The incentive and the main lines of French policy on chemical information, as well as their implementations, are described. The DARC (Description, Acquisition, Retrieval, Correlation) system is being implemented as a tool of national policy for chemical information. (21 references) (Author/NH)

Describes a project to provide developing countries with access to scientific and technological information produced in connection with French bilateral development cooperation programs. Making an inventory of the available material, the users of the information, processing the information, and the development of a documentation policy are…