Young Innovative Company Status
Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Status granting employer social-contribution exemptions on research staff (and historically local tax exemptions). The scope has been narrowed by recent finance laws; confirm the current package.
URSSAF / Direction generale des Finances publiques
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Status applies once the statutory conditions are met; a rescrit can be requested for certainty.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Under 8 years old
- Up to 250 employees
- medium enterprises
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Company must be under 8 years old, independently held, and spend a statutory minimum share of charges on R&D.
How to apply
- Check that R&D spend reaches the required share of total charges
- Apply the exemption in payroll declarations — link
- Optionally request a rescrit from the tax authorities
What you will need
- Evidence that R&D expenditure meets the statutory threshold
- Shareholding structure evidence
Source. https://www.urssaf.fr/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked