As a general rule, if you go to work in France, you are no longer covered by the
social security scheme of your own country but that of France.
There are a wide range of forms you may need in order to live and work in
France.
You can obtain copies of these forms from the appropriate social security and
employment authorities in your own country. Here is a summary of the forms most
frequently used.
SICKNESS INSURANCE FORMS
E 101
This form is issued to your employer if you are temporarily posted to work in
France for a maximum period of one year (renewable once).
It guarantees that you will always be covered by the social security scheme of
your own country, and is only issued under certain conditions:
- your employer must still carry on an activity in your own country and employ
staff in that country; - there must be a direct relationship between you and
your employer.
This form may also be used if you are self-employed and plan to work in France
for a maximum period of one year. To get a copy of this form, you must be a
self-employed worker in your own country and furnish proof that you are covered
by the local social security scheme.
E 102
This is a new version of form E 101.
E 104
This form provides a record of your total periods of employment,
contributions and residence in the same Member State.
E 106
Certifies entitlement to health benefits in a country other than that in
which the person concerned is normally or was previously insured. Family members
are also included.
E 109
Although similar to form E 111, this form is issued to you if you are going
to study in or work as an au pair in France.
E 110
Certifies your entitlement to receive French social security benefits if you
work in industry in your own country or frequently travel to France.
E 119
Certifies your entitlement, and that of members of your family, to social
security insurance and benefits in France if you are a job-seeker receiving
social security benefits and are going to France to look for work (used in
conjunction with form E 303, see below).
Unemployment insurance forms
E 301
Details the periods to be taken into account in calculating benefits.
It must be obtained before leaving your country of origin.
E 302
Details the members of the job-seeker’s family, which is taken into account
in calculating benefits (N.B. not necessary in France).
E 303
These forms (there are several different types) certify your entitlement if
you are a job-seeker receiving social security benefits in your own country and
wish to look for work in France, while continuing to receive your benefits (3
months maximum).
Before leaving your country to look for work in France, you must present the
correct E 303 form to your local social security authority to obtain form E 119
(see above). You must keep this form and present it to the French health
authorities if you need medical treatment.
On arriving in France, you must present the E 303 forms to the unemployment
authorities (ASSEDIC) within a maximum period of 7 working days from the date on
which the form was issued by your unemployment authority in the country in which
you were receiving benefits. You will then receive the same unemployment
benefits as in your own country. If you return to your own country before the
form’s expiry date (3 months), your total entitlement will remain valid, and
you will resume receiving benefits as before. However, if you return after the
expiry date, you will lose your entitlement, except in the case where special
national measures apply.
Family benefit forms
E 401
Details the composition of your family in order to allow the calculation of
family benefits in France.
Text last edited on: 01/09/2003
Source: European Union
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