French Labour Code
In forceWhere the person entering into the contract is not a private individual who meets the conditions laid down in article D. 8222-4, he is deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 8222-1 if he obtains from his co-contractor, at the time of entering into the contract and every six months until the end of its performance :
1° A certificate of provision of the social security declarations and payment of the social security contributions provided for in Article L. 243-15 issued by the social protection body responsible for collecting the contributions less than six months old, the authenticity of which it verifies with the body responsible for collecting the social security contributions.
2° Where registration of the co-contractor in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector is compulsory, or where a regulated profession is involved, one of the following documents:
a) An extract from the entry in the Trade and Companies Register (K or K bis);
b) A certificate of registration in the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector;
c) A quotation, advertising document or professional correspondence, provided that the name or corporate name, full address and registration number in the Trade and Companies Register or in the National Register of Companies as a company in the trades and crafts sector or in a list or roll of a professional body, or the reference to the authorisation issued by the competent authority, are mentioned;
d) The electronic acknowledgement of receipt referred to inarticle R. 123-6 of the French Commercial Code, issued by the clerk of the relevant Commercial Court or the relevant Chamber of Trades and Crafts.
