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Reference Information Pages

• Owning & Running Holiday Accommodation

  Information on the legal obligations of <i>gite</i> and <i>chambre d'hote</i> owners in France. If you run self-catering accommodation or provide Bed & Breakfast hospitality there are certain obligations to fulfill.

• Auto-Entrepreneur

  Information on how to set up as a sole trader or start a small business in France re-selling goods or materials, or offering services. With an explanation on the taxes due, invoicing and book-keeping obligations.

• French Job Contracts

  Information on the various types of job contract used for working in France. Details for employers and employees on the fixed term contract (CDD), long-term contract (CDI), part-time and temporary job contracts (contrat de travail a temps partiel).

• Unemployment Benefits in France

  Unemployed? Retrenched? Information on Pole-Emploi, the French national organisation dealing with issues relating to unempolyment benefits and job seekers.

• French Income Tax: Being Tax Resident in France

  Information on becoming a taxpayer in France, when and how submit your return and details on the tax bands applied to your income. Also find out how other incomes may be taxed (pensions, rental income, interest, dividends), social charges and benefits.

• Starting a Business in France

  Information on how to set up a French business: details on the self-employed sole trader (EI), limited liability single operator (EURL) and the SARL (company). Plus: documents needed to register at the CFE, and tax regimes BIC, BNC and Micro-entreprise.

• Contracting in France - Working Through a Portage Salarial

  Contract workers resident in France must be correctly registered to receive payments. Portage Salarial organisations act as "agents" and provide a service through which a worker can legally invoice clients and receive social security

• EU Factsheet: Working in France

  EU Factsheets on finding, applying for and ending a job in French employment, including information on work hours, workers rights, leave allowances and the recognition of qualifications.

• Post in France: Codes, Addresses and Mailing a Letter

  Posting a letter in France? Find the post code for all addresses in all the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var. Find out also how to write a French address, and about the various ways to post a letter or parcel in France.

• Daylight Savings Time

  The clocks change twice a year moving from winter (standard) time to summer time and back. Find out when, and how the French Riviera and Monaco's time relates to the rest of the world.

• Creating an Association Loi 1901 in France

  Information on how to form a non-profit association in France. This simple, legal organisation is appropriate for sports clubs, national groups, community and social organisations.

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