How do I get a certificate of vigilance?
Verified 01 January 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The attestation of vigilance replaces the attestation of public contracts. It ensures that the contractor has fulfilled its obligations to report and pay contributions.
The certificate of vigilance is a certificate issued by the Urssaf.
The certificate confirms that your situation regarding the payment of your social security contributions is in order.
This means either that you have paid your contributions or that you have not paid them but that this situation is justified in the eyes of the State (clearance plan, challenge of the amount of contributions).
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General case
To obtain a vigilance certificate, you must meet one of the following conditions:
- You have declared your income from employment and paid your social security contributions on their due date
- You have declared your income from operations and you have subscribed and you respect a clearance plan social contributions
- You have declared your income from your activity and paid your social contributions, but you are not up to date in the payment of surcharges and penalties
- You have declared your income from your activity and you have not paid your social contributions, but you dispute the amount by legal action
Self-employed person commencing his activity
You can't get an attestation of vigilance; you can only get an interim attestation.
It is issued to you by the Urssaf if you meet the following conditions:
- You must have made your declaration of activity
- You must have completed all the formalities to create your business (subscribe to compulsory insurance, request authorizations or authorization...)
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General case
This certificate is issued by the Urssaf on your account:
It can also be delivered via the site Net-companies.fr.
Self-employed person commencing his activity
You can't get an attestation of vigilance; you can only get an interim attestation.
It can also be delivered via the site Net-companies.fr.
The draft attestation is valid until the date of your first reporting (e.g. income statement) or payment due date.
Warning
if you have been fined for concealed work, the certificate cannot be issued to you.
This certificate must be requested when concluding any contract of a amount greater than or equal to€5,000 with the State (public procurement contracts).
It is then requested every 6 months for the duration of your contract.
- Labor Code: Articles L8222-1 to L8222-7Obligations and financial solidarity of contractors and project managers
- Labor Code: Articles R8222-1 to D8222-5Contractor established in France
- Labor Code: Articles D8222-6 to D8222-8Contractor established abroad
- Social Security Code: Article D243-15Issuance of certificates relating to reporting and payment obligations