Principal Agreementu.s.-french Social Security Agreement • May 31st, 2017
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Agreement signed at Paris March 2, 1987; and Administrative arrangement signed at Washington October 21, 1987; Both entered into force July 1, 1988. Français
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Under Article 7.3 of the Agreement, a person who performs self-employment in both the United States and France on an on-going basis is subject only to the laws of the country in which the person performs his or her principal activity. Article 5.1 of the Administrative Arrangement establishes the criteria that will be used to determine where such a worker performs the “principal activity” for purposes of applying this provision of the Agreement. Under Article 5.1, a self-employed person will generally be considered to perform his or her principal activity in the country in which he or she maintains a fixed base for more than 183 days during the fiscal year in question.
