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  1. This one gives more information about the proposed changes (yet to be agreed): http://www.french-property.com/news/tax_france/merger_income_tax_social_charges/  
  2. If you are looking for taxation information in connection with a business, then you need to visit the impôts website and select 'professionnels' rather than 'particuliers' as suggested earlier.......[;-)]    
  3. When I had a prostate biopsy a few years ago, the urologist had put down 'ALD - prise en charge 100%' on my notes.  I have an ALD for my heart, so laughingly I asked him if he'd done the biopsy on the correct organ.  Turns out that as the biopsy was cancer related, it qualified in its own right. As your procedure is related to co-rectal cancer, I suspect the same will apply.  
  4. Seeing as medical threads seem to be all the rage at the moment..... My cardio has organised for me to have an 'epreuve d'effort' involving a scintigraphie myocardique which will be carried out at our local Centre d'Imagerie Radio Isotopique.  It seems they plan to inject me with a load of megatrons, stick me on a treadmill for half an hour then load me into some sort of nuclear gadget, pull the rods and watch me glow....[:-))] I'll be there most of the day with lots of hanging around between sessions, so I plan to borrow Mrs Sunday's Kindle to keep me occupied. The question is, as I'll be a bit radioactive (if I need a pee, I'm only allowed to use a special 'hot' loo at the clinic) will this have any effect on the Kindle?  I'd be a dead man if I handed it back to her wiped clean......    
  5. [quote user="beccyj"]Hi, We are an association of ex pats in Pas de Calais and we want to organise a car treasure hunt in early summer. Does anyone know if there are restrictions on doing this in France?  [/quote] No restrictions -  unless you end up with more than 200 entries, in which case you'll need authorisation from all the prefectures covering the route.....[;-)]    
  6. http://www.cdiscount.com I buy all my kit from them.  Competitive prices and first class service.  Never a problem with anything unexpectedly being 'out of stock'.    
  7. [quote user="Gyn_Paul"] And a speed camera which you don't know about (hidden or secret), doesn't  slow ANYONE down. [/quote] It does around here. In our local town, the gendarmes routinely set up their mobile radars which are hidden (they lurk behind a tree or large hedge) and secret (they don't tell us when they are going to do it) so we all keep to the limits just in case 'today's the day'.....[:-))]    
  8. [quote user="stan"]Thanks to all who replied. It turns out that the speed limit had been reduced recently from 110kmph to 90kmph on that part of the motorway and there has been no warning sign erected to warn road users of the change! [/quote] You must have missed the big round sign with the 90 in the middle. Or were you expecting them to have erected an even bigger sign warning everyone that the limit had been changed.........[;-)]  
  9. Following the introduction of the UK automated first registration and licencing (AFRL) system, vehicle manufacturers/importers no longer have to physically provide an EU certificate of conformity for the purpose of first registration.  If they are approved for the scheme, they simply transfer the vehicle data from the EU certificate of conformity onto the system and when the vehicle is sold, the dealer inputs the customer details to complete the registration online.  The dealer is allocated a stock of blank tax discs which he completes locally. The customer is given the EU certificate of conformity when he takes delivery of the new vehicle. Whether he keeps the certificate safe and hands it on the next owner is another matter altogether.....[;-)]    
  10. You seem to be missing the essential point... In order to be considered for CMU, you first have to show that unforseen circumstances beyond your control have prevented you from maintaining your obligatory private health insurance cover. In your case, you've just spent 2,000€ on private cover, so it's hard to see how you would fulfill this primary condition.  If you don't, then your 'middle bracket' income is immaterial.    
  11. [quote user="cooperlola"] Of course you are entitled to get into CMU -B after 5 years.  It's European law.  [/quote] Better than that, it's French law....[;-)] For Grecian's wife to be able to invoke the 'accident de vie' provision over the loss of her IB E121, she'd likely have to show that the withdrawal of the benefit was an unforseen event.  In other words, she didn't expect to 'get better' and thereby lose it.  If the only remaining option open to her is to purchase private health cover, then having pre existing conditions which preclude this option would also count in her favour. But as you say, appeals against an IB withdrawal can take a while......    
  12. You can check out some typical VMC prices here: http://www.leroymerlin.fr/v3/p/produits/chauffage-plomberie/traitement-de-l-air/vmc-ventilation-mecanique-controlee-l1308217852  
  13. Downton Abbey is just another version of Coronation Street.  The only difference is, Mr Schama's precious Yanks can understand what the actors are saying........  
  14. Frederick This is a two year old thread that has been revived by a spammer trying to sell travel insurance.....[;-)]  
  15. [quote user="Araucaria"]Can someone remind me how to go about getting a UK EHIC? I'm permanently resident in France and piggy-backing my French health cover on my wife's, as Mrs A is past UK retirement age. Thanks in advance. [/quote] Contact the Overseas Healthcare Team on +44 191 218 1999 and ask them to send you an application form.   Edit:  That woman's beaten me to it again.  I'm going back to bed.........    
  16. What is this 'means test' threshold that you are you talking about?    
  17. [quote user="woolybanana"] Why not simply extend UK health cover for UKOAPs right across the EU whether they are UK resident or not. Surely it would be cheaper and easier to manage? [/quote] That's exactly what the EHIC does......[;-)] You require medical reatment when visiting another EU country, the UK pays for it.   Edit: Sorry, Coops beat me to it whilst I nipped out to put the kettle on......    
  18. There has been no change in the law which requires 'inactive' EU citizens without an 'S form' to have private health insurance until they acquire legal residency status. The recent circular issued to CPAMs reiterates the current regulatory position, then goes on to explain that its purpose is to clarify the 'accident of life' provision whereby individuals faced with serious difficulties or unforseen circumstances beyond their control may apply for CMU, which the original 2007 circular did not make fully clear. It also requires a comprehensive review of an applicant's lifestyle in order to determine whether they meet the 'accident of life' criteria, so anyone rocking up at their CPAM in a Ferrari to complain that the private cover they knew they had to budget for is getting a bit expensive is likely to be disappointed....[;-)]    
  19. [quote user="pachapapa"] In South Africa they stop you on a slope, put a matchbox behind the rear wheel; if you squash it..you fail the test. [/quote] When I was learning to drive, my instructor made me stop on a slope then said "Pass me your wristwatch....." [:-))]  
  20. Gueant's initiative is concerned with making the application of speed limit reductions more consistent and their justification more obvious to the road user.  I don't see any indication that he may be considering increasing the national speed limits to bring them into line with your preferences.    
  21. [quote user="Sc"] If the French were to raise their general single carriageway limit to 100kph and dual carriageway limit to 120kph (that would, incidentally, bring them closer to the UK limits) reflecting, everywhere that I travel in France anyway, reality. France is after all by and large a pregmatic nation. [/quote] Given that single carriageway roads pose the greatest risks - no crash barrier separation of opposing traffic, no limitation on access, no prohibition on slower or more vulnerable road users - do you really imagine the French authorities would consider raising the national speed limit on the basis that a handful of drivers in your neck of the woods prefer to ignore the limits? What's the betting that if they did raise the limit to 100kph, you'd all start driving at 110kph..............?  [;-)]    
  22. 26 pages of discussion about the changes to the dual taxation treaty here: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/2517870/ShowPost.aspx  
  23. [quote user="tonyv"] So, if someone with a clean licence sets of in one of these, having topped up on the pastis, then gets caught, would he lose his license? [/quote] Same as would happen if he was caught driving any type of vehicle. If his alcohol/blood level is greater than 0.5 g/l, then it's classed as a contravention and the penalty is a 135€ fine, a three year driving ban and six points on his licence. If his job depends on him having a licence, then as a concession, the ban can be limited to personal driving and he can continue to drive for work purposes. If his alcohol/blood level is equal to or greater than 0.8 g/l, then it's classed as a délit and  the penalty is two years in prison, a 4,500€ fine and a three year driving ban covering all vehicles including sans permis (but with no concession covering driving for work).  Once he gets his licence back, then for a further two years, he remains prohibited from driving sans permis cars, and may only drive vehicles equipped with a factory fitted or approved aftermarket electronic breathalyser/immobiliser device.    
  24. [quote user="Sc"] So what I will do in 90 limits is drive at satnav 95 kph, which is 100kph on my speedometer. Most other cars will be overtaking me of course.  As I said before, I'm not advocating that anyone exceeds speed limits. [/quote] You intend driving at 95kph in a 90kph limit, yet you are not advocating that anyone exceeds speed limits.   [8-)]    
  25. This is a discussion about what happens in France. You are talking about speed limits where you live in the UK.  
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