FranceAmeli (Assurance Maladie)
Branch deals lift ergonomic-risk grants to 85% and €50,000 ceilings
Employers in 14 branches with an extended, validated accord de branche get 85% reimbursement and doubled ceilings on 2026 ergonomic-prevention investments; claims run via net-entreprises.fr.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 13 October 2026
Payroll & LabourPublic Sector & Economy
Industry: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores · Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply · Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialised stores · Human health and social work activities · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores · Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores · Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities · Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles · Real estate activities · Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores · Manufacture of food products
Employers covered by a validated branch agreement (accord de branche) receive more favourable terms under the Subvention Prévention des risques ergonomiquesAmeli, the grant that funds prevention of ergonomic risks — painful postures, mechanical vibrations and manual handling of loads — the three factors behind most recognised occupational diseases. The reimbursement rate rises from 70% to 85% of the paid invoice
Ameli, per-type ceilings double
Ameli, and the flat-rate allowance for prevention staff increases.
As at 1 January 2026, fourteen branches qualifyAmeli: private non-profit health, social and medico-social care (IDCC 29, 413, 783, 2046, 5502); home care and support (IDCC 2941); private hospitals (IDCC 2264); electricity and gas industries (IDCC 5001); water and sanitation services (IDCC 2147); sanitation and industrial maintenance (IDCC 2272); HLM organisations (IDCC 2150); community pharmacies (IDCC 1996); artisanal bakery-pastry (IDCC 843); shoe retailers (IDCC 733); florists and pet retail and services (IDCC 1978); audiovisual, electronics and household-equipment retail and services (IDCC 1686); out-of-home catering distributors (IDCC 1536); and confectionery-chocolate-biscuit retail manufacturers (IDCC 1286)
Ameli. A branch agreement counts only once extended by the direction générale du Travail and validated by the Commission des accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (CAT-MP)
Ameli, and only branch or inter-branch agreements expressly establishing the lists of occupations and activities exposed under article L. 4163-2-1 of the Code du travail qualify
Travail Emploi.
For employers with fewer than 200 staff, the rate for awareness actions, prevention actions (diagnostics, training, equipment) and workstation adaptations rises from 70% to 85%Ameli
Ameli, the ceiling per investment type rises from €25,000 to €50,000
Ameli, and the ceiling per establishment until the end of 2027 rises from €75,000 to €125,000
Ameli. The flat-rate allowance for prevention staff rises from €8,235 to €10,000
Ameli. For employers with more than 200 staff, the 85% rate and the €10,000 staff flat rate apply under the same conditions
Ameli, while the ceilings remain at €25,000
Ameli.
The grant funds four kinds of spending: prevention actions comprising ergonomic diagnostics, training by certified bodies and equipment meeting the award-conditions specification; awareness actions on ergonomic risk factors; workstation adaptations as part of an individual Prévention de la désinsertion professionnelle (PDP) process; and the costs of prevention staff dedicated to implementing funded actions.
Applications run online through net-entreprises.fr: in the Compte Entreprise section, select Demander une Subvention Prévention, then select the convention collective by its IDCC identifier. Each application must attach paid invoices for purchases or services performed between 1 January and 31 December of the current yearAmeli, with the model attestations available on ameli.fr/entreprise. For the 2026 round, applications must concern investments linked to ergonomic-risk prevention and financed in 2026
Ameli.
Legal basis: the Fonds d'investissement dans la prévention de l'usure professionnelle created by the loi de financement rectificative de la sécurité sociale pour 2023, articles L. 4161-1 and L. 4163-2-1 of the Code du travail with the décret du 10 août 2023, implemented through branch agreements extended by the direction générale du Travail and validated by the CAT-MP.
Check whether your employer's IDCC is one of the 14 branches with an extended, validated accord de branche, and file the 2026 Subvention Prévention des risques ergonomiques claim on net-entreprises.fr with paid invoices for investments financed in 2026.
Sources
- La négociation de listes de métiers et d’activités particulièrement exposés aux risques dits « ergonomiques » par les branches professionnelles dans le cadre du fonds d’investissement dans la prévention de l’usure professionnelle (FIPU)
- Subvention Prévention des risques ergonomiques : les accords de branche