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Country data: France

Transposition of Single Market directives (France)

Single Market infringement cases (France)

Internal Market Information System (France)

Technical regulations information system (France)

On these, the Commission issued 3 detailed opinions and 5 comments, while other Member States issued 8 detailed opinions and 5 comments.

 

SOLVIT (France)

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (France)

IndicatorYearFREU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = Overly complex, 7 = Extremely easy)2025 3.89 
Digitalisation of cross-border business procedures2025 21% 
Payment delays by public authorities2024 16.76 days
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (share of respondents considering business regulation an obstacle.)2024 66%

Access to public procurement (France)

Indicator2024EU average
Single bidder

22%

28%

No calls for bids

2%

5%

Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronics Daily, in % of GDP)

6.1%

5.8%

Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)

22%

54%

Decision speed (days)

74 

74 

SME contractors

38%

71%

SME bids

59%

72%

Procedures divided into lots

45%

32%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators.

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