Can anyone tell me if you can register for two separate professions as an auto entrepreneur.  For example, if you wanted to run a gite and work in real estate... is this possible and what would be the conditions in respect to yearly earnings.  Another question I have is if you register as an auto entrepreneur and have no medical coverage yet, do you need the carte vitale or what they call the rsi I think, and how do you obtain either of these two cards.

Many thanks to anyone who has time to help.

HI Sebmat,

The answer to your main question is yes.

I suggest that you consider the following -

1.  "to run a gite and work in real estate..." ... but what exactly will the two activities involve?

2.  After A/E registration, you will receive a paper attestation for your health cover and then a Carte Vitale. Ideally, you then take out a top-up insurance for health cover..

3. Be aware that there may be changes to A/E regime for 2013 - this could affect contributions to social charges, turnover declaration times. The details have yet to be published.

For further information, I can recommend - www.startbusinessinfrance.com

Good luck.