by MyFrenchVAadmin | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Colin and Katy moved to South West France just before the UK left the EU in December 2020 😮. Since 2021, registering a vehicle in France has become more complicated with extra paperwork 📄. To resolve the situation quickly, Colin turned to Martin Swanson of MyFrenchVA. Here’s Colin’s story:
🌟 MyFrenchVA Saves the Day: Solving Colin’s Car Registration Problems 🌟
Moving to France and handling all the documentation – Carte de Séjour, Carte Vitale, and new French driving licences – was quite a stressful 😓 and time-consuming experience. What’s more, they couldn’t legally register their car in France, which was a big concern.
They had the Sales Certificate, but hadn’t registered the vehicle due to other issues. The company providing the Certificate of Conformity made an error with one digit of the VIN number, which led to the registration being returned. Worried 😟, Colin and Katy knew they had to sort it out ASAP.
That’s when they chose MyFrenchVA’s services. They compared prices 💰 and found MyFrenchVA’s charges very reasonable. Plus, they provided excellent service. Once they got the corrected Sales Certificate with the right VIN number, Martin contacted the company handling the Certificate of Conformity, resolving the issue in just two days! ⏳
📋 How MyFrenchVA Helped Colin 📋
- Colin contacted MyFrenchVA in late January 2023
- MyFrenchVA:
- Contacted the UK seller for the Sales Certificate 🇬🇧
- Phoned and emailed Customs in Agen to ensure receipt of Sales Certificate and Market Value 📞
- Requested adding Colin’s partner as a Cotitulaire 📝
- Contacted the company who issued Colin’s Certificate of Compliance to fix the error on the form 🛠️
✅ Outcome: Colin received Temporary Registration in early March 2023, and the official Carte Grise registration arrived in late March 2023! 🎉
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- Assistance with French Visas 🛂
- Help accessing the French healthcare system 🏥
- Vehicle registration 🚗
- Driver licences 🚘
- Working in France: help setting up a business or finding a job, plus access to our network of professionals 💼
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by MyFrenchVAadmin | Jun 9, 2022 | French Business Admin
On the 15th May 2022 a new law came into effect to offer Autoentrepreneurs (Sole Traders) protection for their personal assets from creditors.
Until that date, creditors could attach their personal assets (with the exception of their primary residence) to settle any debts. Typically autoentreprenuers opted for the EIRL (Entrepreneur Individuel à Responsabilité Limitée) for such protection.
Today, every Autoentrepreneur has to add EI (Entreprise Individual) to:
- The name of their bank account (First Name, Last Name, EI)
- Website
- Order Forms
- Quotations
- Invoices
- Adverts
- Business Stamps
If you are an autoentrepreneur and you bank account name doesn’t include the letters EI, or Entrepreneur Individuel – you could face a fine of € 750.
by MyFrenchVAadmin | May 23, 2022 | French Business Admin
French businesses are issued with a K (physical person) or Kbis (companies) form which displays your business registration details such as the business name, directors, SIRET number and activity.
A regulated activity would need supportive documents in France in order for the Kbis to be issued (think Estate Agents). Unregulated activities (gardening for example) do not need additional documentation to be registered.
It is best to think carefully when registering a company about which activities your company will perform. Adding them at registration will avoid the time, effort and costs of changing them later.
In order to add a new activity to your Kbis there are three key things to do.
1. Change your founding documents.
You will need to convene an extraordinary shareholder’s meeting so the shareholders can approve the change to the company’s founding documents . In French they call it “ l’object social of the Statutes“. In terms of French law, you have a month to inform the Greffe de Tribunal (Companies House) of the change.
2. Informing the Greffe de Tribunal.
This is the fun part. In order to have the Greffe accept your new activity you will need to supply:
- A copy of the founding papers in 1. above with a covering letter from the owner (dirigeant) with the words “certifiés conformes“
- Minutes from the meeting in 1. above showing the change was voted and approved.
- Proof of publication in a legal announcement publication “ journal d’annonces légales“.
- The Request for Modification duly completed.
- The Cerfa 11682 duly completed.
- If the activity is regulated then supportive documents would be required.
- A cheque for € 192.01
3. Publish the annoucement
The official French website for publishing announcements is called the “Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales” BODACC.fr. A quick Google search will reveal many companies offering this service together with text templates covering most frequent announcements. The one you are looking for is called “Publier une annonce légale changement d’objet social.” After filling in the relevant form and payment of a nominal fee they will issue you with a proof of publication which you will need for 2. above.
myFrenchVA can assist you in adding additional activities to your French Kbis. Send us a mail on contact@myfrenchva.com or find us on Facebook.
