2 Understanding Localizations for France

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Section 2.1, "France-Specific Setup and Processes"

2.1 France-Specific Setup and Processes

This table lists the country-specific setup and functionality for France.

Setup or Process	Description
UDCs (user-defined codes)	Setting up France-specific UDCs enables you to use France-specific functionality. You also set up some base software UDCs with France-specific values. Set up these UDCs to work with functionality for France: Set up UDCs for European Union reporting. See "Setting Up UDCs for Intrastat Reporting" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. Set up UDCs to print invoices with an attached International Payment Instruction (IPI). See "Setting Up UDCs for International Payment Instructions" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. Set up these UDCs for companies: Affiliated Companies (74/AC) Code Number (74/30) See "Setting Up UDCs for European Companies" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. Set up UDCs to process taxes. See Setting Up UDCs for Tax Processing for France. Set up UDCs before running annual reports. See Setting Up UDCs for Annual Reporting for France.
AAIs (automatic accounting instructions)	Set up base software AAIs before processing taxable transactions. See Setting Up AAIs for France.
Customers and suppliers	You can generate reports for customer and supplier balances. See "Printing Customer, Supplier Balance Reports" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Accounts Receivable Implementation Guide.
Bank accounts	To work with bank accounts in France: Review the overview about bank account validation. "Understanding Bank ID and Bank Account Validation" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. See Understanding Bank Account Validation. Review the overview about using international bank account numbers (IBAN). See "Understanding International Bank Account Numbers" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. Before you assign bank accounts to customers, verify that your customers have a country code that is equal to FR (France) or a blank with FR in the second description of the 00/CN UDC table. The validation of the online bank account information validation is activated based on the R.I.B. key. For electronic funds transfer, the Banque de France assigns a sender's number that you enter in the Reference/Roll field when setting up supplier master information. See "Setting Up Customer Bank Accounts" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.
Chart of accounts	France requires a chart of accounts that is different from the standard chart of accounts provided. See Understanding the Alternate Chart of Accounts for France.
Closing accounting periods	In addition to the standard processes for closing an accounting period, France-specific processes exist for generating these reports: Sequential Number Report - Tax File (R74099A). Sequential Number Report - A/P Ledger (R74099B). Sequential Number Report - AR (R74099C and R74099D). T/B by Object and Subsidiary (R7409C3). T/B by Category Code (R70472). See Using Additional Reports for France.
Closing a fiscal year	Additional processes exist for closing a fiscal year in France. See Closing Accounting Periods and a Fiscal Year in France.
Automatic debit processing	To work with automatic debits for France: Review the overview of working with draft remittance. See Understanding Draft Remittance for France. On the Revise BACS Information (revise bank automated clearing system information) form, enter the sender's bank ID in the Bank User Number field to process electronic funds transfers for France. Set the processing options for the Automatic Debits French Format (R03B575FD) program. See Working With Automatic Debits for France.
Payment processing	Set up payment formats to process payments for France. See Setting Up Payment Formats for France.
Invoice processing	In addition to standard invoice processing, you can print invoices with an attached International Payment Instructions (IPI). To print these invoices and attachments: Set up UDCs for IPIs. See "Setting Up UDCs for International Payment Instructions" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. Print invoices with attached IPIs. See "Printing Invoices with an Attached International Payment Instruction" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. When posting invoices in France: It is recommended that users in France use offset method Y because it maintains the correct separate debit and credit balances, even if positive documents (invoices) and negative documents (credit memos) are included in the same batch. It is recommended that if offset method B is used to post transactions in France, procedures are established to control the entry of different types of transactions, such as invoices and debit notes, in the same batch for posting. See " Understanding the Invoice Post Process" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Accounts Receivable Implementation Guide.
Bad debts and unrecoverable losses	You must use specific accounts to process bad debts and unrecoverable debts in France. See Managing Bad Debts for France.
VAT (value-added tax)	In addition to the standard setup for tax processing, before processing transactions that are subject to VAT, set up: UDCs. See Setting Up UDCs for Tax Processing for France. AAIs. See Setting Up AAIs for Tax Processing for France. Processing options for the General Ledger Post Report (R09801) program. General ledger accounts for VAT. See Setting Up the System for VAT Reporting.
Fixed assets	In addition to the standard processes for fixed assets, this functionality exists for France: Use the French Derogatory Depreciation program (R7412855A) to calculate the difference between the French Declining Balance ledger and the French Straight Line ledger. See Setting Up AAIs for Depreciation Reporting for France. See Running the French Derogatory Depreciation Report. France-specific depreciation methods. See "Understanding International Depreciation Methods" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Fixed Assets Implementation Guide.
Financial reporting for France	In addition to standard financial reports, you can produce reports for France: Report the different types of fees that are paid during the fiscal year. See Working with the D.A.S. 2 Report. Use provided programs and the ETAFI (Etats Financiers) interface to produce the Liasse Fiscale reports that are required by French authorities. See Working with the ETAFI Interface.
Intrastat and other European Union reporting	See "Setting Up European Union (EU) Functionality and SEPA Functionality" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide. See "Using European Union Functionality" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide.
Integrity reports	JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software provides these integrity reports for France: G/L by Category Code (R70470). T/B by Category Code R70472). Debit/Credit T/B by Object (R09473). A/R Inventory Book (R7403B926). A/P Inventory Book (R7404026). Sequential Number Report - Tax File (R74099A). Sequential Number Report - A/P Ledger (R74099B). Sequential Number Report - A/R (R74099C). G/L by Object and Subsidiary (R7409C1). T/B by Object and Subsidiary (R7409C3). General Journal (R7409C5). See Using Additional Reports for France.
Oracle Business Accelerator	The Oracle Business Accelerator solution is available for France, as well as other countries. The preconfigured data that are part of the Oracle Business Accelerator solution is based on business processes that have been designed according to the best business practices for a specific country and industry. See http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24705_01/index.htm
Electronic Invoices	Public sectors in France are required to submit a digital version of the invoices issued that meet specific criteria. Electronic invoicing involves sending and receiving invoices by automated electronic means. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Localizations for France uses standard programs to generate a printable invoice document, and country-specific generic invoice functionality to generate a digital electronic invoice.