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After reading your latest posting ,I think you may have to read again the legistation 2004/38/EC,  I again  returned to the Prefecture after reading you comments, and I quote frome the prefecture( he may of course be wrong it won`t be the first time) Quote France has has interpreted the       " 5 year residency"  period to equal -foreigners can then apply for FRENCH nationality after 5 years of permanent residency-this can take a long time . this will then mean that they will be treated equally with every other French citizen and then will be readmitted  to the health system. it is not an automatic right just because you have lived here for five years, he said be very careful when reading 2004/38/EC you are not reading it correctly:   end of quote. Hope the  ear man is wrong , because it will make things very difficult for many people , I suppose we shall have to wait and see.......

Today I visited our prefecture to collect my renewed carte sejour, its valid for another 5 years, I asked about the 5 year rule for getting readmited to the C.P.A.M , and it was explained to me that after 5 years you are able to apply  to become French citizen, you have to speak very good french and many other things, it was also exlplained that this can take some time!  This is what is meant by the five year rule not just been able to prove you have lived here for five years, also it is only the Pefecture that can confirm your residency,it was pointed out to me that the date I arrived in France was printed on the back of my Carte Sejour and of course in all that time you have to have filled in  a Tax form , this came as a bit of a shock!  They told me that if I wanted to get the benefits of French people then  I should apply to become a citizen , this is what is meant by the five year rule and that it is the only way to get back in the system

My carte sejour runs out the end of October the Marie saysI  do not need it any more, does anyone no for sure, I would like to renew it if possible I have had it for five years and if nothing else it proves when I arrived in France, ( new healthcare rules) Brian