The Decree n°2011-240 of 4 March 2011 amending the Decree n°2001-410 relating to the conditions of purchase of electricity produced by producers benefiting from the obligation of purchase of was published in the Official Journal on 5 March 2011.

The Decree n°2001-410 of 10 May 2010 provides that the conditions of purchase of electricity produced by installations benefiting from the obligation of purchase are set out by order. From now on, these conditions will have to specify, inter alia, "the technical and financial requirements to be met in order to benefit from the obligation of purchase. These requirements may include, inter alia, the delivery of documents evidencing the economic feasibility of the project, the delivery of elements evidencing the environmental impact of the project and the fulfilment of technical or architectural criteria for the completion of the project.”