Section 3: Co-contractor established abroad

Where the person entering into the contract is not a private individual meeting the conditions set out in article D. 8222-6, he shall be deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 8222-4 if, when the contract is concluded and every six months until the end of its performance, its co-contractor established or domiciled abroad provides it with:
1° In all cases, the following documents:
a) A document stating its individual identification number allocated pursuant toarticle 286 ter of the General Tax Code. If the co-contractor is not required to have such a number, a document stating its identity and address or, where applicable, the details of its one-off tax representative in France;
b) A document certifying that the co-contractor's social security status is in order in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of 29 April 2004 or an international social security agreement and, where the legislation of the country in which the co-contractor is domiciled so provides, a document from the body managing the compulsory social security scheme stating that the co-contractor is up to date with his social security declarations and payment of the relevant contributions, or an equivalent document or, failing this, a certificate of provision of the social security declarations and payment of the social security contributions provided for in Article L. 243-15 of the Social Security Code. In the latter case, it must check the authenticity of this certificate with the body responsible for collecting social security contributions;
2° Where registration of the co-contractor in a professional register is compulsory in the country of establishment or domicile, one of the following documents:
a) A document issued by the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration;
b) A quotation, advertising document or professional correspondence, provided that the name or corporate name, the full address and the nature of the registration in the professional register are mentioned;
c) For companies in the process of being set up, a document less than six months old issued by the authority authorised to receive the registration in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register.