Central level
The central government has overall responsibility in economic and social development. Responsibilities include:
- Cross-border cooperation programmes
- Transnational cooperation initiatives.
- Inter-regional cooperation programmes.
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- The coordination, implementation and monitoring (Inter-ministerial delegation on planning, territorial competitiveness, and regional action.
- Financial management (General Directorate on local authorities.
European Social Fund (ESF)
- The coordination, implementation and monitoring (Inter-ministerial delegation on planning, territorial competitiveness, and regional action
Regional and intermediate level
Regional authorities are responsible for:
- The development and implementation of regional development plans;
- Spatial planning, including the development and definition of regional plans;
- State/Region project contracts focusing on territorial competitiveness, attractiveness and social cohesion;
- Economic development:
- Economic aids: direct aid in accordance with the EU rules, indirect aid for companies, and
- Stake-holding in regional development and regional financing companies;
- Scientific development.
Management of EU funds:
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Regional prefects coordinate with local, intermediate and regional authorities for:
- The selection of dossiers;
- Distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
European Social Fund (ESF)
Regional committees work in conjunction with the regional prefects regarding:
- The selection of dossiers;
- The distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (contributing to cohesion but under EU rural development policy)
Regional committees work in conjunction with the regional prefects regarding:
- The selection of dossiers;
- The distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
European Maritime Fisheries Fund (contributing to cohesion but under EU fisheries and maritime affairs policies)
Regional committees work in conjunction with the regional prefects regarding:
- The selection of dossiers;
- The distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
Departmental authorities are responsible for:
Social and territorial cohesion:
- Complementary local initiatives supporting economic development (direct economic aid, indirect aid for companies, including loans and other guarantees);
- The participation in regional spatial planning;
- The implementation of departmental development policies and spatial planning;
- Agenda 21 development.
Management of EU funds:
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Regional prefects coordinate with local, intermediate and regional authorities for:
- The selection of dossiers;
- The distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
European Social Fund (ESF)
Regional committees work in conjunction with the regional prefects regarding:
- The selection of dossiers;
- The distribution of funds;
- Monitoring.
Intermediate level
Departments also directly manage ESF on the inclusion side (subventions globales).
Local level
Municipal authorities are responsible for:
- Direct economic aid complementary to that of the Region;
- Indirect aid for companies, including loans and other guarantees.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry for Overseas.
Respective Ministries implementing ESIF programmes in areas of responsibility.
Ministry of Territorial Cohesion and Relations withLocal Authorities
Ministère of Ecological and Solidarity Transition
Ministry of Solidarity and Health
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Sources
"European funds": Economic, social and territorial cohesion policy, France, Information Portal
Code général des collectivités territoriales [General code of Local Authorities], Article L4221-1, L4253-5, L4211-1.12, L3231-1 to L3231-3-1, and L2251-1 to L2251-4.
European Social Funds in France portal, Les comités régionaux de programmation
European Funds in France portal, Qui sommes-nous?
Toute l'Europe, Aide au développement des régions/Le fonds européen de développement régional, FEDER
