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- FRANCE THE PLACE TO BE -

ILUSTRATION À VENIR...

1. FRANCE THE PLACE TO BE

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Prize money Owners’ premiums

2. TRAINING CENTRES

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France Galop training centres Other training centres in France

3. STEPS TO OBTAIN YOUR LICENCE WITH FRANCE GALOP

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→ Public and Private licence → Registration → You have a licence abroad with more than 100 runners → You have a licence abroad with less than 100 runners or no licence → Test

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5. SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS IN FRANCE SUCCESSFULLY

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First steps French Business legal structure The Agricultural Social Mutual Fund – MSA Trainers Associations French insurance & Syndicat des Propriétaires

6. FRENCH EMPLOYMENT LAW

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A freely negotiated employment contract Hiring procedures 35-hours week: greater flexibility since 2003 Equi-ressources a dedicated job platform in the horse industry

7. ANNEXE


4. REGISTER YOUR OWNERS IN FRANCE

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Entry Fees Transport Subsidy France Galop training centres Key contacts in France

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-1France the place to Be PRIZE MONEY

All races in France pay prize money down to the 5th place distributed in general as follows: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

50% 20% 15% 10% 5%

In the major daily betting handicaps races (called Support Evènement), prize money is paid down to the 7th place. Prize money distribution in Group races vary, but it is guaranteed to the 5th place. Race Grades and Prize Money Scale French flat races are divided into the following grades: G, F, E, D, B, A, Listed and Group races for older horses. Race meetings are divided into Premiums meetings (off course betting) and PMH meetings (on course betting only). In 2017, the scale of prizemoney for 2 & 3 year olds by race grade is as follows: 2 & 3 yo : Unraced and Maiden races (PMH) : Unraced and Maiden races (Premium) : Unraced and Maiden races (Premium - Paris area) : Class 2 : Class 1 : Listed races : Gr3 : Gr2 : Gr1 :

€6,000-€16,000 (very few races are of a value less than €10,000) €19,000-€24,000 €24,000-€26,000 €27,000-€29,000 €30,000-€35,000 €48,000 to €60,000 €80,000 minimum €130,000 minimum €250,000 to €5,000,000

There are two types of major handicap races : Support Evènement Handicaps €52,000 minimum Grands Handicaps €70,000 minimum


With more than €281.7 million distributed in 2017 France leads the field in terms of prize money, breeders’ and owners’ premiums. This position can be maintained because France Galop, which runs French racing, receives fundings from the PMU to finance its running costs, distributing around €281.7 million in prize money and owners’ and breeders’ premiums for flat and jump racing. French handicap, maiden, and claiming flat races offer prize money two to six times higher than in Britain, depending on whether they are run on a Parisian or provincial racecourse. The minimum total prize money for 2- or 3-year-olds maiden and conditions races on Parisian tracks is worth €16,000, though most start at €25,000-€34,000. Major handicaps start at €52,000, while claiming races can also be attractive for overseas runners as they have three different prize money levels at €16,000, €23,000, and €27,000.

Others (3&up, 4&up,…) G races F races, E races D races B races Listed Group 3 Group 2 Group 1

OWNERS’ PREMIUMS France is well known for its lucrative system of Owners’ premiums on top of already generous prize money. On the flat, prize money can increase as follow: 2 & 3 year-olds 4 & 5 year-olds 6 year-olds and up In Gr1 races whatever the age

+60% + 45% + 35% + 25%

Owners’ premiums are paid out as an additional percentage of prize money to all placed horses.

€16,000 and under €18,000 and under €25,000 to €30,000 €18,000 to €26,000 €30,000 to €44,000 €52,000 to €60,000 €80,000 minimum €130,000 minimum €250,000 to €5,000,000

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- TRAINING CENTRES -

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FRANCE GALOP TRAINING CENTRES CHANTILLY Chantilly is the largest training centre in Europe with about 2,700 horses in training. Situated on the edge of the 6,000-hectare Chantilly Forest, Chantilly training centre is a unique 1,900-hectare estate (1,500 hectares leased and 400 hectares fully owned) comprising various training facilities: les Aigles, Lamorlaye, Coye-la-Forêt, Avilly-Saint-Léonard and the famous “Piste des Lions” linking Chantilly castle to Lamorlaye through the forest. Like no other in the world, this complex owes its success to the natural qualities of the sand (pure silica), the soil (sandy loam) and the subsoil (half-soft draining limestone), which make the tracks usable 365 days a year, irrespective of the weather. The training centre, les Aigles is an immense green field situated in the middle of the forest with multiple tracks on perfect turf along with sand tracks, allweather tracks and jump tracks. The training centre of Lamorlaye and Coyela-Forêt offers an outstanding facility, especially to jump racehorses. The training centre of Avilly-Saint-Léonard is the smallest and most bucolic of the training facilities and has recently been equipped with an All-WeatherTrack (Activ’ Track) to welcome horses all year round. The Forest of Chantilly is known for its famous “Piste des Lions” which has influenced the reputation of Chantilly by its history and qualities.

The training centre includes: 120 hectares of turf tracks 20 kilometres of sand tracks (including three with a special synthetic sand/fibre mix) 1 all-weather track available all year long 12 kilometres of jumps tracks studded with 100 obstacles and one dirt track (a mix of sand, loam and clay similar to that used for American racetracks). Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

less than 50

€60 per day

more than 50 horses in training

€74 per day

MAISONS-LAFFITTE The training centre includes: For flat racing:

For jump racing:

30 km of sand trotting tracks trails, 20 km of turf tracks, 10 km of sand gallops, 8 km of oval sand tracks, walking rings and an all-weather gallop of 1.5 km

110 jumps 8 km of turf tracks 5 km of sand tracks and 2 walled schools, 70 hectares of wooded reserve, 2 schooling rings built on the sand; right-turning and left-turning tracks


Maisons-Laffitte training centre welcomes more than 700 horses. It is one of the largest in Europe and it is located in the Park of Maisons-Laffitte, nearby the Château. The centre allows training on the flat and over jumps, all year long. This centre is particularly renowned for the training of jumpers. Jewel of the centre, the Penthièvre track provides trainers with a grass plot of 10 hectares divided into three tracks: flat, hurdles and steeple-chase. The hurdles are the reproduction of the famous «brush», «wall», «open ditch» and other “bull finch» of Auteuil Racecourse. Maisons-Laffitte training centre also has more than fifty stables dedicated to racing, several of wich are listed in the inventory of the Historic Monuments and Sites. Nearly 700 thoroughbreds are reported to be in training and they represent around 20% of runners in races on Parisian racecourses, including Auteuil.

Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

less than 50

€60 per day


€74 per day

DEAUVILLE Opened in 1983, Deauville’s training centre on the Normandy coast welcomes around 300 horses. It offers boxes built specifically for training and additional boxes are located on the racecourse. The centre has several training tracks: three sand tracks over the distance of 2,000 m for flat racing, one for trotting and two for canter. To complete this set, an all-weather fibre sand track is also available. The extraordinary facility offered by Deauville’s nearby beaches, an excellent conditioning ground for the minds and bodies of the thoroughbred, have surely played a part in this unique success story.

The training centre includes: For flat racing:

For jump racing:

1 Martin Collins all-weather track available all year long, 1 turf track of 2,000m length, 3 sand tracks of 2,000m length each designed to canters and trotting

A canter track featuring mobile hurdles and a steeple-chase course


less than 50

€60 per day


€74 per day

More information on France Galop training centres: www.cefg.fr

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OTHER TRAINING CENTRES IN FRANCE CALAS-CABRIÉS The training centre of Calas-Cabriès is situated in the area of Cabriès in the Bouches-du-Rhône, near Aix-en-Provence. It offers a structure of accommodating and training racehorses (mainly thoroughbreds) for racing professionals and belongs to the Société Hippique of Marseille. It was constructed between 1975 and 1980 and the first horses arrived in the spring of 1980. In 2013/2014, the centre was under reconstruction to improve the overall conditions and facilities in order to respond to modern requirements. Today, the centre is about 100 hectares big, 13 ha of which are on turf. The training centre includes: The centre has 12 km of sand tracks: • A trotting track of 3,300m • A canter track of 3,300m • A ring track of 1,200m • A ring track with hedges of 1,200m • A ring track for steeple of 1,200m

In addition, there is an all-weather track of 1,250m, 5m wide, which offers training all year round. It has the same surface as the racecourse track of Marseille-Vivaux. In order to relax horses, the centre also offers 12 km of walking tracks (mainly in the forest). 660 boxes are located in the centre, plus an additional 100 boxes situated nearby, which allow 700 – 750 horses to be trained on the tracks all the year round. 200 people work at the centre: 25 trainers, work riders, lads, travelling staff, but also teachers of the Riding School, Ecole des Courses Hippiques (AFASEC). Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

€40 per day

For further information please contact the centre, Contact: Chemin départemental 60 A 13480 Cabriès Tel.: +33 (0)4 42 22 00 73


CHAZEY-SUR-AIN The training centre of Chazey-sur-Ain was recently established in 2010 to replace the centre of Parilly. It offers stabling for around 300 horses and can be extended by building new boxes. Today, 18 trainers are established in the centre. Their results are encouraging and improve each year. The centre offers round tracks (1,500 m), two on sand, one on turf, an all-weather track and three lines of jumps and straight lines (1,700 m) on sand and turf. The quality of the tracks is exceptional, the boxes are well isolated (warm in winter and fresh in summer). The geographic situation is ideal, as it gives access to all racecourses in France. The training fees are lower than in the Parisian region. The training centre includes: • 2 sand tracks of 1,500m, 6m wide • 1 turf track of 1,400m, 20m wide • 1 all-weather track of 1,300m, 5m wide • 3 lines of jumps on 1,200m • Relax zone (trotting, alley) • Straight tracks of 1,700m including: 1 sand track 10m wide, 1 turf track 20m wide • Different jumps like Irish bank, etc.

The horse centre has a capacity of 300 boxes and is built up of 14 buildings under the form of stables with 12, 14, 24, 34 or 42 places. Every stable is composed of boxes, office, tack room, sanitary facilities and cloakroom and every building has its feed store, recreation facilities and a parking area. Furthermore, a paddock for breaking-in and a schooling area with mobile jumps and a starting gate is available for the trainers. In addition, some apartments (with up to 3 rooms each) are available for the employees of the centre. Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

€40 per day

For further information please contact the centre, E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Le Luizard 01150 Chazey-sur-Ain Tel.: + 33 (0)4 74 34 51 74 Website: https://www.centrechazey.fr/

DRAGEY Situated in the Bocage of Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the training centre of Dragey-Ronthon is spread over a quiet natural area of 20 hectares. The 12 meters downhill track offers a magnificent view of the bay. The Mont-Saint-Michel and Tombelaine give a unique setting to this training centre which is situated in a very well-known breeding area. The training centre includes: • A canter sand track of 1,600m (sand of Bayeux) • Three sand tracks with jumps of 1,500m (sand of Fontainebleau) (steeplechase, jumps of Auteuil, small removable jumps); the interior track can be transformed into a canter track • All-weather track of 1,400m • Schooling area with jumps for young horses • Line of small jumps for young horses • Fixed jumps: Irish bank, road crossing, steps, etc. • Trotting track of 900m

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• Jumps on turf • 2 starting machines • Horse walker • Alleys to access the different tracks • Grandstand for professionals and owners • Parking area for vans and cars Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

€38 per day

For further information please contact the centre, Contact: 51, route de la Croix aux Blins 50530 Dragey-Ronthon E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +33 (0)2 33 90 69 68, Website: http://www.galopbaie.fr/

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH In 1902, Jacques Meller, an important breeder of thoroughbreds based near La Teste in Hume, acquired the Domaine of Béquet to train his horses there. He built amongst others a wide range of different sand and turf tracks. The place is known for its healthy air which is a big benefit for the equine respiratory system. The natural sand stimulates the development of the muscles of young horses. Béquet rapidly acquired a good reputation due to the quality, the regularity and the selectivity of its tracks. The training centre is home to 16 public trainers and three permit holders, which represents around 200 direct employees and around 50 indirect employments. It is a permanent activity which strengthens the local economy.

The training centre includes: • 500 horses are trained every day on 9 km of sand tracks (one for canter, one for gallops and one circle track with hurdles). • 690 boxes • Use of harrow: 10 times a day on the canter track, twice a day on the gallop track • Daily irrigation of alleys • 2 paddocks, 4 lunge paddocks, dressage facilities, starting gates Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

€50 per day

For further information please contact the centre, E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +33 (0)5 56 54 74 26 Website: http://www.hippodrome-lateste.com/centre-entrainement.html

PAU The training centre includes: • 70 ha surface • 12 km of turf tracks including an irrigated straight track of 1600 m • 12 km of irrigated sand tracks • 1 schooling area • Around 700 boxes built by the Société des courses, of which 88 are new and equipped with photovoltaics • Additional 450 private boxes • 1 veterinary clinic


The training centre is home to 20 trainers. Around 700 horses are trained here and race not only in the South-West region, but also at the main French racecourses, especially the Parisian ones, not to mention racing abroad. During the winter meeting, a lot of trainers come to this centre from all over France and bring an additional 400 horses with them. To ensure a consistent development, the tracks are maintained and renovated regularly. In 2002, 3 barns of 32 boxes each were installed to increase the capacity of guest horses during the winter meeting. The maintenance of the Pau training centre benefits from the harrows, which work 40 km a day and the automatic irrigation system, which has a network of 10 km.


€40 per day

For further information please contact the centre, E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +33 (0)5 59 13 07 07 Website: http://www.hippodrome-pau.com/fr/centre-entrainement.html

SENONNES The regional training centre was created by several representatives and professionals of horse racing. Among them, Jacques Béline, Henri Malard and Claude Rouget believed in a project of a training centre, which met ideal conditions to prepare horses for competition and gain professionals for such a quality facility. The centre is situated on lands leased by the Syndicat Mixte, which brings together the towns of Saint-Aignan-Renazé in Mayenne and of Pouancé-Combré in Maine-et-Loire. Two people work in full time and four in part-time at the centre. The training centre includes: The surface used for the centre is about 35 hectares leased by the Syndicat Mixte. The centre is made of: • 4 sand tracks, two of which are made of Fontainebleau sand; a turf track. They are all used for trotting, gallop and canter • 2 jump tracks (a hurdle one and steeple chase one)

• 1 cross-country track • 1 schooling with 4 hurdles for young horses • Paddocks • Alleys In addition, the centre provides some offices near the tracks plus a room dedicated to trainers and owners. There is a parking lot for cars and vans. The Syndicat Mixte offers 3 stables to rent on a temporarily basis in order to host new and young trainers waiting to set up their permanent base. Training fees and costs: Average daily training fees

€40 per day

For further information please contact the centre, Contact: La Bonauderie 49420 Pouancé Tel.: + 33 (0)2 43 07 64 83 Website: www.senonnes-pouance-cergo.com

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- STEPS TO OBTAIN YOUR LICENCE WITH FRANCE GALOP -

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Steps to obtain your licence with France Galop

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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LICENCE A public training licence authorises a person to train horses that are owned by different people. (Article 27 of the Rules of Racing) A private trainer’s licence authorises a person to train horses that are owned by one sole owner under a contract that is authorised by the Stewards of France Galop. Horses trained by a private trainer cannot be joint-owned (Article 27 of the Rules of Racing). The holder of trainer’s licence cannot be employed by another authorised licence holder. He cannot be paid as a trainer by an individual, who is not licenced with France Galop (Article 28 of the Rules of Racing).

REGISTRATION Courses are organised twice a year by the A.F.A.S.E.C. (Initial introduction: March, Course: June/July – Initial introduction: September, Course: November-December). These two courses are run over five weeks and involve trainers who must complete the whole course, except if they have already passed the pre-training session (90 multiple choice questions on the Rules of Racing, hippology and the health and care of the horse). The exams, tests and teaching are all in French.

YOU HAVE A LICENCE ABROAD WITH MORE THAN 100 RUNNERS Completion of the application form for a public or private trainer and return it to France Galop Documents needed to apply for a public trainer’s licence: • Public trainer’s licence application form • Form for training base • Curriculum Vitae The holder of a private indicating experience and knowledge of racing • Clearance from the relevant foreign Jockey Club/Authority and his results as a trainer • Two reference letters by owners authorised by France Galop highlighting they will be sending horses to train to the candidate • Letter from the candidate confirming that he will give up his foreign licence after obtaining the French one • Cheque for processing fees (€385,60 including €100 deposit) • A copy of his Passport or I.D. Card • Two passport sized photographs Documents needed to apply for a private trainer’s licence: • Private trainer’s licence application form contract of employment or promise of employment signed between the contracting parties. The owner must be authorised by the Stewards of France Galop.

Documents needed to obtain a public trainer’s licence: • Annual Activity Report Form • Public liability insurance certificate • Proof of your subscription to the MSA • Bank statement showing the trainer has a capital of €4,600 • Statement that a trainer has boxes available for training (lease, ownership) • Written permission from the training centre to use gallops N.B: All owners must be authorised by the Stewards of France Galop. If the candidate’s selected training location has not previously been approved by France Galop, then the premises must be visited and approved by France Galop. This is carried out by the France Galop Inspection team.

Documents needed to obtain a private trainer’s licence: • Annual Activity Report Form • Public liability insurance certificate • Statement of hire from the MSA • Statement that a trainer has boxes available for training (lease, ownership) • Written permission from the training centre to use the gallops N.B.: If the candidate’s selected training location has not previously been approved by France Galop, then the premises must be visited and approved by France Galop. This is carried out by the France Galop Inspection team.

To help the candidate prepare for the required administrative procedures before setting up his own facility, the list of documents to return will be sent to the candidate before the required teaching course on racing regulations and the visit to the testing lab.

TEST The Stewards ensure that the required experience and criteria are needed to hold a professional trainer’s licence is met during their review of a candidate’s application. This will allow them to decide according to the jurisprudence if the candidate must partially or fully undertake a trainer’s licence course in France or be granted an exemption

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If the candidate only needs to attend the teaching course related to racing regulations (possibility to have an interpreter) and the visit of the testing lab, this may be included in one of the two course sessions organised by the A.F.A.S.E.C. for those applying for a licence (May/October).

YOU HAVE A LICENCE ABROAD WITH LESS THAN 100 RUNNERS OR YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRAINING LICENCE YET

Annex 10 of the Rules of Racing outlines that a candidate, who already has or currently holds a professional trainer’s licence for at least two years in France or abroad, may be exempted from the initial written exam at his request. This covers equine knowledge in relation to racing, hippology, the health and care of the horse including when in training, as well as the French Rules of Racing. The candidate may also request an exemption from the tests on the knowledge of social and economic management as well as the ability to design a project for a training facility (…). In order to make a fair decision, a table of jurisprudence has been established. The selected scale is as follows: if the candidate has had a minimum of 100 runners under his name in his career, he will only need to complete the teaching course related to racing regulations and the visit to the testing lab.

Documents needed to obtain a public trainer’s licence: • Annual Activity Report Form • Certificate of civil responsibility for a public trainer • Proof of your subscription from the MSA (see p13) • Bank statement showing the trainer has a capital of €4,600 • Statement that a trainer has boxes available for training (lease, ownership) • Written permission from the training centre to use the gallops N.B: All owners must be authorised by the Stewards of France Galop. If the candidate’s selected training location has not previously been approved by France Galop, then the premises must be visited and approved by France Galop. This is carried out by the France Galop Inspection team.

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- REGISTER YOUR OWNERS IN FRANCE -

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FRBC is here to assist you to register the colours that will one day make your mark in racing history. Please get in touch with the team at FRBC ([email protected]) and let us guide you through the process.

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- SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS IN FRANCE SUCCESSFULLY -

setting up your business in france successfully

FIRST STEPS

FRENCH BUSINESS LEGAL STRUCTURES

Once you have decided to start a business you need to register your new business with the French authorities. The easiest option and the most recommend one is to proceed through a good accountant, who should be able to advise you on the most appropriate structure, and complete the formalities for you (certified public accountants in Appendix).

There are two types of legal business structure in France: • As a sole trader (entreprise individuelle or EI); • As a company (société), such as an EURL, SARL, SA and SAS.

If you know your way around, with suitable language skills, or if you can get some informed assistance, you may go ahead on your own. Please find below the main steps to follow: The registration of a new business is carried out at a business registration centre, called a Centre des Formalités des Entreprises (CFE). The CFE acts as a clearing-house for the statutory bodies, which need to be made aware of your new business, notably the tax authority and social security organisations. Your application will also be forwarded to the French commercial court, called the ‘Greffe’, who will check that you do not have any criminal convictions that prevent you from starting a business. Being a horse trainer in France is an agricultural activity so you have to register with the Chambre d’Agriculture. The best advice is to contact your local ‘Chambre’ as in many departments the whole process can be accomplished through them, and their advice can be most useful. There are offices located in most départements, although some are being regionalised. You will need to advise the CFE whether or not you wish to be VAT registered, but if you feel you have made the wrong decision, you have three months to change your mind. As a new business, you will be given a business registration number comprising 14 digits in total, known as your SIRET. The first 9 digits are your SIRENE, which is your registration number on the national business register. The last 5 digits are your NIC (Numéro Interne de Classement), which identifies the business geographically. In addition, and separately from your SIRET, you will also be given a five figure code which identifies your business activity, called the APE (Activité Principale Exercée). It used to be called the NAF - Nomenclature des Activités Françaises.

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Your choice of legal structure will depend if you wish to be in sole charge of the business, your turnover, if you have personal assets you wish to protect or if you wish to pay tax through income tax or corporation tax. Sole trader In this legal framework, you and the business are treated as one legal entity. Your professional and personal assets are merged although you may make a ‘declaration of seizure’ to protect your home. You may also opt to set up your business as an EIRL (Entrepreneur of Individual Limited Liability) where your personal assets are separate. In both cases you trade under your own name although you may take on a company or trade name. If you take on an EI status, you pay tax through your personal income tax return in the category for your business: Non Commercial Benefits (BNC) for independent professionals. If you opt for an EIRL status, you can may choose to pay corporate tax. Company If you choose to set up a company (société), it will be legally separate from you. Your personal assets are protected from the company’s creditors but you may be prosecuted if you use the company’s assets for your own personal use. Your company must have its own name, address and a minimum of assets. You act on behalf of the company, not on your own behalf. You may be taxed under corporate tax (IS) or the régime du réel. Creating a company is not so straightforward as it is for a sole trader. It involves recording your status with the tax office, the appointment of officers and publishing legal notices in the press. There are two main types of company: • An EURL or Entreprise Unipersonelle à Responsibilité Limitée is owned by a single person and run as a limited liability single shareholder company by a “gérant” (managing director or company secretary), who may or may not be the owner of the business and be employed or not. • A SARL or Société à Responsibilité Limitée is a limited liability company with between two and 100 partners. Liability for both is limited to the capital investment.

THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIAL MUTUAL FUND – MSA

TRAINERS ASSOCIATIONS

The Mutualité Sociale Agricole – Agricultural Social Mutual Fund

Two trainers Associations exist in France.

Setting up as a trainer means that you benefit from the agricultural social security system within a professional body: the Mutualité sociale agricole. The second largest social security system in France, the Mutualité Sociale Agricole (M.S.A.) deals with legal and complementary social security for all employees working in the agricultural world (farmers and farm employees, and their families), while it also manages social security for farmers and their family.

• Association des Entraineurs de galop Chaired by Ms Cristiane Head Maarek Website: http://www.entraineurs-galop.com/ • Association des Entraîneurs- Propriétaires Chaired by Mathieu Boutin Website: http://3aproduction.free.fr/aepgalop/index.html

It provides health cover, family allowances, old age pensions, and it collects contributions required for the payment of benefits.

FRENCH INSURANCE

Why be affiliated to the MSA? To benefit from social security for farmers: • sickness and accident insurance (compulsory) • supplementary health and accident insurance (optional) • family allowances, pension, health and social action

During a race, the liability of the jockey falls under the owner. As a result, the owner must have an insurance to cover any riding issues arising from any race in France. Some associations are offering this type of insurance among other services. Contact them for more details:

Website: www.msa.fr/lfy

• Le Syndicat National des Propriétaires de chevaux au Galop E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pro-galop.fr • Les PP E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lespp.fr • Association des Eleveurs et Propriétaires de Chevaux AQPS E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.aqps.fr • Les Actionnaires du Galop E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.action-galop.com You can also contact directly an insurance companies among the ones listed in Appendix.

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When do I have to join? One month before and no later than one month after you have set up your business. Where do I go to join the MSA? To join the Mutualité Sociale Agricole, please contact the Company Formalities Centre (C.F.E.), which will deal with your initial contacts with the MSA.

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- FRENCH EMPLOYMENT LAW -

-6french employment law French employment law is often perceived to be a constraint with the potential to dissuade even the most enthusiastic of foreign investors. However, this reputation is no longer deserved, especially since the law of June 25, 2008 concerning labor market deregulation, which introduced a variety of measures to secure more flexibility in the employment relationship.

35-HOURS WEEK

The most common form of employment contract is an open-ended contract (contrat à durée indéterminée or CDI) which is generally written in French (although the CDI does not necessarily have to be a written document). In principle, parties are free to write their own contracts and have a great deal of liberty with regard to content, which may include clauses specifying work-related targets, providing geographical mobility or requiring employees to assume different professional roles. An employment contract must stipulate the employee’s pay and job description, along with the working hours and place of work. The contract may also provide a probationary period, which may be as long as four months for a managerial position (renewable once if an industry-specific agreement allows this). The employee’s pay must be at least equal to the minimum wage stipulated by the collective bargaining agreement and the statutory minimum wage (SMIC). The contract may also provide additional benefits and a profit-sharing scheme. Extra employees can also be hired to meet temporary needs. However, the law restricts the use of fixed-term contracts and temporary agency employees to specific situations and generally sets a limit of 18 months on such arrangements.

Statutory working hours in France are 35 hours per week. These hours serve as the basic reference, beyond which overtime is calculated. Overtime hours (heures supplémentaires) worked in excess of statutory working hours are paid to employees at an increased rate (25% more than regular pay for the first 8 hours; 50% more thereafter) in all companies as from October 1, 2007 (except where a collective agreement provides for a lower rate, which may not in any case be less than 10%). The limit on overtime available to an employer is negotiated through a company-wide agreement (by default this is 220 hours per year per employee), which increases annual working hours to 1,827, the equivalent of over 39 hours per week for 47 weeks. The payment of overtime can be substituted by time off if this arrangement is agreed within the company.

HIRING PROCEDURES A company can start hiring as soon as it has been registered. France’s national employment agency (Pôle emploi) can help companies by publicizing their vacancies, identifying and short-listing applicants. The administrative formalities involved in hiring employees have been streamlined with the introduction of a single reporting form for newly hired employees (DUE - Déclaration Unique d’Embauche). The employer must fill in the form in the 8-day period before a new employee starts work and send it to the local URSSAF office. The form can also be submitted online, wich allows the following tasks to be carried out in a single procedure: the pre-hiring declaration, registration of the employee with the social security system (unless on secondment), affiliation to occupational health and the organization of the mandatory medical check-up (during the probationary period) as well as affiliation to the unemployment insurance body (Pôle Emploi).

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A FREELY NEGOTIATED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

EQUI-RESSOURCES A DEDICATED JOB PLATFORM IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY Equi-ressources is a platform for information and services whose aim is to link up job offers and applications regarding employments and internships in the horse industry. Its main objective is precisely to gather scattered data in one place to improve their accessibility. The quality of the network between partners is a key factor in the effectiveness of the system. The role of Équi-ressources is to collect the offers with an advisory role towards employers, respond to job applications and advise people. Your équi-ressources contact: www.equiressources.fr E-mail: [email protected] Téléphone: + 33 (0)2 33 39 58 57

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ENTRY FEES*

the above rates. Less than 400km Greater than 400km Greater than 900km

It is free to enter a horse for races other than Listed and Group races. Owners are charged a small fee for withdrawing horses at the forfeit or declaration stage as follows: If the horse is forfeited (F1) If the horse is not declared to run (ND) If the declaration to run is cancelled (AP) These fees are not cumulative, rate.

0.1% 0.18% 0.36% I 2,600 •

• I €60/€74 * more details in the GeneralI 330 Conditions

Chantilly

Deauville

This incentive is up to a maximum of €3,000 per horse and per year (starting on January 1st) according to conditions below: The incentive will not be distributed to: • Horses receiving a prize money superior or equal to €3,000 (excluding owners’ premiums) in flat & €4,000 over jumps • Horses travelling less than 10km (one way trip) • Any horse declared runner which is not running (except exceptional circumstances)

I €60/€74

Maisons-Laffitte

TRANSPORT SUBSIDY

I 700 •

I €60/€74

€0.225/km + a payment of €33.00 €0.13/km + a payment of €133.00 flat rate of €317.5

PARIS

With attractive travel subsidies (€10 million of travelling allowances per year) France is able to manage training fees without compromising on quality. This incentive is payable for each horse trained in France when travelling to race meetings (other than local meetings). The transport subsidy for Premium meetings (called Premium meetings, usually broadcast live on the French racing channel, Equidia) is as follows:

All registered owners gain free entry to every race meeting in France without exception. Owners are also allowed access to racecourse stable yards when their horse is running.

For a journey of 400km, a travel subsidy of €185 would be paid by France Galop. Journeys to provincial meetings (called PMH meetings) are paid at half

Official France Galop training centres Chantilly, Maisons Laffitte and Deauville http://cefg.fr/

FRANCE GALOP TRAINING CENTRES

TRAINING CENTER IN FRANCE Estimated number of horses in training

Chantilly

Deauville

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Maisons-Laffitte

Average daily training fee per day

I 330 •

I 2,600 •

I €60/€74

Chantilly

Deauville

I €60/€74

Maisons-Laffitte I 700 •

I €60/€74

PARIS

TRAINING TRACK FEES IN EUROS, EXCLUDING TAX, AS FROM 1ST JANUARY 2018 CHARACTERISTICS/RACECOURSE

CHANTILLY

MAISONS-LAFFITTE

DEAUVILLE

Monthly fees

€ 84.94

€ 77.68

€ 70.44

Grass track gallops at the training center

€ 19.68

€ 19.68

€ 19.68

Racecourse gallops (a part from Tuesday at Chantilly)

€ 103.58

€ 103.58

€ 103.58

Tuesday Racecourse gallops (May, June and July)

€ 60.00

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Aigles Grass Gallops

€ 11.39

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Winning percentage

1%

1%

1%

TRAINING TRACK FEES FOR VISITING TRAINERS CHARACTERISTICS/RACECOURSE

CHANTILLY

MAISONS-LAFFITTE

DEAUVILLE

Training centre (per horse/per day)

€ 20

€ 20

€ 20

Grass tracks

€ 103.58

€ 103.58

€ 103.58

Lad accommodation

AFASEC

€ 15/night

€ 18/night

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KEY CONTACTS IN FRANCE Get your licence in France : FRANCE GALOP: Training Licence, Marie ROLLAND Tel.: +33 (0) 1 49 10 20 56 E-mail: [email protected] Register your owners in France : FRENCH RACING & BREEDING COMMITTEE: Director Capucine HOUEL Tel.: +33 (0) 1 49 10 23 34 / Mob. : +33 (0)6 78 73 43 84 E-mail: [email protected] Training centres : CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE CALAS-CABRIÈS Les Plaines de l’Arbois 13480 Cabriès Tel.: +33(0)4 42 22 00 73 CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE CHANTILLY 16 av. Général Leclerc 60631 Chantilly Tél: +33(0)3 44 62 41 00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.chantilly.cefg.fr Director Mr Matthieu VINCENT Tel.: +33 (0)3 44 62 41 00 / Mob. : +33 (0)6 07 01 41 29 E-mail: [email protected]

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CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE CHAZEY Parc du Cheval - Le Luizard 01150 Chazey-sur-Ain Tel.: +33(0)4 74 34 51 74 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.centrechazey.fr CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE DEAUVILLE 5 av. Hocquart de Turtot 14800 Deauville Tél: +33(0)2 31 14 20 00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.deauville.cefg.fr Director Mr Franck LE MESTRE Tel.: +33 (0) 2 31 14 20 00 / Mobile: +33 (0)6 11 85 51 81 E-mail: [email protected] CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE DRAGEY-RONTHON Galop Baie 51 route de la Croix aux Blins 50530 Dragey Tel.: +33(0)2 33 49 15 38 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.galopbaie.fr CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DU MANS Route des Tours 72004 Le Mans Tel.: +33(0)2 43 84 94 94 CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE MAISONS-LAFFITTE Av Madame Laffitte 78600 Maisons-Laffitte Tél: +33(0)1 39 62 90 95 Website: www.maisons.laffitte.cefg.fr Director Mr Edouard BOUTOLLEAU Tel.: +33 (0)1 39 12 81 71 E-mail: [email protected] CENTRE D’ENTAINREMENT DE MONT-DE-MARSAN Hippodrome des Grands Pins 40000 Mont-de-Marsan Tél.: +33(0)5 58 75 15 75 E-mail: [email protected] CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE MOULINS Hippodrome - Allée des Soupirs 03000 Moulins Tel.: +33(0)4 70 34 23 85 E-mail: [email protected]

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CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE NANCY Hippodrome - av de la Forêt de Haye 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy Tél: +33(0)3 83 44 17 39 CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE NÎMES Haras de Font Divié 30320 Marguerittes Tel.: +33(0)4 66 26 55 87 CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE NORT-SUR-ERDRE BP4 44390 Nort-sur-Erdre Tel.: +33(0)2 51 12 22 76 E-mail: [email protected] CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE PAU PB 9057 64050 Pau Tel.: +33(0)5 59 32 03 44 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hippodrome-pau.com/fr/centre-entrainement.html CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE POMPADOUR PB 25 19231 Arnac-Pompadour Tel.: +33(0)5 55 73 36 34 CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE SENONNES (CERGO) La Bonauderie 49420 Pouancé Tel.: +33(0)2 43 07 64 83 Website: www.senonnes-pouance-cergo.com CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE STRASBOURG Hippodrome - Rue du Cheval Noir 67720 Hoerdt Tel.: +33(0)3 88 51 32 44 E-mail: [email protected] CENTRE D’ENTRAINEMENT DE LA TESTE-DE-BUCH Hippodrome du Béquet-Route de Cazaux 33260 La Teste-de-Buch Tel.: +33(0)5 56 54 74 26 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hippodrome-lateste.com/centre-entrainement.html Jockeys Associations Website: https://www.asso-jockeys.com/ Certified Public Accountant Paris CONCILIUM Mr Christophe LEBLOND 9 rue du Faubourg St Honoré 75008 Paris Tel.: 01 42 66 26 47 E-Mail: [email protected] South East CABINET GÉRALD HERNANDEZ Mr Nicolas BECHIER 380 Avenue des templiers Parc d’activités de Napollon 13400 Aubagne Tel.: 04 42 36 92 00 E-Mail: [email protected] South West ECCENTIVE Mr François GROC 11 avenue d’Ossau 64000 Pau Tel.: 05 59 27 37 41 E-Mail: [email protected]

North East CER FRANCE, EQUICER Mr Emilie YVART CER France Galop 17 rue Pierre Waguet BP 20638 60006 BEAUVAIS CEDEX Tél: 03 44 06 30 60 E-Mail: [email protected] West of France CER FRANCE, EQUICER Mr Vincent ANDRE 187 boulevard des Loges 53000 LAVAL Tél: 02 43 69 12 59 E-Mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Estate Agent Website: www.landsandstones.com Website: www.equine-quest.com/en Website: www.barnes-proprietes-chateaux.com Website: www.horse-immo.fr Website: www.proprietes-equestres.com Website: www.equestreimmo.com Website: www.equidomain.com Insurance DERBY ASSURANCE Eric VOLZ Mob.: +33 (0)6 87 74 89 82 E-mail: [email protected]

GRAS SAVOYE HIPCOVER Benoit MAGNIEN Mob. : +33 (0) 7 62 49 52 26 Website: www.grassavoye.fr PEGASE INSURANCE Géraldine RICHSHOFFER Mob.: +33 (0) 6 64 50 98 47 Website: www.pegase-insurance.com CAVALASSUR Tél: +33 (0) 6 51 27 50 Website: www.cavalassur.com AGENCE GENERALI Philippe BIGEON Tél: +33 (0) 6 48 79 78 98 E-Mail: [email protected]

Racecourses Information: E-Mail: [email protected] Racecourse pass cards and invitations for the Grand Prix: E-Mail : [email protected] Press Accreditation, Press, journalists: E-Mail: [email protected] Programme Racing Programmes and Calendars: E-Mail: [email protected] Professional accounts Financial matters, premiums, claiming races, tax, foreign Jockey Clubs: E-Mail: [email protected] Passports Stud Book, births, naming, importation, exportation, assimilation: E-Mail: [email protected] Controls Breeders’ Premiums, EBF, registration documents, registration of horses, antidoping, requests for temporary relocation, management of horses: E-Mail: [email protected] French Racing & Breeding Committee E-Mail: [email protected]

FRBC MEMBERS FRANCE GALOP (SEE ABOVE) FÉDÉRATION DES ELEVEURS DU GALOP (FRENCH TBA) E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.fegalop.com ARQANA E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.arqana.com OSARUS E-Mail :[email protected] Website: www.osarus.com AFC E-Mail :[email protected] Website: www.afc-bloodstock.com AQPS E-Mail :[email protected] Website: www.aqps.fr

Pre-training Website: www.france-debourrage.com/

AFAC E-Mail :[email protected] Website: www.afac-france.com

KEY CONTACTS AT FRANCE GALOP

UNIC E-Mail :[email protected] Website: www.chevalunic.fr

FRANCE GALOP – STANDARD 46 place Abel Gance 92100 Boulogne Billancourt Tél.: +33 (0)1 49 10 20 30 Website: http://www.france-galop.com/fr/content/contacts-du-siege-social

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MARKEL FRANCE Christophe GERMAN Mob.: +33 (0)6 09 12 28 45 Website: www.markelinternational.fr

Licences Licences for owners, trainers, and jockeys: E-Mail: [email protected]

Racing operations Entries, runners: E-Mail: [email protected] Owners Licences, services, help with your day at the races: E-Mail: [email protected]

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