The Professional Liability of the Microentrepreneur
by Roger Haigh, MBE. Following on from our two articles in the last edition of ‘Keeping in Touch’ about setting up a business in France (1) and (2) Roger Haigh MBE outlines some of the other responsibilities micro-entrepreneurs have, such as professional qualifications, insurance and competition. The micro-entrepreneur is above all an individual entrepreneur, an […]
Health Insurance Travel Card.
Please note different rules and procedures apply if you hold a UK Form S1. If you are a French resident and plan to travel within an EU/EEA country or to the UK then you will need to have your own carte européene d’assurance maladie (CEAM). This is the French version of the European health insurance card (Ehic) […]
Emergency Alerts
France’s Civil Defence Agency – ‘Sécurité Civile’ – has an alert system that sends a message to people’s smartphones to signal an emergency. When the authorities want to alert residents of a danger, for example, extreme weather, fires, a terrorist incident, high pollution levels or a flood, they can send a message to all the different mobile […]
Easier Access to Some Health Care Specialists
A new health law (loi Rist) adopted on May 10th 2023 will make it easier for patients to see certain specialists without getting a referral from their ‘médécin traitant’ (General Practitioner). The aim of the legislation is to ensure access to care for patients during non-working hours, during closures, or amid a lack of MTs. […]
Accessing the French Health Care System
Part 3 by Sara Vincent There are different ways of accessing the French health system depending on your age and country of origin. This is the third article in our series about how to access health care in France. The first article focused on those who have a UK issued S1 and the second one […]
FBN Christmas Event 2023
For the Christmas end of year social networking event, the Franco British Network has organised a day in VOULEZ-VOUS, Périgueux for a Show & Lunch on the 7th of December 2023 The day starts at 11:45 am, when the doors welcome us for a photo with the artists. Entering the Cabaret feels like being in […]
Getting Legal Help Now Made Easier.
At the end of April, understanding and accessing your legal rights in France became easier thanks to a new mobile app launched by the French government called ‘Justice.Fr’. The aim of the ‘Justice.Fr’ app is to make accessing legal and judicial assistance easier and provide accessible information for all. The app is free to download […]
French Property Declaration Update
The completion of the new biens immobiliers residential property declaration has caused a great deal of confusion for both residents and second homeowners. If not completed, fines of €150 are, in theory, possible for non-compliance. These, however, will not be issued this year. The legal deadline for completing the declaration is still June 30 but homeowners do not […]
Accessing the French Health System
by Sarah Vincent This is the second article in our series about how to access health care in France. The first focused on those who have a UK issued S1. This article focuses on how to apply for health care when you are not yet retired, are unemployed, or from a country that does not […]
The Reform of French Inheritance Law
In 2021 the French Government made changes to the rights of succession that have had a direct impact on the inheritance plans of many. At that time FBN member Me. Marie-Claude BESSOUT and one of the FBN’s Service Providers, Me Simon DECEUNINCK, alerted us to this change and its implications, in this article of December […]