s far as I know, there is a general agreement negotiated by the PFA for UK permit a/c to fly to France without further permission. This below from the PFA website:
FRANCE
DGAC. SFACT
50 rue Henri Farman, 75720 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Tel: 0033 158094504
Fax: 0033 158094017
E-mail:
[email protected]
It used to be that special permission was required before flying a Permit aircraft in France. However, during 2001 negotiation resulted in success when the DGAC published a ‘standing permission’ known as the Ministerial Decree of 22nd May 2001. This Decree provides permission for all PFA
Permit to Fly aircraft to visit or overfly France without the need to obtain any special permission. The text is produced below and it would be a good idea for owners to carry a copy of this permission when flying their PFA aircraft in France. Despite the fact that the permission seems to apply specifically to amateur built aircraft, the DGAC has assured PFA that it in fact covers all PFA aircraft, including ‘vintage’ factory builts, such as Piper Cubs, Luscombes, Jodels etc and of course microlights.
FRENCH REPUBLIC
MINISTRY OF PLANNING, TRANSPORT AND HOUSING
NOR: EQU/A 01 0/0/7/7/7/A
Ruling dated 22 MAY 2001 on the overflying of French territory by amateur-built aircraft registered in the United Kingdom
The minister of planning, transport and housing,
Whereas the convention on international civil aviation dated 7 November 1944, all the protocols having amended it, particularly the protocol dated 24 September 1968 concerning the formally approved trilingual text of the convention on international civil aviation; Whereas the civil aviation code, notably article D.133-20; Whereas recommendation INT/S-11.1 of the European conference on civil aviation; Whereas regulations reference CAP 659 and BCAR A3-7 in force in the United Kingdom for the issuing of airworthiness documents for aircraft built by amateurs,
Rules:
Article 1 – Amateur-built aircraft registered in the United Kingdom and having, under the terms of the above-mentioned regulations, an airworthiness document entitled “permit to fly”, accompanied by a certificate of validity issued by the body called “The Popular Flying Association”, are authorised to
overfly French territory without prior agreement being given by the French airworthiness departments.
Article 2 – Aircraft whose airworthiness documents carry the wording “temporary permit to fly” or “permit to fly for test” are excluded from the provisions of the present ruling.
Article 3 – The Director General of civil aviation is tasked with implementing the present ruling, which will be published in the Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise*.
Done in Paris on 22 MAY 2001
For the Minister and by delegation Due to the indisposition of the Director General
The minister of planning, The Head of Department transport and housing (Signed)
Attached to the Director-General of Civil Aviation Jean-Francois GRASSINEAU
Official Gazette of the French Republic
Hope that helps.:)