PARIS (AP) -- Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has agreed to hold the French Grand Prix in its current venue in Magny Cours next year and possibly in 2009.

Ecclestone has previously said that Magny Cours, located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Paris in the Burgundy region, is not up to Formula One standards and that the French GP should be held closer to the capital.

But in a meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Sports Minister Roselyn Bachelot, Ecclestone agreed not to move the race in 2008, the prime minister's office said Wednesday.

It will also return to Magny Cours in 2009 if no other suitable venue has been found by then.

The prime minister's office said three locations -- the towns of Versailles and Evry and a site near the EuroDisney amusement park east of Paris -- were being considered as replacement venues.