This paper compares the French and the British application of article 19 of EC Directive 797/85. It shows that France was very slow in this application. But UK had quickly financed the management agreement. France was opposed to management agreement, and this was shown by : small size of the surface area under contract, slightness of the budget allowed and hight delay in the implementation of the law. The difference between French and british responses to the article 19 of EC Directive is explained by the way the regulating was drawn up. France was delayed, but this country was inforced to implement the article 19. On the one hand, because from the beginning France, as all the other members of EEC, was financing part of the subsidies. On the second hand, because all the countries of EC were inforced to implement the article. However, France always favores the balance between districts and this before taking care of environment quality. This way French administration uses the article 19 to subsidize some districts. So, an european policy can have different aims and different implementations from one country to an other.