Richardbk
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Can i put a vote in for 'Priorité a Droite' I have never got my mind behind this and I've seen some horrible accidents because of it.
Priority to the right is not peculiar to france it exists in many countries - watch out the next time you are driving around a German housing estate. It relates to when carriages were pulled by long trains of horses. Obviously you couldn't see the junction way back on your cab, so you had priority to pull out.
Most accidents and near accidents I have seen are usually foreigners - the slips roads onto the Paris Peripherique are particularly notorious.
Even some roundabouts still operate like this, unless they have the give way sign before.
I think the most difficult thing to get your head round are the greetings , kisses(number of), or handshakes and then the 'tu' or 'vous'. After 12 years here I still get this wrong. I notice that here in the Sw they start the kisses on the left cheek - I'm sure in the north we used to start on the right cheek
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This is not much help, but just to say that sand/gravel delivered in large bags is possible - I've seen it delivered in the centre of town like this, but unfortunately I didn't note the company name.
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it might be worth while just getting a simple signed and stampled note from the vet that says it is not a dangerous dog - keep this with you just in case of future problems.
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As you husband is working for the government(crown) I presume he is classed as a diplomat. In this situation Carte Vitales are not issued and you will claim back ( I guess from the UK) based on the feuille de soins forms that are issued by health services in france. We have the exact same situation, I work for an international organisation with its own independent social security system - we get the brown, orange or green forms and claim back on these from our internal system. Note that hospital /clinic expenses will generally issue a full detailed bill (rather than a feuille de soin) for the charges, and each doctor involved will issue their own feuille de soins. Also note that the first thing a health provider will ask for is a Carte vitale - simply state that you do not have one, have a separate social security system, and will pay the costs directly - they are obliged under EU law to issue such forms and can not refuse treatment simply because you do not have a carte vitale. In our case for overnight stays in hospital our organisation will issue a prise en charge which means that they will pay the hospital bill directly.
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does it have breed papers? - if not it will be worth a lot less in France than in the UK and be difficult to shift - if yes it will be worth more in france.
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These cover an enourmous % of properties available for rent or buy all over france.
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I would have thought that since your husband spend more time in the UK than in france that you should fill in the section TI on the back of the 2047 that relates to income not taxable and liable to CRDS. I.e the front page would be left blank, but if you yourself have any indirect earnings - e.g investments than the centre sections need to be filled out.
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I believe under the new laws that the son can not force you as such to sell. That part owed to him could be paid in cash, but there are time limits as to when this needs to be paid.
You need to see a notaire rather than an avocat.
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taken from http://vosdroits.service-public.fr
Répartition en présence d'enfant(s) non issu(s) des deux époux
Le conjoint survivant recueille en présence d'enfant(s) non issu(s) des deux époux le quart de la pleine propriété des biens.
L(es) enfant(s) recueille(nt) les trois quarts de la propriété.
The first point to note is that this will not apply if you have community marriage. If you have a standard UK marriage the default will be a french separation of assets - hence the above will apply. It will be of course difficult to change your marriage regime, as you need agreement from the son.
I am not a lawyer and you definetely need to see a notaire, but my understanding is that :
if there are children of the deceased from previous marriages, the usefruct option can not be used. e.g the surviving spouse must take 1/4 of the deceased assets. This would apply with or without a will.
Then I'm not entirely sure how this is than related to the previous divisions laws - can anybody else help
Previously with one heir 1/2 of the deceased assets would be taken by the heir, the remaining 1/4 (1/4 by right from above) could be left in a will to the surviving spouse, but now I believe the assets are in effected divided into 3 - as the spouse is treated as a type of reserved heir - this means that the son would only receive 1/3.
In any case it would seem that the son has a claim of 1/3 - 1/2 of your husbands assets that would need to be paid. You should see a notaire and in any case ensure that your wills are satisfactory.
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'I had a look at the oxford reading tree on Amazon; but was put off by a review saying that the first 6 books didn't have any words in them. I'll have another look. I have also seen the ladybird reading scheme, does anyone have experience of this.'
I seriously think you would be making a great mistake for ignoring the whole system, based on one review and just because the first 6 don't have words - afterall you don't have to buy these - you can start at the next level. I understand that this system is one of the best, which is why it very widely used in the UK and internationaly - it has been brilliant for our kids. You should perhaps start at level 1+ few and very simple words (mum, dad, and, it etc) If you want to start above this go for stage 2 or 3 or even 4. If you go to the interactive chart and you move the mouse over the 'stage' boxs it tells you exactly what to expect at each level.
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Firstly you should note that the method of reading is very different between UK and F. In the UK it starts very simply and progresses in terms of vocabulary and complexity. The french tend to throw quite large texts at CP kids and expect them to learn it parrot fashion.
For our kid's English we have used the Oxford Reading Tree system which was used at the international school and I believe is used in a large proportion of UK schools. You can buy these on line, but if they are delivered to France you will pay additional VAT (no VAT in UK). There is a chart which shows the mapping between each series of books and the core reading levels of the National curriculum
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/primary/
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/primary/ort/chart
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The Mairie for the your particular arrondissement can also provide a list of translators. When our daughter's birth was registered in Paris in the 16th they did not ask for translations of any documents, but for our other two born outside of Paris we had to supply translations. It seems that with some officials and some Mairies in Paris they are so have used to dealing with foreign papers that they no longer ask.
Basicially if they ask, you will need translations of birth and marriage certificates for the whole family.
However as you don't need to change your driving license and as a Carte Sejour is no longer required I'm not sure why you would need translations.
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as already mentioned the area to the south follows the RN20. Basically just drive along this.there are literally hundreds of stores on this road between Roques via Portet to the Toulouse peripherique and a number of very large centre commercials. The large BUT furniture store is between Carrefour and the peripherique. On the South East there is also the area around Laberge, and to the east just of the peripherique on the D112, north of Balma is another large conglomeration of out of large out of town stores + a shopping centre based around Auchan.
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How far you are from Toulouse ? I have no connection, but I would recommend these guys - we just got a Bosch dishwasher - same price as the cheapest web deal(20-30% cheaper than local or chain stores). Easy to deal with and reliable. Phone for prices as they are often even cheaper than the web site. http://www.arts-menagers-discount.com. You can collect (cheaper) or they will deliver and install. They seem to be able to most makes/models.
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"Good ideas, I would add that TBH the above sites need a professional touch added to them, or at least more time spent on the ‘look’ - to stop them being perceived as a bit "homebuilt" this would add confidence for the website user - broken images, unformatted content, broken links all add up to the 'un-maintained website' look - implying the listings are out of date and the user may get no reply to enquiries
Please don’t take offence these are just my observations, on the marketing side, we offer free marketing to both individual sites or sites similar to the two being discussed, I wont put the URL here but anyone can contact me if interested"
Going back to the post that started it all ... is it really proposing help or is it just being patronising...?
I'm not connected or even know any of those involved but I do sign off web development contracts every once in a while , so I guess I know a little about the business. Good luck to those of you that have kicked off the web site. Ok its not the best, but it does the job and it will grow to get better and better. What has impressed me the most is the raw enthusiasm that has taken an idea and put it into reality in a few weeks. Job well done.
As for Mike (Adamson?) of Splash you haven't exactly done you or your company any favours in this feud - after all there's a lot of competition these days in the low-mid budget web site design business , even here in the Tarn.
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[quote]Yes, the situation must be very different for people in your situation, especially if they live in the bigger towns and cities. To go back to the countryside, I was a bit concerned yesterday when talk...[/quote]
There are many ex-pats including ourselves that live a very rural life and commute to do our office jobs. The issue of strangers is no different than moving to any small community anywhere.There is sometimes an initial reaction of protectionism, and there are some who will see you as easy pray, but as long as you are paying your way and muck in you'll be quickly accepted , whether or not you buy 1 hectare or 100.
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From our 'Perspectives' magazine, a local publication sent out by the Prefecture in
This action has been bought about by the increasing number of accidents during recent bad weather involving English cars and French nationals who have complained directly to him about the refusal of insurance companies to award damages.
I'm not sure this is related to just the recent bad weather.l have noticed that there have been quite a few controls in south east Haute Garonne and Aude over the last months. We even got pulled over with diplomatic plates which is extremely unusual, not that they can actually do very much apart from check that the car is being driven by an authorised driver and that the driver is not on some wanted list. What have all you lot been up to down there ?
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yes, fosses are OK with a dishwashers with or without a grease trap.
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I think it for everybody to make their own choices. Our kids have enjoyed state/anglophone section international school whilst in Paris area and now here in the SW they go to the local schools as there is not one easily available. They were all born here and never had a language problem, but the international school was selected as a) it was available b) my work pays the fees and c) we wanted them to be taught english by properly qualified teachers. When we return north in a couple of years they will go back to the international school.
The bit about not integrating is in our experience a total nonsense and depends entirely whether or not the kids and you are involved in other aspects of local life.
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http://www.cfbp.fr/?p_idref=887 provides a list of GPL installers in france.
I note that there are a couple in 11 and 66 but it might be worth going to toulouse area where there are a lot more.regs
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a somewhat one sided view, covering the middle - older age retiring/downsizing/ 2nd house type population type as mainly found on this forum. - it doesn't for example all take into account the many Brits that have moved here as part of their job. This is the reason we are here and this is the predominant reason for brits moving to Paris, Toulouse etc areas.
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as I posted earlier this year, you can use www.telefact.fr to pay EDF , FT and other bills online using a credit card. It is generally easier and quicker than trying to wade through the EDF or france telecom web site.
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The problem with LPG conversions is that there us no European installation standard, so even if the unit is a European standard there is no standard for actually fitting them - in the Uk you can DIY. In France LPGs conversions have to be installed by specialist fitters. SO from the technical side somehow you will need to get a certificate to say that the installation comes upto the French standard. This will have to come from a French fitter - how much they will charge for this I have no idea. I would do a round of various fitters and see whether there are prepared to check it over and write out a certificate. This is the exact same as if you did a DIY gas fitting in the house, you would need to get a certificate from a certified installer.
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[quote]Hi I live in France and work for a UK company. I am one of around 20 guys and we work all over Europe including the UK. The company has one office and wharehouse in France aswell as the UK. I pay all ...[/quote]
If you work for a single employer than what you are doing seems OK. If you were working for multiple employers in different EU countries then under EU directives you should pay TAX and NI in your principal country of residence- probably based on where your main house/family reside.
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