The consultation of the Frantext database is reserved for teaching and research purposes. This is possible on the basis of paid subscription and a partnership with the National Union of Publishers. The amount of the subscription is used to cover the maintenance costs of the database and its enrichment. It is possible to subscribe individually or institutionally. The subscription is reserved for research centers, libraries, researchers, teacher-researchers and students, as well as scientific collaborators.

Institutional subscription

Subscription procedure

You can subscribe by purchase order, online payment, bank check, bank transfer or via a subscription organization:

1. By Order Form: You send us a clearly legible subscription form, by email or postal service, with the list of IPv4, EZproxy or CIDR addresses to access the resource. If you choose to send us your own order form, you must specify: the name and email address of the contact who will receive all subscription information, the subscription period chosen and the list of IPv4, EZproxy or CIDR addresses to access the resource.

2. By Credit Card: You pay directly your subscription with a credit card thanks to a secure access: 

   • Access the payment website 
      

3. By Bank Check: You send us a clearly legible subscription form, by email or postal service. You attach your payment by check.

   • Order : Agent Comptable Secondaire du CNRS - DCE
      

4. By Bank Transfer: You send us a clearly legible subscription form, by email or postal service. You attach a copy of the transfer order. Please make sure that the CNRS receives the amount corresponding to the subscription, all bank charges are your responsibility.

   Bank code	10071	Branch identifier	TPNANCY
   Branch code	54000	IBAN code	FR76 1007 1540 0000 0010 0257 850
   Account Number	00001002578	BIC code	TRPUFRP1
   Key	50	Account holder	Agent Comptable secondaire du CNRS - DCE

5. By a Subscription Organization: The organization sends us, by email or post, the name and email address of the contact who will receive all subscription information, the subscription period chosen and the list of IPv4, EZproxy or CIDR addresses to access the resource. The organization can make a payment online, by bank check or direct bank transfer. For any transaction by purchase order, it is sufficient for us to send us the subscription form specifying the billing address. The Center-East regional delegation of the CNRS will send him the invoice.

Payment terms

After receiving your purchase order or subscription form, access to the online resource is activated, and the CNRS accounting department sends you the invoice you will then have to pay.

Individual subscriptions

Subscription procedure

You can subscribe by online payment, check or bank transfer:

1. By Credit Card: You pay directly your subscription with a credit card thanks to a secure access:
   • Access the payment website 
      
2. By Bank Check: You send us a clearly legible subscription form, by email or postal service. You attach your payment by bank check.
   • Order : Agent Comptable Secondaire du CNRS
      

3. By Bank Transfer: You send us a clearly legible subscription form, by email or postal service. You attach a copy of the transfer order. Please make sure that the CNRS receives the amount corresponding to the subscription, all bank charges are your responsibility.

   Bank code	10071	Branch identifier	TPNANCY
   Branch code	54000	IBAN code	FR76 1007 1540 0000 0010 0257 850
   Account Number	00001002578	BIC code	TRPUFRP1
   Key	50	Account holder	Agent Comptable secondaire du CNRS - DCE

Payment terms

After receiving your online payment, check or bank transfer, access to the online resource is activated, and the CNRS accounting department sends you an invoice you will then have to pay.

Renewal

Each subscriber must renew his subscription before December 31^th (calendar year) or September 30^th (academic year). A complete update of IP addresses and subscriber access codes is done on our servers on November 1^st and February 1^st. If no payment has been received after either of these dates, it will no longer be possible to maintain the supply of the service.

Cancellation

The subscription can be canceled at any time of the year. The price is fixed, there will be no refund.

Invoicing

After receiving your online payment, purchase order or bank transfer, access to the online resource is activated, and the accounting department of CNRS Center-East regional delegation issues an invoice you will then have to pay.

The pricing conditions are fixed by decision of the CNRS General Management, our services do not make any discount, quote or proforma invoice. Send us an order form directly.

Exclusivity

The brand FRANTEXT© is registered at the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property), it is the exclusive property of the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research). Only the ATILF Joint Research Unit is authorized by the CNRS to allow the French and international scientific community access to Frantext. An exclusivity certificate can be provided on request by email.

Statistics

We do not have statistics related to the use of Frantext.

Given the different modes of connection to the tool (recognition of a user's IP number, administration by proxy or different types of classes), our IT team recommends that institutions wishing to obtain usage statistics set up their own means of identification.

IT and freedom

In compliance with the French "Data Protection and Individual Liberties Act", you have the right to access, modify, and reject all personal data concerning you. You can exercise this right by sending an email.

To contact us

For any information concerning the management of your subscription or to subscribe, you can contact us by email, or by postal mail at:

ATILF - CNRS
FRANTEXT subscription
44, avenue de la Libération
B.P. 30687
F 54063 NANCY CEDEX
FRANCE