Section 2: State aid and agreements.

The State aid referred to in article L. 5313-1 is allocated by the Regional Prefect to employment centres for the implementation of the following actions, based on a territorial diagnosis: 1° Participation in anticipating economic change ; 2° Contributing to the development of local employment; 3° Reducing cultural or social obstacles to access to employment. This aid can only be granted if the employment centre is set up as an…

The maisons de l’emploi can only benefit from State aid if they meet the conditions set out in a specification, issued by order of the Minister for Employment, which specifies the relationships with their partners and the terms and conditions of their funding by the State.

The State’s contribution may not exceed a percentage of the Maison de l’Emploi’s operating budget and a ceiling set by order of the Minister for Employment. State aid may only cover operating expenses.

An agreement is signed between the regional prefect and the job centre. This agreement specifies the objectives to be achieved, the resources to be used, the duration of the agreement and the budget of the job centre, as well as the amount and conditions for monitoring the use of the aid allocated. The Regional Prefect presents the agreement to the Regional Employment Council.

Each year, the maisons de l’emploi send the regional prefect a financial report and a report on their activities, highlighting the contributions they have made to the operation of the public employment service and the job market in the area in which they operate.