| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S133S267S367S467S5100 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 33 (in preparation (drafting announced officially, or a draft published and pending))
A national SSE strategy was being drafted on the reference date: DG Trésor wrote a first draft for a working group chaired by the minister in charge of the SSE, regional consultations ran in 2025 (e.g. 'consultation à Rouen, le 3 juin 2025'), delivery was postponed in Nov 2025 to March 2026, and the CSESS adopted the strategy only on 9 July 2026: 'in preparation (drafting announced officially ...)'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 67 (SE chapter or pillar with measures in an adopted broader strategy, or dedicated regional strategies only)
The national strategy was a draft on 31 Dec 2025, so its content is not scored; adopted dedicated regional strategies exist, e.g. the Centre-Val de Loire 'Stratégie régionale Economie sociale et solidaire 2025-2030', approved by the regional council on 6 Mar 2025 ('D'approuver la stratégie régionale de l'économie sociale et solidaire 2025-2030'): 'dedicated regional strategies only'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 67 (measures with named responsible bodies)
S3 describes the adopted regional strategy (Centre-Val de Loire 2025-2030). Its measures are 'mise en œuvre par la Région' with named partners (DEV'UP, CRESS, URSCOP, France Active) and quantified targets ('2 800 salariés d'ici 2030 en SCOP et SCIC'), but there is no budget for the strategy: 'measures with named responsible bodies'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 67 (monitoring body or indicator set in place)
The regional strategy is followed by a partners' committee (at least one meeting a year) and reviewed every two years by the standing Conférence régionale de l'ESS co-steered by the State, the Region and the CRESS, against its measurable objectives; an impact evaluation is planned and no progress report exists yet: 'monitoring body or indicator set in place'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 100 (named in both)
The regional strategy was drafted through a concertation co-organised with the CRESS, the regional SSE networks and France Active, with follow-up committees with the networks from Feb to Nov 2024; the partners' committee that follows implementation includes the CRESS, Mouvement associatif, URSCOP, France Active, UDES and the Mutualité française: 'named in both'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I1100I2100I367I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 100 (a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE)
A minister in charge of the SSE (law, art. 4) defines policy, supported by a dedicated SSE unit at the Treasury (DG Tresor), which 'oversees social and solidarity finance measures': 'a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The mandate covers the whole SSE as defined in art. 1 of Law 2014-856 (associations, cooperatives, mutuals, foundations and commercial companies meeting SSE conditions): 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 67 (set up)
The Conseil superieur de l'ESS, 'place aupres du Premier ministre et preside par le ministre charge de l'ESS', includes representatives of SSE legal forms (art. 4); no dated record of a 2024-2025 meeting could be opened: 'set up'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
No inter-ministerial SSE body or standing mechanism was found; the only documented coordination is DG Trésor's inter-ministerial arbitration of the draft national strategy before its July 2026 adoption, a step of the government process rather than a coordination body: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P1100P2100P3100P4100 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 100 (reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed, a national SSE quota))
Code de la commande publique art. L2113-15 lets buyers reserve contracts for listed health, social and cultural services to SSE enterprises and equivalent enterprises with a public-service mission (Art. 77 transposed), besides L2113-12 (EA, ESAT) and L2113-13 (SIAE): 'reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities'. Summary of the code on a specialist site, hence medium. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 100 (national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses or the SE share)
The Plan national pour des achats durables 2022-2025 sets 'un objectif de 30% des contrats (marchés, concessions) incluant une considération sociale' in 2025 (DREETS call, 2025): 'national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 100 (national figures for two or more years)
The OECP census publishes the share of contracts (90,000 EUR and over) with social clauses each year: 12.1% (2020), 13.2% (2021), 22.3% (2022), 18.7% (2023) by number: 'national figures published for two or more years'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 100 (both)
For contracting authorities, the State co-funds a national network of social-clause facilitators and regional coordinators (about 600 FTE; EUR 4.5m State contribution in 2025) who help buyers introduce social clauses and plan clause-bearing and reserved contracts (DREETS call under the PNAD); for SEs, the State's Marché de l'inclusion (beta.gouv) lists over 6,500 inclusive enterprises for buyers and helps them reach 'votre appel d'offre ou votre marché réservé': 'both'. The support offered to the enterprises is sourcing rather than training, hence medium. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Art. 1 of Law 2014-856 defines the SSE: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
Art. 1 requires 'un but autre que le seul partage des benefices', democratic governance defined in the statutes, and profits mainly devoted to maintaining or developing the activity with non-distributable compulsory reserves: 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 3 of 3Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the Social and Solidarity Economy (loi ESS) · sources 1 2 3 4 5 6L1100L2100L3100L4100L5100 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 100 (all adopted, or none required)
Senate application tracker (last update 4 Apr 2018): all regulatory measures foreseen have been taken and the law is fully applicable. The tracker still lists one decree (art. 14, described as obsolete) and three art. 51 orders as pending. Examples: decree 2015-732 of 24 Jun 2015 on the CSESS; a decree of 3 Aug 2015 on profit allocation of SSE companies. - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
SSE quality: commercial SSE companies (SCESS) are identified through the CRESS lists (art. 6); 4,501 SCESS in July 2024. ESUS agrément (art. 11; Labour Code L3332-17-1): DG Trésor national list of ESUS approvals in force in 2024, published 31 Jan 2025 and updated 24 Jul 2025; 556 SCESS hold ESUS (ESS France, Sept 2025). - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 100 (set up)
Conseil supérieur de l'ESS (art. 4): members appointed by orders of 28 Feb 2025 and 22 Apr 2025 for a 3-year term from 20 Apr 2025. It issued opinions in May 2024 (on ESUS and on EU funding), and a CSESS working group drafted the national SSE strategy from Dec 2025. ESS France (art. 5) and the regional CRESS (art. 6) operate.
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E1100E2100E367E4100E533 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 100 (national programme dedicated to SE, run by government or a public agency)
The Dispositif local d'accompagnement (DLA), created in 2002 by the State with the Caisse des Depots, supports SSE employers nationwide: 'national programme dedicated to SE, run by government or a public agency'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 100 (all regions (national network of support centres))
DLA operators exist in every department with regional DLAs: 'all regions (national network of support centres)'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 67 (mixed national and EU/donor)
The DLA is funded by the State, the Banque des Territoires and the ESF+: 'mixed national and EU/donor'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
Operating without interruption since 2002: 'five years or more'. · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 33 (one)
The DLA national action framework (19 Nov 2021) lists four support themes: strategy and project; HR and internal organisation; socio-economic model and financial management; mutualisation, partnership and sector; of the codebook's services only finance advice is documented (no incubation or acceleration, legal advice, impact measurement or market access; scaling-up is left to other actors): 'one'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F1100F2100F3100F4100 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 100 (a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget)
The national ESF+ programme 2021-2027 has a specific objective 'Accès à l'emploi par le renfort de l'ESS et du secteur associatif' (Avise ESF+ guide, 2023), and Avise, national ESF+ intermediate body, manages by delegation a EUR 70m global grant for 2021-2027 for SSE and social-innovation projects (Avise 2024 annual report): 'a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 100 (recurring dedicated calls, or an EU-funded financial instrument for SE)
Avise runs recurring dedicated ESF+ calls: 'Soutien à des programmes nationaux d'accompagnement d'entreprises de l'ESS' (9 winners, Jan 2024), 'Soutien à l'essaimage interrégional de projets à impact social' (18 winners, July 2024, nearly EUR 3m ESF+) and a call on social-impact evaluation tools for ESS companies: 'recurring dedicated calls'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 100 (managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy)
The SSE strand of the national ESF+ programme is managed by the DGEFP (central part, with Avise as intermediate body) and the DREETS, and co-finances the State's DLA; regional councils manage regional ESF+ SSE support: 'managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 100 (monitoring data on SE beneficiaries or amounts published)
Avise's 2024 annual report publishes ESF+ programming data: EUR 26.87m programmed, EUR 2.98m ESF+ for the essaimage call with 18 winners, 9 winners of the national support-programme call, 9 ESS companies funded for impact-evaluation tools: 'monitoring data on SE beneficiaries or amounts published'. · source 1
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N1100N233N3100N4100 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 100 (dedicated line for SE broadly)
The Ministry of Economy's budget programme 'Strategie economique' carries an SSE action (about EUR 18 m a year for SSE networks, the DLA, PTCEs and impact contracts): 'dedicated line for SE broadly'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 33 (one type)
Programme 305 action 4 (ESS; LFI 2024: EUR 19.2m AE, 22.4m CP) funds SSE networks, the CRESS, the DLA (EUR 11.4m AE in 2024) and PTCEs as subsidies, plus outcome payments under social impact contracts (no new call in 2024-2025); the report names no guarantee, loan or equity instrument in the line: 'one type'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
The SSE action has been budgeted every year since the 2014 law: 'five years or more'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 100 (amounts or beneficiary numbers published for 2024 or 2025)
Beneficiary numbers are published for 2024: the DLA, financed from the State's ESS action (EUR 11.4m AE in 2024), accompanied 5,600 ESS structures in 2024 (Avise 2024 annual report): 'amounts or numbers of beneficiaries published for 2024 or 2025'. · source 1
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