EPTA Network - France About What is TA? About EPTA Organisational rules Documentation Contact / Current Presidency Members Full Members Austria Catalonia European Parliament Finland France Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Associate Members Chile Council of Europe Denmark Japan Korea Lithuania Poland Portugal USA Wallonia Database Projects Policy Briefs & Reports TA Portal News EPTA News EPTA News Archive News from Members Internal Documentation (Meetings) EPTA Logo Members Full Members France France Details Category: Full members Office Parlementaire d´Evaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques (OPECST) Created by a law passed in 1983 , the Parliamentary Office for Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Options works well upstream of the legislative process with the aim of informing and enlightening decisions made in Parliament and strives to present its work in such a way that it can be directly used for legislative work or budgetary debates. The Office is a joint delegation of the two assemblies, consisting of eighteen deputies and eighteen senators , selected in such a way as to ensure proportional representation of the different political groups. Matters can be referred to the Office by the bureau of either assembly, either at the request of the chairman of a political group or at the request of 60 deputies or 40 senators, or by a special or permanent commission. The submission of matters to the Office is restricted to Members of Parliament, and they alone can decide whether or not it is worthwhile to start a programme of study on a given subject. The Office is assisted in its work by a Scientific Committee made up of 24 leading people chosen for their expertise in scientific and technical fields. OPECST assists the French Parliament in many ways: by issuing short scientific and technology briefings,  drafting reports on complex and sometimes touchy issues with the aim of anticipating parliamentary debate, conducting public hearings to stimulate debate on a wide range of topical issues, organizing symposiums to deepen information of Parliament. Address OPECST  - Office Parlementaire d´Evaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques Sénat 15 rue de Vaugirard F-75291 Paris Cedex 06 e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel : 33.1.42.34.31.07 Assemblée Nationale 126, rue de l'Université F-75355 PARIS CEDEX 07 SP e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel : 33.1.40.63.26.81 Contact Chairperson: Mr Stéphane PIEDNOIR, Senator First Vice-Chairperson: Mr Pierre HENRIET, Deputy Contact persons: Sénat : Ms Bénédicte ROUGE E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Assemblée nationale : Mr Michel BERMOND E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Links Projects Policy briefs Project reports Homepage I (Senat) Homepage II (Ass.nat.) Power point audio slide show Prev Next EPTA Reports 2025: Energy Mix 2024: AI and Democracy View all EPTA reports New Projects from EPTA members View all projects Three Science and Technology Trends That Could Affect Society 2026 Catalonia’s Energy Mix AI for Science Neurotechnology Human resources for science and technology society C'est LA Via Engineered Biofertilizers Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members TWIN (RATH) What if AI data centres were put in space? (STOA) “Matilda is Lazy Today”: How Mind Perceptions Trigger Relational Job Crafting With Industrial Robots (OAT) Public engagement with the energy transition (POST) Facial recognition technology in policing (POST) Contracts for Difference and the economics of renewable energy deployment (POST) Mental health during and after pregnancy (POST) View all policy briefs Imprint mail to webmaster