All laboratories in France are now reviewed every 4/5 years by the AERES (the French Agency for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education). The evaluation is based on an activity report for the past 4 years and a project for the next 4 years submitted by the lab. The AERES appoints a committee of experts which studies these documents, visits the lab and interviews its members. The committee  then writes  a recommendation for the AERES. This recommendation is passed to a council of the AERES which  delivers the final evaluation.

Activity Report (AERES) 2005-2009: download pdf      Project 2011-2014 (AERES): download pdf 

Evaluation 2010 from AERES: download pdf

(all these documents are in English)