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

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

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

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

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

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

•Information notes for 92 professions are available online

•Content of an Information note

Maison de retraite

Marchand de biens

Maréchal-ferrant

Marchand de biens

Marchand de biens

Ex: Finding information on real estate

General information on real estate business

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

4. Setting up a business through the PSC website: illustration

•Setting up a real estate business in France (marchand de biens)

Marchand de biens

Activités de marchand

Commerçant

78000 Versailles

Identifying your PSC

Marchand de biensMarchand de biens

7800078000 VERSAILLESVERSAILLES

Log in or register to create your profile

Create and manage your user profile

DUPUISDUPUIS

Jean-LouisJean-Louis

CognacCognac

1616

Describe your activity

IMMO - 78IMMO - 78

Achats et ventes d’immeubles,fonds de commerce, marchandde biens

Marchand de biens

01/01/2010

Other steps include:

•Social security

•Tax

•Upload of required documentary evidences

•Fees

Receive your confirmation

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)

Thank you for your attention.