Gov. Whitman said. The declaration of intent will allow French and New Jersey environmental technology firms to enter one another's markets with a minimum of delay and expense. As a result, it will be easier for a New Jersey firm to present their testing data to the French Ministry of the Environment in order to sell their products into that market, and vice versa. She will then return to New York to participate in United Nations discussions on environmental protection.
New Jersey is the third largest recipient of French foreign direct investment in the United States.
At that time, the two announced their intention to sign this agreement, as well as Minister Lepage's plans to visit New Jersey in April.