| Reduced VAT for Residential Renewable Energy Equipment             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Reduction in Price Gap Between Diesel and Gasoline             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Renewable Energy Purchasing Conditions             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Renewable energy market development (support for demonstration and diffusion)             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Rules on Construction of New Buildings             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Solar-Powered Water Heaters - Helios 2006             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Wood Energy Programme             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1999             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Tax Credit for Sustainable Development (Le Crédit d’impôt Développement Durable)(CIDD)             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1996             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Wind Energy Programme             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1996             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | FACE (Fonds damortissement des charges délectrification) Programme             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1995             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Creation of ADEME             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        France             | 
                                                                                                        1991             |