For a moratorium on Inria's transition to full Restricted Regime Zone (ZRR)

Petition proposed by the Inria inter-union group (CFDT Recherche EPST, SNCS-FSU, SNTRS-CGT) open to members of Inria research teams and departments.

Inria plans to move all its centers into full Restricted Regime Zone (ZRR) by September 2026.

We are warning about the serious consequences that this transition would have on our activities, our status, freedom of opinion, and the conditions and quality of our work. Our action is motivated by numerous testimonies and experiences from colleagues who are already suffering from the constraints of their team's transition to ZRR, which give a glimpse of the potential disaster of a complete transition.

The numerous recruitment refusals issued by the Security and Defense Officials (FSD) of the various higher education and research institutions are arbitrary and opaque, as they do not require any justification. Not only does this limit recruitment, but it also creates biases in the criteria for selecting candidates, encouraging the affected teams not to seek to recruit colleagues of nationalities considered “at risk.” Recent cases suggest that, in addition to nationality, simply expressing opinions in a private setting can lead to denial of access to a ZRR. Permanent staff must also renew their access authorization regularly, at least every five years, but also when there is a change in status or a change of team. If the whole of Inria were to become a ZRR, denying someone's access to the ZRR would amount to excluding them from the institute.

The example of laboratories already in ZRRs, particularly the Inria center in Lille, shows that the administrative procedures prior to recruitment or visits are complex, intrusive, and infringe on the privacy of the affected colleagues. They constitute a considerable obstacle to all recruitments. Access restrictions make it difficult, if not impossible, to organize scientific conferences and certain scientific collaborations. Hosting a visiting professor, doctoral student, or intern for a few weeks also requires FSD approval and must be planned several months in advance, with no guarantee of a positive outcome.

The FSD's control over recruitment also leads to control over research topics and international collaborations. In fact, the FSD has already refused to approve the recruitment of doctoral students, probably because of the proposed thesis topic or because of co-supervision with colleagues abroad.

Currently, the ZRR system is already disproportionate. In ZRRs, it is possible to request that all communications (conferences, publications, teaching) be submitted to the FSD for approval, which is contrary to the academic freedoms guaranteed to researchers. This procedure is already in place in some laboratories. Without union intervention, it would have been applied to the Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics (LOA) at the University of Lille. With a complete transition to ZRR, the principles of open science advocated by Inria would therefore become difficult to apply.

Finally, as the SGDSN (Secretariat General for Defense and National Security) itself acknowledges[1], administrative complexity comes at a cost in terms of human resources. This is why it recommends defining the areas concerned by the creation of a ZRR as precisely as possible. At Inria, the resulting workload will not be absorbed by the support departments, which are not and cannot be scaled to meet the new needs. This will damage the organization's attractiveness, particularly at the international level.

We strongly oppose the complete transition of Inria to ZRR and call on the CEO and Inria's supervisory ministries to impose an immediate moratorium on the implementation of this measure.

References (in French)

  1. FAQ sur le site du SGDN:
    “However, managing requests for access to ZRRs may come at a cost in terms of human resources if a large number of requests are submitted on a regular basis. Carefully defining the areas covered by a ZRR is therefore an important step in the membership process.”
  2. Motion from Section 25 of the CNU
  3. Motion de la section 26 du CNU
  4. INS2I: Recommendations on ZRRs
  5. Société Mathématique de France: Mathematics, DGSI, and ZRRs: impossible interference
  6. CGT: ZRRs: The government must reverse its policy of restriction
  7. CGT: Restricted areas (ZRRs) – Practical information and demands

First signatures

Between March 2nd 2026 and April 23rd, 1081 members of Inria teams and departments have signed the petition, including 682 public signatures:

Abderrahman IGGIDR
Adrien BOUSSEAU
Adrien BUSNOT LAURENT
Adrien KOUTSOS
Adrien LUXEY
Alain COUVREUR
Alain DUTECH
Alain GIRAULT
Alain KERSAUDY
Alan SCHMITT
Alban QUADRAT
Albert BENVENISTE
Albert BOUFFANGE
Albin PETIT
Alejandro DIAZ CARO
Alex STASICA
Alexandre BERTOLINO
Alexandre SANCHEZ
Alexandru PETRESCU
Alexis BOULAY
Alexis SAURIN
Alfonso Nicolas CORTES NEIRA
Algiane FROEHLY
Alice BRENON
Alice DECARPIGNY
Alice PELLET MARY
Alice PHUNG-NGOC
Alin BOSTAN
Amanda BIGEL
Amandine DECKER
Amandine KUHN
Amelie AUSSEL
Amine BOUMAZA
Anastasiia BAKHMACH
Andre CHAILLOUX
Andreas ENGE
Angelos MANTZAFLARIS
Anna HOLLANDS
Anne AUGER
Anne BENOIT
Anne CANTEAUT
Anne MATHURIN
Anne-Cecile ORGERIE
Anne-sophie BONNET-BEN DHIA
Anthony LEVERRIER
Antitza DANTCHEVA
Antoine LAVANDIER
Antoine MESNARD
Antoine ROUSSEAU
Antonin CHAMBOLLE
Armael GUENEAU
Arnaud LEGOUT
Arnaud PROUZEAU
Arnaud TONNELIER
Artur SZAFARCZYK
Audrey DENIZOT
Augustin VANRIETVELDE
Aurele BARRIERE
Aurelien BELLET
Aurelien DELAGE
Aurelien MASSA-ONFROY
Aymeric DELEFOSSE
Aymeric FROMHERZ
Baptiste GERMON
Beniamino ACCATTOLI
Benjamin PRIGENT
Benjamin SMITH
Benoit CAILLAUD
Benoit MONTAGU
Benoit SAGOT
Bernard BROGLIATO
Bernard MOURRAIN
Bertrand MAURY
Bertrand THIRION
Bill ALLOMBERT
Boris CLENET
Brice GOGLIN
Brice MINAUD
Bruno CESSAC
Bruno GUILLAUME
Bruno SALVY
Caini PAN
Camille GOBERT
Camille GONTIER
Camille LEBLANC
Camille MAUMET
Carl GRAHAM
Caroline COLLANGE
Caroline LANDRY
Catherine BELLEANNEE
Catuscia PALAMIDESSI
Celine GRANDMONT
Celine SERRANO
Charles PAPERMAN
Charlie JACOMME
Chih-Kang HUANG
Christian DURIEZ
Christian PEREZ
Christian ROSSI
Christine AZEVEDO COSTE
Christine LEININGER
Christophe BRAILLON
Christophe DEMAREY
Christophe HAZARD
Claire CHAINAIS-HILLAIRET
Claire CURY
Claire LEMAITRE
Claude MARCHE
Claude-Pierre JEANNEROD
Claudia-Lavinia IGNAT
Clemence CHEVIGNARD
Clement MARIA
Clement MOULIN-FRIER
Clementine BLEUZE
Clementine MAURICE
Clotilde TOULLEC
Colin BLAKE
Colin DRIEU
Corentin LUCAS
Cyril COHEN
Cyril FERLICOT-DELBECQUE
Cyril FURTLEHNER
Cécile GERMAIN
Dale MILLER
Damien DOLIGEZ
Daniel AUGOT
David CARRAL MARTINEZ
David DOS SANTOS FERREIRA
David DOUARD
David PARSONS
Davide SANGIORGI
Delphine DEMANGE
Denis EFIMOV
Diane COURTIOL
Diane PEURICHARD
Didier REMY
Diego MARCOS GONZALEZ
Dimitri LEREVEREND
Dimitrios TOLIS
Dirk DRASDO
Djame SEDDAH
Dmitry PONOMAREV
Dominik KIRST
Dounia MFOUKH
Dumitru POTOP-BUTUCARU
Edoardo SARTI
Eleonore MANGEL
Eliane BECACHE
Elias VENTRE
Elisa CARUSO
Elisa FROMONT
Elise VIRICEL
Emile PAROLIN
Emilie KAUFMANN
Emlyn GRAHAM
Emma TISON
Emmanuel FRANCK
Emmanuel HAINRY
Emmanuel JEANDEL
Emmanuel KRIEGER
Emmanuel PIETRIGA
Emmanuel PRADOS
Emmanuel THOME
Emre BASPINAR
Enrico COLIZZI
Enrico TASSI
Enzo BAQUET
Eran LAMBOOIJ
Eric FABRE
Eric VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERI
Erven ROHOU
Erwan KERRIEN
Esteban COSSERAT
Esteban LORENZANO
Etienne BOURSIER
Etienne TANRE
Evelyne HUBERT
Ezem Sura EKMEKCI
Ezra ROZIER
Fabien CAMPILLO
Fabien PIERRE
Fabio AMADIO
Fabrice NEYRET
Fabrice ROUILLIER
Fanny DEGEILH
Fanny DUCEL
Felix ROY
Filippos ROSSIDIS
Florence BARBARA
Florence FORBES
Florence GATTACCECA
Florent CABRIC
Florian ANGELETTI
Florian DUPEUBLE
Florian MOSER
Francesco ARZANI
Francesco CONTI
Francesco SONGIA
Francesco TUCCIARONE
Francis COLAS
Franck PERIGNON
Francois BAILLY
Francois BONNETBLANC
Francois BREMOND
Francois CHAUMETTE
Francois CLEMENT
Francois COSTE
Francois LANDES
Francois POTTIER
Francois TESSIER
François CHAROY
Frederic CAZALS
Frederic CHAZAL
Frederic GIROIRE
Frederic GROGNARD
Frederic HECHT
Frederic VIVIEN
Frederique NOEL
Fredrik JOHANSSON
Gabriel RADANNE
Gabriel SCHERER
Gabrielle LE BELLIER
Gael GUENNEBAUD
Gael VAROQUAUX
Gaelle TWORKOWSKI
Gaetan GILBERT
Galaad LANGLOIS
Gautier SCHANZENBACHER
Gaëtan LEURENT
Geoffrey BECK
George DRETTAKIS
Geraldine PICHOT
Gerard HUET
Giacomo SALVATI
Gianluca CORSINI
Gilles BLANCHARD
Gilles MERTENS
Giovanni NEGLIA
Giuseppe LIPARI
Gregor GOESSLER
Guilhem GAMARD
Guilhem JAZERON
Guilherme MAZANTI
Guillaume CARLIER
Guillaume CHARPIAT
Guillaume DELAY
Guillaume FERRIERE
Guillaume MANDIL
Guillaume MEROUE
Guillaume MOROZ
Guillaume MUNCH-MACCAGNONI
Guillaume PALLEZ
Guillem PRIEUR
Guillemette BLACHOT
Guillermo DURAND
Gustave ROBICHON
Guy FAYOLLE
Gwenael DELAVAL
Hadrien BROCHET
Hadrien HENDRIKX
Hadrien MONTANELLI
Henri DEVILLEZ
Henri SAUDUBRAY
Henrique LOVISI ENNES
Herve GUILLARD
Houssem HADDAR
Hugo BRUNIE
Hugo HERBELIN
Hugo PAQUET
Hugues BERRY
Ilaria CASTELLANI
Ioana MANOLESCU GOUJOT
Ioannis TSIKELIS
Irene WALDSPURGER
Isabelle COROUGE
Ivaylo MITOV
Jackson CARTER
Jacques NICOLAS
Jacques NOYE
Jan RAMON
Jannik DREIER
Jean BASSET
Jean FRANCO
Jean PONCE
Jean-Baptiste CAILLAU
Jean-Baptiste MOURET
Jean-Baptiste POMET
Jean-Claude BAJARD
Jean-Daniel BOISSONNAT
Jean-David BENAMOU
Jean-Francois BAGET
Jean-Luc GOUZE
Jean-Luc SZPYRKA
Jean-Marc HABY
Jean-Marc JEZEQUEL
Jean-Marc LASGOUTTES
Jean-Marie MADIOT
Jean-Michel GORIUS
Jean-Michel MULLER
Jean-Pierre MERLET
Jean-Pierre TILLICH
Jeremie KLEIN
Jerome EUZENAT
Jerome FERET
Joelle THOLLOT
Jonas MARTINEZ BAYONA
Jonathan ROUZAUD-CORNABAS
Joseph PATUREL
Josselin POIRET
Josue MOREAU
Jovan STOJANOVIC
Joël CHARLES-REBUFFE
Jules SINTES
Julien CARDINAL
Julien DIAZ
Julien FORGET
Julien GUILLOD
Julien MAIRAL
Julien SALOMON
Juliette JANES
Juliette LE MEUDEC
Juliette LEBLOND
Karanbir TIWANA
Karen FORT
Karim RAMDANI
Karine MALLET
Kebing XUE
Kenji MAILLARD
Kevin CARRIER
Kevin SCHMIDMAYER
Khalil GHORBAL
Laercio LIMA PILLA
Laetitia GRIMALDI
Lamberto DELL ELCE
Laura PIOVANO
Laurent BARATCHART
Laurent BELHAIRE
Laurent DUPONT
Laurent GARNIER
Laurent LEFEVRE
Laurent MONASSE
Laurent VIENNOT
Laurent VIGNERON
Leandro Rafael MOREIRA GOMES
Leo ACKERMANN
Leo GAYRAL
Leo PERRIN
Leon RAPHALEN
Liliana CUCU
Linh NGUYEN PHUONG
Lionel EYRAUD DUBOIS
Lisl WEYNANS
Litao ZHOU
Loic BECKER
Loic GAILLARD
Loic MAZOU
Loriane KOELSCH
Louis GESBERT
Loukas DUQUE
Luan Teylo GOUVEIA LIMA
Luc BOUGANIM
Luc MARANGET
Luc SEGOUFIN
Luca CIRROTTOLA
Lucas Amadeus TENDICK
Lucas CHESNEL
Lucas ROQUET
Lucas TABARY-MAUJEAN
Lucca HIRSCHI
Lucence ING
Ludovic COURTES
Ludovic SACCHELLI
Luigi LIQUORI
Lukas SPIES
Lutz STRASSBURGER
Léo LOUISTISSERAND
Maarten GROTHUS
Mael GUEGAN
Magali MARTIN-MAZAURIC
Malo GICQUEL
Manuel PETIT
Manuel POISSON
Manuel SERRANO
Marc FUENTES
Marc GLISSE
Marc MACE
Marc POUGET
Marc POUZET
Marc SCHOENAUER
Marc SHAPIRO
Marc TOMMASI
Marc-Olivier RENOU
Marcella BONAZZOLI
Marco FANIZZA
Marco FREIRE
Marcus DENKER
Margot VULLIEZ
Maria NAYA PLASENCIA
Marianne AKIAN
Marie COUSIN
Marie DOUMIC-JAUFFRET
Marie DUFLOT-KREMER
Marie LE ROIC
Marie-Laure MUGNIER
Marie-Odile BERGER
Marine MINIER
Marius LE CHAPELIER
Mark POTSE
Martin KIRCHGESSNER
Martin QUINSON
Martin VASSOR
Martin VOHRALIK
Martine OLIVI
Maryna KACHANOVSKA
Mathieu CARRIERE
Mathieu DESROCHES
Mathieu HEMERY
Mathieu HOYRUP
Mathieu LACAGE
Mathieu SIMONIN
Mathijs WINTRAECKEN
Mathilde BOISSIER
Mathilde BOUVEL
Mathys GEORGEAIS
Matias BENDER
Matteo PEDRAZZI
Matthieu HILLAIRET
Matthieu NOEL
Matthieu SOZEAU
Maurice BREMOND
Maxence GUESDON
Maxime AMBLARD
Maxime BOMBAR
Maxime ZINGRAFF
Mazyar MIRRAHIMI
Melanie RAIMBAULT
Michael BAUMGARTNER
Michael LEGUEBE
Michael MERA
Michael THOMAZO
Michal BALAZIA
Michel KERN
Mihail POPOV
Mikael MONET
Miriam BACKENS
Moana AULAGNER
Mohamed Malek AIFA
Moustapha KOUROUMA
Mranmay SHETTY
Muriel DE BIANCHI
Nastassia POURADIER DUTEIL
Nathalie BERTRAND
Nathalie DENIS
Nathalie REVOL
Nathan DECAUX
Nathan LEROUX
Nathan PAULIN
Nazim FATES
Nelson FEYEUX
Nicolas BARRAL
Nicolas BRISEBARRE
Nicolas CHAMPAGNAT
Nicolas DANDRIMONT
Nicolas HOLZSCHUCH
Nicolas MAURICE
Nicolas NICLAUSSE
Nicolas PERRIN
Nicolas ROUGIER
Nicolas SEGUIN
Nicolas TABAREAU
Nicolas VALLE
Nikolaos GEORGANTAS
Nils GESBERT
Nina Lisann OTTER
Noam ZEILBERGER
Noe LAHAYE
Nofar CARMELI
Ocan SANKUR
Odile POURTALLIER
Oliver IRWIN
Olivier BERNARD
Olivier BUFFET
Olivier DELOUBRIERE
Olivier FAUGERAS
Olivier GLADIN
Olivier GOURY
Olivier RICHARD
Ondrej DRAGANOV
Paola GOATIN
Paolo ROBUFFO GIORDANO
Pascal DENIS
Pascal FINAUD GUYOT
Pascal FRADET
Pascale CHARPIN
Patrick HEAS
Patrick NEUMANN
Paul BONIOL
Paul BREUGNOT
Paul MAGRON
Paul PATAULT
Paul PEGON
Paul TEMPLE
Paul ZIMMERMANN
Paul-Andre MELLIES
Peter STURM
Philemon HOUDAILLE
Philippe DE GROOTE
Philippe MERLE
Philippe MOIREAU
Philippe PREUX
Philippe ROBERT
Philippe SWARTVAGHER
Phong-Quang NGUYEN
Pierre BENARD
Pierre COTTAIS
Pierre DRAGICEVIC
Pierre Jean SPAENLEHAUER
Pierre LAPERDRIX
Pierre LETOUZEY
Pierre LOISEL
Pierre MAILLOT
Pierre MARCHAND
Pierre PETERLONGO
Pierre-Alexandre BLIMAN
Pierre-Louis CURIEN
Pierre-Marie PEDROT
Pierrick GAUDRY
Quentin FAYE
Quentin VERMANDE
Rachel BAWDEN
Rafael BOCQUET
Raoul DE CHARETTE
Raphael MONAT
Regis DUVIGNEAU
Remi DE VERGNETTE DE LAMOTTE
Remi GRIBONVAL
Remi ROBIN
Remy SEASSAU
Renaud BOYER
Renaud GAUCHER
Renaud VILMART
Renu SINGH
Robin RICHARD
Roger PISSARD-GIBOLLET
Romain GARBAGE
Romain PECHOUX
Romain PRIMET
Romain SERIZEL
Romain TAVENARD
Romain VERGNE
Romain ZAKRAJSEK
Ronan LE GUILLOU
Rémi LECLERCQ
Rémi MANCEAU
Salim ZEKRAOUI
Samuel BLANQUART
Samuel HORNUS
Samuel NOVAK
Samy AVRILLON
Sebastian JORDAN MONTANO
Sebastien BENZEKRY
Sebastien DESIGNOLLE
Sebastien DUVAL
Sebastien GILLES
Sebastien HINDERER
Sebastien KLEFF
Sebastien MICHELLAND
Sergi PUJADES
Sergio CHIBBARO
Sidney CONGARD
Siegfried DUBOIS
Simon BLYUDZE
Simon CASTELLAN
Simon FOREST
Simon LEGRAND
Simon PERDRIX
Simon STEINLIN
Slim OUNI
Sonia FLISS
Sophie ACHARD
Sophie QUINTON
Soraya ARIAS
Sorin STRATULAT
Stefan HAAR
Stefano ZACCHIROLI
Stephan MERZ
Stephane DALMAS
Stephane DUCASSE
Stephane GAUBERT
Stephane GLONDU
Steve FETIVEAU
Steve KREMER
Steven COSTIOU
Suzanne TOUZEAU
Sylvain CHEVILLARD
Sylvain LAZARD
Sylvain POGODALLA
Sylvain SOLIMAN
Sylvie BOLDO
Takeo TAKAHASHI
Tamara REZK
Tan Khiem HUYNH
Tengfei AN
Theau BLANCHARD
Theo GERARD
Theo JOLIVEL
Theo WINTERHALTER
Theodore PAPADOPOULO
Thibault TRICARD
Thibaut COUDROY
Thibaut METIVET
Thierry FRAICHARD
Thierry GAUTIER
Thierry GOUDON
Thierry JERON
Thierry MARTINEZ
Thierry TURLETTI
Thomas DEBRIS
Thomas GENET
Thomas GUIHO
Thomas GUYET
Thomas LAMBERT
Thomas MAUGEY
Thomas PEREZ
Thomas PIETRZAK
Thomas PORTET
Thomas ROKICKI
Thomas RUSHTON
Timothee CHAUVIN
Timothee HUNEAU
Timothy BOURKE
Titouan CARETTE
Titouan VAYER
Tom GOUVILLE
Tom WAINSTAIN
Tomas Javier VALLEJOS PARADA
Tony WOLFF
Ugo BOSCAIN
Ulrich FAHRENBERG
Ulysse CHABAUD
Ulysse HERBACH
Valentin BLOT
Valentin LORENTZ
Valentin MERCIER
Valentin RICHARD
Veronique CORTIER
Victor GAMBIER
Victor MICHEL-DANSAC
Vincent ACARY
Vincent BOTBOL
Vincent DESPRE
Vincent GUINOT
Vincent LAFEYCHINE
Vincent LAPORTE
Vincent LEFEVRE
Vincent MARTIN
Vincent PADOIS
Vincent PERRIER
Vincent ROUVREAU
Vincent THOMAS
Vincent TOURNEUR
Vlad RUSU
Vojtech STEPANCIK
William GAUDELIER
Xavier ALAMEDA PINEDA
Xavier ALLAMIGEON
Xavier BONNETAIN
Xavier CHERMAIN
Xavier GOAOC
Xavier GRANIER
Xavier LEROY
Xavier RIVAL
Xingyi CHENG
Yahao CHEN
Yann BRENIER
Yannick FORSTER
Yannick ZAKOWSKI
Yifei SUN
Yves GUIRAUD
Yves LAPRIE
Yves PAPEGAY
Yvonne JANSEN

In addition, 93 members of a joined UMR with INRIA have signed the petition, including 68 public signatures:

Adrien DELORO
Albert COHEN
Antoine L'AZOU
Antonio MONTANARI
Armelle BRUN
Arthur OUTREY
Aude MARECHE
Ayman MOUSSA
Azim ROUSSANALY
Barbara GENDRON-AUDEBERT
Bernard GIRAU
Bernardetta ADDIS
Bruno STEVANT
Catherine GOLDSTEIN
Christophe CERISARA
Claire GARDENT
Clement MONARI
Cristina SIRANGELO
Damien GABORIAU
David GERARD-VARET
David GROSS-AMBLARD
David LANGLOIS
David SAULPIC
Davy MONTICOLO
Emmanuel NATAF
Emmanuel NAUER
Eric DOMENJOUD
Fabien LAUER
Francois BODIN
Frederic PENNERATH
Frédéric LE ROUX
Gauthier LE BARTZ LYAN
Geoffray BONNIN
Giuseppe CASTAGNA
Guénaël CABANES
Hadi HOUSSAINY
Herve FREZZA-BUET
Isabelle GALLAGHER
Jean LIEBER
Jean-Sébastien SERENI
Joel LEGRAND
Johannes LUTZEYER
Julie BUQUET
Julien NARBOUX
Laura LE GOFF
Laure BUHRY
Laurent TOUTAIN
Loutfi NUAYMI
Mathilde HERBLOT
Mikaël RABIE
Nicolas MONTAVONT
Olivier MAURICE-BOKANOWSKI
Olivier PIRONNEAU
Pauline LE CORRE
Pierre-Antoine GUIHENEUF
Samuel COULOMB
Simon APERS
Sjoerd DE VRIES
Sylvain CASTAGNOS
Tarikakan DEMIRTURK
Valerie BERTHE
Vincent CHEVRIER
Xavier BLANC
Xavier LAGRANGE
Yann BONIFACE
Yannick PARMENTIER
Ye-Qiong SONG
Yvon MADAY

Signature process

This petition was open to all members of Inria teams and departments, whether permanent or non-permanent, paid by the institute or not, between March 2nd 2026 and April 23rd. It has been sent to the board of directors and to the Inria's supervisory ministries.

It was possible to sign publicly or confidentially. For confidential signatures, a committee of six people composed of Julien Diaz, Christine Leininger, Gaëtan Leurent, Philippe Merle, David Parsons, and Christian Rossi ensured that all signatories are members of Inria teams and departments, and that there were no duplicate signatures.

Contact

You can can contact us by email: petition-zrr@inria.fr