You need to create a corporation (a SARL or a EURL - equivalent to a limited liability company). It must be registered at the chamber of commerce and receive the "extrait k-bis". To do all that I recommend you to take an accountant. He will be the one writing the deed of incorporation of your company and deposit it at the chamber of commerce. he will be also the one who will file with all the social organism. The company will need to have at least one "Gerant" (Director).Being US citizen and at least one of you being appointed "gerant" of the company, and assuming you won't be residing on the French side since you are already residing on the Dutch side (it is my understanding since you already have a store on a resort and I assume an NV) you won't need a "carte de sejour" but you will need to do a "declaration prealable" at the prefecture at the "service des etrangers". For that you will need to fill out their form, and attach to it a letter explaining who you are, that you are being appointed gerant of this company (you will need to give detail of the company with the registrationnumber in chamber of commerce, etc...)that you won't reside on the french side but your at your adress on the dutch side, you will need to provide copy of the deed of incorporation, copy of the artice of appointement to the function of director, copy of police report ( for US citizen, you will need an FBI report less than 3 month old, for that you need to egt fingerprint etc, and I think you need to go to the states..) This copy of the FBI report will have to be translated in french by one of the official translator appointed by the French Court (there are about 8 of the in St Martin), copy of your passport, information relative to your "etat civil". They will have 15 days to deliver the "recepisse de declaration". Failure to do this declaration prealable is punishable by 6 month in jail and 5000 euros fine....
Kind Regards,
Philippe
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2012 03:27PM by Tabba Khady.
