Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

For the application of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, the public body competent to recognise the innovative nature of a company is the Ministry responsible for the economy.

An innovative company, within the meaning of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, a company that meets one of the following criteria:1° The company is or has been a beneficiary over the last five years of public support for innovation appearing on a list set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy;2° The company’s capital is or has been over the last five years wholly or partly held…

When it meets one of the criteria set out in Article D. 421-17, the Minister responsible for the economy issues the company with a certificate recognising its innovative nature.

The implementation of the criteria mentioned in Article D. 421-17 is subject to a joint annual assessment by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry responsible for the economy.

The list mentioned in articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10 includes level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles.