100 022 100%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4):

Digitalisation and

decarbonisation of

mobility

(decarbonisation

part)

100 022 100%

C4.I1

Innovate for the

green transition

(PIA4): Biobased

Products and

Industrial

Biotechnologies –

Sustainable Fuels

200 022 100%

C4.I2

Develop

decarbonised

hydrogen: IPCEI on

decarbonised

hydrogen

1 275 032 100%

C4.I3

Support plan to the

aeronautics sector.

Support to R&D

(part contributing

directly to the low-

carbon economy –

70%)

959 022 100%

C4.I3

Support plan to the

aeronautics sector.

Support to R&D

(part contributing

411 009bis 100%

6

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

indirectly to the

low-carbon

economy – 30%)

C6.I1

Preservation of

employment in

private R&D digital

part (40%)

72 009bis 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4): Cultural and

creative industries

300 021bis 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4) 5G and

future

telecommunications

technology

300 054bis 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4) Cloud

Acceleration

Strategy

300 055 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4) Quantum

technologies

350 021quater 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4)

Cybersecurity

200 021quinquies 100%

C6.I2

Innovating for the

resilience of our

business models

(PIA4) Education

and digital

350 012 100%

C6.I3 Supporting

innovative 225 022 100%

7

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

businesses (PIA4)

(climate-related part

– 30%)

C6.I3

Supporting

innovative

businesses (PIA4)

(digital-related part

– 30%)

225 009bis 100%

C6.I4

Space Rocket

launch system

(digital-related part

– 40%)

66 021quater 100%

C6.I4 Space R&D projects 170 009bis 100%

C7.I1 Digitisation of

companies 344.51 010 100%

C7.I2

Digital upgrade of

the State and

territories

500 011 100%

C7.I3 Cybersecurity of

State services 136 021quinquies 100%

C7.I4

State digital

upgrade: digital

identity

30.3 011ter 100%

C7.I5

Equipment and

infrastructure of the

Ministry of the

Interior

22.7 011 100%

C7.I6

Ministry of the

Interior's

applications

57.62 011 100%

C7.I7

Mobility and

teleworking at the

Ministry of the

Interior

46.5 011 100%

C7.I9

Educational

continuity: digital

transformation of

the school

131 012 100%

C7.I10 Developing access

to higher education 35 012 100%

8

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

throughout the

country thanks to

digital

C7.I11

Support for cultural

sectors and heritage

renovations.

Ecological transition

fund

13 026 40%

C7.I11

Support for cultural

sectors and heritage

renovations.

Modernisation plan

for cultural higher

education

establishments

(digital part)

4.31 055 100%

C7.I11

Support for cultural

sectors and heritage

renovations.

Modernisation plan

for cultural higher

education

establishments

(renovation part)

49.54 026 40%

C8.I1 FNE-Training

digital part (20%) 160 108 100%

C8.I2

Reskilling through

dual training

programmes (Pro-

A) digital part

(40%)

51.44 108 100%

C8.I11 Creation of places in

higher education 180 099 40%

C8.I12

Plan for youth:

higher education for

post-baccalaureate

students

76 099 40%

C8.I13

‘Personalised

guidance towards

employment and

autonomy’

233 099 40%

9

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

(PACEA) and youth

guarantee

C8.I17 Distance training

courses (PIC) 160 011 100%

C8.I18

Modernising and

digitalising

vocational training 2.2 011 100%

C8.I19

Additional

allocation for the

‘Pro transitions’

associations (AT

pro)

100 016 40%

C8.I20

Top-up of individual

learning accounts

for digital skills

25 108 100%

C8.I21

Increase of

resources for France

Compétences

(climate-related part

– 40%)

300 01 100%

C8.I21

Increase of

resources for France

Compétences

(digital-related part

– 40%)

300 108 100%

C9.I1 Digital health 2 000 095 100%

C9.I2

Modernisation and

restructuring of

hospitals and health

care supply

(‘investissements

structurants’ – 50%)

1 250 026 40%

C9.I4 National suicide

prevention hotline 2.94 013 100%

C9.I5

High-speed

broadband plan

(‘France Très Haut

Débit’)

240 053 100%

C9.I6 Digital Inclusion 250 108 100%

10

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

C9.I7

R&D recovery

strategy (National

Research Agency)

(climate part – 40%)

171.2 022 100%

C9.I7

R&D recovery

strategy (National

Research Agency)

(digital part – 40%)

171.2 009bis 100%

C9.I8

Support teaching,

research,

development and

innovation

ecosystems (PIA4)

(climate-related part

– 25%)

187.5 022 100%

C9.I8

Support teaching,

research,

development and

innovation

ecosystems (PIA4)

(digital-related part

– 25%)

187.5 009bis 100%

C10.I1

Fossil-free industry

– part1 - biomass

heat

104.52 030 40%

C10.I1

Fossil-free industry

– part2 - energy

efficiency large

projects

54.46 024bis 40%

C10.I1

Fossil-free industry

– part3 - energy

efficiency small

projects

17.52 024 40%

C10.I2 IPCEI hydrogen –

Genvia - RDI 141.5 022 100%

C10.I2

IPCEI hydrogen –

Genvia – First

industrial

deployment (FID)

47.1 027 100%

11

Measure/ Sub-

Measure ID

Measure/Sub-

Measure Name Budget (EUR m)

Climate Digital

Int. Field Coeff.

% Int. Field

Coeff.

%

C10.I2

IPCEI hydrogen –

Faurecia/Hy2Tech -

RDI

35.3 022 100%

C10.I2

IPCEI hydrogen –

Faurecia/Hy2Tech –

First industrial

deployment (FID)

79.1 027 100%

C10.I3

Thermal renovation

of public buildings  100 026 40%

C10.I4

Energy renovation

of private housing,

with

“MaPrimeRenov”

1567.19 025bis 100%

C10.I5

Support to demand

for clean vehicles 676.01 N/A5 100%

5 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not

set out intervention fields that would allow for climate or environmental tracking of electric vehicles or plug-in

hybrid vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article

18(4)(e) of the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be

directly assigned to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100%

climate contribution coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel

cell/hydrogen-powered vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles;

and, in line with the criteria under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-

duty vehicles.