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Points of Single Contact in France :
Facilitating business for service
providers
Seminar “Points of Single Contact for Entrepreneurs
and their functioning in the framework of the Services
Directive”
Philippe LEGLISE-COSTA
Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the EU
February 4, 2010
Key messages
1.
Overview: Transposition of Directive 2006/123/EC
through the “Loi de modernisation de l’économie”
(August 2008) and options chosen for PSCs
2. The physical network of Centres for Business
formalities (CFEs): Informing and welcoming
entrepreneurs
3. PSC online: a single national website www.guichetentreprises.fr
4. Setting up a business in France electronically:
Illustration
1. Overview
PSC in France:
a twofold
system
• Requirements of Directive 2006/123/EC
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Article 6 PSC for “all procedures and formalities
needed” by the service provider
Article 7 Providing all relevant information
Article 7.3 Information and assistance “are easily
accessible at a distance and by electronic means”
Article 8 MS shall ensure that “all procedures and
formalities relating to access to a service activity and to
the exercise thereof may be easily completed, at a
distance and by electronic means”
• Transposition measures through the
Modernisation of the economy Act (Loi de
Modernisation de l’Economie – LME) adopted on
August 4, 2008
• Partnership agreement for the establishment of the
Points of Single Contact signed on May 27, 2009
A physical
network of
Points of
Single Contact
A website:
www.guichetentreprise.fr
2. The « physical » network of CFEs
• About 1800 CFEs welcoming entrepreneurs in France
• A system based on the 7 networks of different entities
• Competence of the various entities based on a combination of
several criteria : location of the business, sector of activity and legal
status of the company
3. PSC online
• A website available as from the
1st of January 2010:
www.guichet-entreprises.fr
• A partnership with all CFEs
networks, with the support of
the French Business start-up
Agency and of the National
Institute for Industrial
Property
• A one-stop shop for
completion of formalities
Providing information to service providers
On Centres for Business formalities (CFEs):
▫ Learn more about CFEs’ role
▫ Search CFEs by postcode
▫ Find all CFEs’ contact details
• Information notes for 92 professions are
available online
• Content of an Information note
Activity
•Definition and nature of activity
•Administrative Codes
Establishment requirements
•Professional qualifications
•Insurance, financing…
Procedures and formalities
•Name of formality, time needed, appeal possibilities
•Documentary evidence needed, cost, competent authorities
•Sequence
Profession regulations
Collective labour agreement
Reference legislation
Other information sources
Other related activities
Ex: Finding information on real estate
Marchand
biens
Maison de de
retraite
Marchand de biens
Maréchal-ferrant
General information on real estate business
Setting up a business and applying for
authorisations:
• It will be possible to complete online all
procedures and formalities necessary for the
creation and exercise of their activities
• Following in real-time the progress of one’s file
• Availability in other languages is planned for the
near future
4. Setting up a business through the PSC
website: illustration
• Setting up a real estate business in France
(marchand de biens)
Identifying your PSC
Marchand de
de biens
biens
Marchand
Activités de marchand
Commerçant
78000
78000
Versailles
VERSAILLES
Log in or register to create your profile
Create and manage your user profile
DUPUIS
Jean-Louis
16
Cognac
Describe your activity
IMMO - 78
Achats et ventes d’immeubles,
fonds de commerce, marchand
de biens
Marchand de biens
01/01/2010
Other steps include:
• Social security
• Tax
• Upload of required documentary evidences
• Fees
Receive your confirmation
Volumetry: Projected website use
for 2010
• All CFEs transmit information on registration of new
companies to the National Institute of statistics and economic
studies (INSEE)
• According to INSEE data: - 325 739 registrations in 2007
- 331 736 registrations in 2008
• Expectations : 20% of registrations through the Points of
Single Contact website by the end of 2010
• Equivalent to 200 files completed per day on average
• Based on the past experience, we expect an average of 15 000
visitors a day (with expected peaks at 50 000 visitors a day)
Thank you for your attention.