Exhibit EX-99.906CERT

     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                   (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                  Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


In  connection  with the attached  report of The France  Growth Fund,  Inc. (the
"Registrant") on Form N-CSR (the "Report"),  each of the undersigned officers of
the  Registrant  does  hereby  certify  that,  to the  best  of  such  officer's
knowledge:

  1) the Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d),
     as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

  2) the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the
     Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.


Dated:   SEPTEMBER 5, 2003

By:  /S/ PIERRE H.R. DAVIRON
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     Pierre H.R. Daviron
     President


Dated:   SEPTEMBER 5, 2003

By:  /S/ PAUL H. SCHUBERT
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     Paul H. Schubert
     Treasurer

This  certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and
is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.