Operating EV charging services in France requires more than technical connectivity - it requires regulatory compliance with QualiCharge, the national platform for EV charging data aggregation.

For charging operators, as well as the roaming platforms, payment service providers, and infrastructure partners that support them, QualiCharge is not optional. It is a mandatory reporting framework that governs how charging infrastructure, charging sessions, and real-time availability data must be shared with French authorities. Learn more on the Qualicharge website.

To address this, Ocean has integrated QualiCharge directly into its roaming and data services, enabling partners to support compliant, scalable EV charging operations in the French market without additional country-specific development.

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Why Qualicharge matters

France operates one of the most structured EV charging data governance frameworks in Europe. Through QualiCharge, public authorities gain visibility into charging infrastructure coverage, usage, and availability across the country.

For organisations involved in EV charging operations in France, this has direct consequences:

• Charging operators rely on partners to provide compliance-ready infrastructure
• Missing or invalid reporting can delay market entry, tenders, or large-scale deployments
• Regulatory compliance increasingly influences commercial trust and long-term partnerships

In this context, QualiCharge readiness is not just an operator responsibility - it is a shared requirement across the EV value chain. When implemented as part of a broader compliance strategy, it also supports AFIR-compliant EV charging across the EU, without adding unnecessary complexity for operators or partners.

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Key compliance requirements partners should understand

QualiCharge compliance goes beyond a single API connection. It requires consistent handling of static, dynamic, and real-time data, aligned with French regulatory standards.

Core requirements include:

• Daily reporting of charging station data and charging session data
• Real-time reporting of charge point statuses
• Support for mandatory French data fields
• Robust handling of edge cases

These requirements apply regardless of operator size and must be met continuously, not just during initial onboarding.

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How the QualiCharge integration works in practice

Ocean’s QualiCharge integration is implemented within the Ocean roaming service, designed to support both static and real-time regulatory reporting at scale.

In practice, this includes API implementation, structured data reporting, extended data models, and validation and quality assurance.

This approach ensures that reported data is not only delivered, but validated, accepted, and compliant with French regulatory requirements.

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The competitive edge for partners and their customers

A production-ready QualiCharge integration removes a major operational and regulatory barrier to operating in France.

For organisations, this enables:

• Faster onboarding of charging operators targeting the French market
• Reduced compliance risk across multi-country deployments
• A stronger foundation for scaling roaming, payment, and data services

By embedding regulatory compliance directly into the platform, Ocean enables partners to focus on delivering value while gaining assurance that their French operations meet national requirements from day one.