Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial
TYPE OF CORPORATION IN FRANCE AND FORMER COLONIES, USUALLY STATE-OWNED
Etablissements publics a caractere industriel et commercial; Établissement Public à caractère Industriel et Commercial; Établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial
An établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC; ) is, in France, a category of public undertaking. It includes state-controlled entities of an industrial or commercial nature, including some research institutes and infrastructure operators.