Useful links and websites

[cooperlola]

Makfai has kindly sifted through all the links in recent posts and put together a list of those which might be useful to forum members.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 

• The Official French Statement

http://www.securite-sociale.fr/comprendre/europe/europe/cmu_inactifs.htm 

• and its English translation

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Medical-cover-for-inactive-UK.html

• EU Directive

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2004/l_229/l_22920040629en00350048.pdf 

• EU Explanation of Directive

http://www.ecas.org/file_uploads/1008.pdf 

• Debate on Directive

http://www.ecas.org/file_uploads/1209.pdf 

• Living, working, studying - An overview of your EU rights (European Union)

http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/nav/en/citizens/services/eu-guide/rights/index_en.html#14134_10 

• Five Year Rule

http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F12017.xhtml?&n=Etrangers%20en%20France&l=N8&n=Citoyens%20communautaires%20en%20France&l=N112 

• UK Legislation: Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1003 The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20061003.htm#13) 

• Internal documents, French govt. health

http://www.ameli.fr/l-assurance-maladie/textes-reglementaires/circulaires.php

• The "Honeyball" Declaration

http://www.frenchhealthissues.eu/more_info/marys_declaration.htm

HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE

• L'Assurance Maladie

http://www.ameli.fr/ 

• Health Care for Employed/Self-employed in France

http://www.ameli.fr/assures/droits-et-demarches/par-situation-professionnelle/vous-travaillez/vous-etes-salarie/les-conditions-generales-d-ouverture-des-droits-aff_orne.php 

• CMU Website

http://www.cmu.fr/site/index.php4 

• C.M.U. et C.M.U. complémentaire

http://www.ameli.fr/fiches-synthetiques/c.m.u.-et-c.m.u.-complementaire_charente.php 

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

• Le Monde

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3214,36-951431@51-951543,0.html

• NHS bill for treatment of ‘health tourists’ soars to more than £62m

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2374072.ece

• More Accurate Report in Telegraph 1.10.07

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/01/nexpats101.xml

• More promising news : 1.10.07

http://www.french-property.com/newsletter/2007/10/1/health/

• And in today's Telegraph 3.10.07

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2007/10/02/frenchhealth.xml

LOBBYING

• See our new Dedicated Website[I]

http://www.frenchhealthissues.eu/

• Write to MPs and MEPs

http://www.writetothem.com/ 

• Conservatives Abroad

http://www.conservativesabroad.org/ 

• UKREP

http://www.ukrep.be/index.html 

• French Electoral Zones for MEPs

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/paris/4/par41eu4912.htm 

• French MEPs

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/zoneList.do?country=FR&language=EN 

• UK MEPs

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/zoneList.do?country=GB&language=EN

• Mary Honeyball

http://maryhoneyball.net/ 

• Members of Parliament by county or unitary authority

http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/clomps.cfm

• UK Dept of Health Advice for Travellers

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthadvicefortravellers/index.htm 

• France's helpdesk for international mobility and social security

http://www.cleiss.fr/

• EU Citizens Signpost Service.

http://ec.europa.eu/citizensrights/front_end/index_en.htm 

• SOLVIT problem solving network for EU Member States

http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/site/index_en.htm 

• Register to Vote

http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/documents/overseas_registration.pdf 

• EU Commissioners

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/index_en.htm 

• Jim Murphy (Minister for Europe) -blog (add your comment)

http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/blogs/jim_murphy/archive/2007/11/09/14438.aspx

(a new page - recently added)

http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/blogs/jim_murphy/archive/2007/09/26/13661.aspx#comments

 

(previous responses)

• European Citizen's Action Service

http://www.ecas.org/

TAX 

• Tax Attache French Embassy

http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/fiscal/ 

• Taxation of Business Profits

http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/working-in-france/starting-a-business/taxation/ 

• Living in France, working in the UK – can it be done?

http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=28289 

• French Tax

http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/home.asp

• Personal Taxation in France

http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/taxation/ 

BUSINESS

• Starting a Business

http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/working-in-france/starting-a-business/ 

• Running a UK business and living in France – how to save tax

http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=27907 

• Setting up a company in France

http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1150454460655 

• Microenterprise

http://rfconseil.grouperf.com/special/microentreprise/

http://www.apce.com/cid19984/le-guide-de-la-micro-entreprise.html 

• Business start-up agency

http://www.apce.com/pid371/apce.html 

MISC INFORMATION

• French Consul in London

http://www.consulfrance-londres.org/article.php3?id_article=378 

• Official gateway to the French civil service

http://www.service-public.fr/etranger/english.html

 

We are looking at and for others so please post if you have any suggestions of things to add.  Mods, maybe this would be a good sticky subject once we have it rounded out a bit.

[cooperlola]

Does the lack of response mean

a) This is of no use to anybody?

b) It's perfect as it is?

c) I don't really care?

Anybody?

Does anybody think this would be useful as a sticky topic?  Does anybody have any more suggestions to make?  Makfai put a lot of work into this.

[Helen]

 Can you perhaps add this? English translation of the social security statement ( from  the French embassy in the UK)

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Medical-cover-for-inactive-UK.html

 

[Richard]

[quote user="Helen"]

 Can you perhaps add this? English translation of the social security statement ( from  the French embassy in the UK)

[/quote]

I notice that there's no mention whatsoever af any '5 year rule'.

[cooperlola]

[quote user="Richard"][quote user="Helen"]

 Can you perhaps add this? English translation of the social security statement ( from  the French embassy in the UK)

[/quote]


I notice that there's no mention whatsoever af any '5 year rule'.
[/quote]Item 6 under "reference documents".

[cooperlola]

[quote user="Helen"]

 Can you perhaps add this? English translation of the social security statement ( from  the French embassy in the UK)

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Medical-cover-for-inactive-UK.html

 

[/quote]Done! Thanks for that.

[londoneye]

It's good stuff.   It's just going to take a while to check through all the relevant links ...  thanks Makafai.

[Pommier]

The links are an excellent idea and make a really useful reference point. Many thanks!

I'm still worrying about the 5 year residency giving access to CMU as it doesn't mention it in the latest statement - in fact it says ALL inactifs not covered by E forms must have private insurance. Please reassure me!!!

[cooperlola]

If you look at the French link, you will see that Inactifs can apply for a carte de sejour permanent after 5 years.  Then, this alters their status, thus :

"Carte de séjour permanent 

Les citoyens qui ont acquis un droit au séjour permanent en France peuvent demander la délivrance d'une carte de séjour "CE - séjour permanent - toutes activités professionnelles", valable vingt ans. 

Cette carte, dont la possession n'est pas obligatoire, est renouvelable de plein droit"

In effect, classification is then no longer "inactif" but "toutes activites professionelles."  But it's still not totally clear whether you'd have to be working or not, from the above.

There is still a bit of ducking and diving going on with this, so this is the most concrete evidence we have.  When it's clearer, we'll add a more positive link.

 

 

[ams]

Relax,

 

You have provided a huge amount of information. it will take some time to go through it all. All credit to you for taking on such a huge task and for producing a wonderful set of useful documents.

 

Is their a definition in english of the term "inactifs"

 

ams

[Washy]

I think we might say 'early retiree'  ??? That's what my husband calls himself, 'inactifs' seems to imply some sort of disability which is certainly not meant by this.

[Clair]

I have tidied up the list...

[cooperlola]

Thanks, Clair - it needed it![:D]

[Suninfrance]

Have just been forwarded these links.  First two we already know about.

Medical

 

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/healthinFrance/ - here you can sign the petition against British Citizens being deprived of health care in France   http://www.frenchhealthissues.eu/ web site for British Citizens in France regarding the new health care issues, information, how to lobby, advice.

www.cpam-dordogne.fr/anglais/index.htm

-

web site for the Dordogne CPAM

(medical/social security) in english. Telephone

05 53 35 60 00

   from 8.30 am to 17:30 pm

If you go to this web site there is now a

downloadable 80 page document in English explaining the French health

system, it is excellent.

 

www.expathealthdirect.co.uk

Forward Planning your Healthcare in France - Article by  Peter Owen  Click

here to read

 

[Sunday Driver]

The first two links reflect the current situation.

The rest are based on the 'old' criteria for healthcare and are therefore out of date.......

 

[cooperlola]

This in spite of the fact that the web site was apparently updated on the 25th October, and it's been pretty clear that Peter Owen himself has a handle on what's going on.  Why can't these people update their sites when things are so iffy at present?  I hate to imagine the number of people currently selling up in the UK on the basis of info' received from this kind of site.  Humph. I feel another letter coming on...

[Suninfrance]

Flicking through a couple of other websites the other day and noticed their information is of date too.  I did e-mail the link to the new website to FrenchEntree, but I can't find it anywhere on their health page.  If anyone spots it, then I'll take that back.

Having a problem identifying my French MEP for the Correze.  Help please.

[cooperlola]

You don't have just one MEP, Suninfrance, you have several - all those in your region cover you.

Find them here

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/zoneList.do?country=FR&language=EN

[Suninfrance]

 In the words of Renee ('ello, 'ello) "you stupid woman" (me that is).  LOL

[AnOther]

Question deleted: information found under my nose...doh...[:$]

Coops,

Like many others I imagine, I'm quietly keeping an eye on developments and, unspoken though it may be, I am very grateful for your efforts.

Keep up the good work [kiss] [kiss]

[Fridgeman]

ErnieY

I could not have put it better myself

Add me to your list of grateful's

And many thanks

 

 

[Just Katie]

Yes, me too Coops.  I found quite a bit of information there relevant to me. [B][8-|]