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2007 Assessment

France: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

France: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Business Licensing and Regulation
Indicators		Score
67	Are business licenses available to all citizens?	88
68	Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?	100
69	Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?	75

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Are business licenses available to all citizens?

67a: In law, anyone may apply for a business license.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Code de Commerce, [ LINK ]

67b: In law, a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied.

Score:

YES

Comments: Most activities do not require a license. For those activities which require it, refusal to grant it is a decision of the administration, which can be challenged in court.

References: Jurisprudence of the Conseil d'Etat.

67c: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Agence française pour les investissements internationaux, Doing business in France, July 2006, [ LINK ];

Agence pour la création d'entreprises, Les formalités de création, June 2007, [ LINK ];

The World Bank Group, Doing Business in France, 2006, [ LINK ]

67d: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Agence française pour les investissements internationaux, Doing business in France, July 2006, [ LINK ];

Agence pour la création d'entreprises, Les formalités de création, June 2007, [ LINK ];

The World Bank Group, Doing Business in France, 2006, [ LINK ]

Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?

68a: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public health standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Code du travail (Labor Code), Partie reglementaire - décrets en Conseil d'Etat, Livre 2, Titre 3;

Code de la santé publique (Public Health Code), [ LINK ]

68b: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public environmental standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Code du travail (Labor Code), Partie reglementaire - décrets en Conseil d'Etat, Livre 2, Titre 3;

Code de la santé publique (Public Health Code);

Code de l'environnement (Environment Code), [ LINK ]

68c: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public safety standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Code du travail (Labor Code), Partie reglementaire - décrets en Conseil d'Etat, Livre 2, Titre 3; Code de la santé publique (Public Health Code), [ LINK ]

Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?

69a: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Ministère de l'Emploi du Travail et de la Cohésion Sociale, Plan Santé au Travail 2005-2009, [ LINK ]; L'Agence française de sécurité sanitaire de l'environnement et du travail, Plan national santé environnement : évaluation à mi-parcours, July 2007, [ LINK ]; Conseil Supérieur de Prévention des Risques Professionnels, Bilan et perspectives de la santé au travail 2004-2005, June 2005, [ LINK ]

69b: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public environmental standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

69c: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public safety standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments: