The application pack can be downloaded from this website, under ‘How to apply’.

Or you can request one by post at the following address:

Secrétariat de la Commission Nationale
des Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant
Institut Supérieur des Métiers
28/30 rue des Peupliers 75013 Paris

Companies can apply for the Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV) label at any time during the year.

No, no subsidies are associated with the label. However, it does give access to two tax credits: crédit d’impôt apprentissage (apprenticeship tax credit) of € 2 200 per apprentice per year; and crédit d’impôt création (creative tax credit) which entitles labelled companies to a 15% tax deduction of their expenses on creation. Find out all the details under Advantages

The decision is issued within four months of the date of receipt of the application.

No. In order to be eligible, your business must be registered in the craft directory (répertoire des métiers) and/or business register (registre du commerce et des sociétés).

The label is awarded for a period of five years. When this period has elapsed, the application process must be renewed.