Changes in France January 2017

[Fred]

Some changes taking place in France January 2017

Smic (minimum wage)

Plafond de la sécurité sociale (Social security ceiling)

Tiers payant (Payments to your GP)

Divorce par consentement mutuel (Mutual divorce)

Loi Travail (Work rules)

Prélèvement d'organes (Organ donating)

Copropriétés (Condominiums)

Isolation thermique d'un bâtiment (Thermal insulation)

Infractions routières (Motoring offences)

Pièces détachées des véhicules (Vehicle used parts)

Paquets de cigarettes (Cigarette packaging)

Prix du timbre (Postage stamp price)

Find out more Here: https://www.service-public.fr/particulie...tes/A11229

[scooby]

Bonjour

Just wanted to say thanks for that Fred and Happy New Year to you and everyone on the forum.

The information on here is great and so useful.

Scooby

[Brian]

There's also the change in regions to consider: goodbye Poitou-Charentes, hello Nouvelle-Aquitaine. I wonder what differences that will bring?

[Fred]

Bonjour  

Just wanted to say thanks for that Fred and Happy New Year to you and everyone on the forum.

The information on here is great and so useful.

Scooby

You're welcome, good to hear you find it useful. Happy New Year to you too.

There's also the change in regions to consider: goodbye Poitou-Charentes, hello Nouvelle-Aquitaine. I wonder what differences that will bring?

I didn't know that. Probably lot's more paperwork.

[Brian]

And a fancy new logo Read all about it!

[Fred]

And a fancy new logo    Read all about it!

Why can't they leave well alone. Oh well at least they haven't renamed Montmorillon. That would make this forum useless.

[Jane]

I prefer Poitou Charente to Nouvelle Aquitaine. It reminds me more of Nouvelle Cuisine.

[Brian]

Ah but Aquitaine is so much more romantic. I've been reading a bit of French history recently and the area now covered by PC, Limousin and Aquitaine were always Aquitaine until... Shall we say until a ' certain foreign power' started to flex its muscles.

[Admiral]

Cripes......


We return to France after a month away in Australie visiting number one son to find we live in some fantasy land called Nouvelle Acquitaine.

Whoever thought of this?  Did they put the new name out as a competition in primary schools?  A half-wit could have done better.  The title sounds like a feeble joke.

Why not just call us Acquitaine?  A name with long and noble associations - Eleanor etc etc.

By-the-by where is our administrative centre now?

If someone tells me it's Bordeaux I'll scthream and scthream until I'm thick.