points of single contact in france : facilitating business for service providers
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Points of Single Contact in France : Facilitating business for service providers. Seminar “ Points of Single Contact for Entrepreneurs and their functioning in the framework of the Services Directive ” Philippe LEGLISE-COSTA Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the EU - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Points of Single Contact in France : Facilitating business for service providers
Seminar “Points of Single Contact for Entrepreneurs and their functioning in the framework of the Services Directive”
Philippe LEGLISE-COSTADeputy Permanent Representative of France to the EU
February 4, 2010
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Key messages 1. Overview: Transposition of Directive
2006/123/EC through the “Loi de modernisation de l’économie” (August 2008) and options chosen for PSCs
2. The physical network of Centres for Business formalities (CFEs): Informing and welcoming entrepreneurs
3. PSC online: a single national website www.guichet-entreprises.fr
4. Setting up a business in France electronically: Illustration
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1. Overview• Requirements of Directive 2006/123/EC
▫ Article 6 PSC for “all procedures and formalities needed” by the service provider
▫ Article 7 Providing all relevant information▫ Article 7.3 Information and assistance “are easily
accessible at a distance and by electronic means”▫ Article 8 MS shall ensure that “all procedures and
formalities relating to access to a service activity and to the exercise thereof may be easily completed, at a distance and by electronic means”
• Transposition measures through the Modernisation of the economy Act (Loi de Modernisation de l’Economie – LME) adopted on August 4, 2008
• Partnership agreement for the establishment of the Points of Single Contact signed on May 27, 2009
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2. The « physical » network of CFEs• About 1800 CFEs welcoming entrepreneurs in France• A system based on the 7 networks of different entities• Competence of the various entities based on a combination
of several criteria : location of the business, sector of activity and legal status of the company
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3. PSC online
• A website available as from the 1st of January 2010: www.guichet-entreprises.fr
• A partnership with all CFEs networks, with the support of the French Business start-up Agency and of the National Institute for Industrial Property
• A one-stop shop for completion of formalities
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Providing information to service providers On Centres for Business formalities (CFEs):
▫Learn more about CFEs’ role▫Search CFEs by postcode▫Find all CFEs’ contact details
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•Information notes for 92 professions are available online
•Content of an Information note
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Maison de retraite
Marchand de biens
Maréchal-ferrant
Marchand de biens
Marchand de biens
Ex: Finding information on real estate
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General information on real estate business
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Setting up a business and applying for authorisations: • It will be possible to complete online all
procedures and formalities necessary for the creation and exercise of their activities
•Following in real-time the progress of one’s file
•Availability in other languages is planned for the near future
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4. Setting up a business through the PSC website: illustration
•Setting up a real estate business in France (marchand de biens)
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Marchand de biens
Activités de marchand
Commerçant
78000 Versailles
Identifying your PSC
Marchand de biensMarchand de biens
7800078000 VERSAILLESVERSAILLES
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Log in or register to create your profile
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Create and manage your user profile
DUPUISDUPUIS
Jean-LouisJean-Louis
CognacCognac
1616
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Describe your activity
IMMO - 78IMMO - 78
Achats et ventes d’immeubles,fonds de commerce, marchandde biens
Marchand de biens
01/01/2010
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Other steps include:
•Social security
•Tax
•Upload of required documentary evidences
•Fees
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Receive your confirmation
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Volumetry: Projected website use for 2010• All CFEs transmit information on registration of new
companies to the National Institute of statistics and economic studies (INSEE)
• According to INSEE data: - 325 739 registrations in 2007- 331 736 registrations in 2008
• Expectations : 20% of registrations through the Points of Single Contact website by the end of 2010
• Equivalent to 200 files completed per day on average
• Based on the past experience, we expect an average of 15 000 visitors a day (with expected peaks at 50 000 visitors a day)
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