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Articles of 29 August 2026

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Contracts and business

Foreign Investment in France: Does a Non-EU Buyer Need Prior Approval to Acquire a French Company in 2026?

A practical 2026 guide for non-EU buyers assessing French foreign-investment approval, sensitive activities, the 10% listed-company rule, filing documents, closing conditions and remedies.

Tax and estate

French Taxe Foncière Direct Debit Rejected After Brexit: How a British Owner Can Regularise and Challenge the Bill

A rejected French property-tax direct debit does not automatically make the bill wrong. This guide shows British owners how to regularise a UK bank mandate, prevent a second failed payment …

Contracts and business

French Company Legal Reserve: How Much Must a Foreign Founder Set Aside Before Dividends?

A practical legal reserve and dividend checklist for foreign founders of French SAS, SASU and SARL companies.

Contracts and business

Can URSSAF Make a Foreign Director Personally Pay a French Company’s Unpaid Social Contributions?

A foreign director is not automatically liable for a French company’s URSSAF debt. This guide separates company debt, personal contributions, guarantees and insolvency remedies.

News

French Naturalisation Refused After Brexit: How a British Resident Can Prove B2, Integration and Appeal

A British citizen living in France can apply for French naturalisation by decree, but Brexit does not remove the residence, B2, civic-examination, integration or appeal requirements.

News

British Resident Parking Permit in France Refused: How to Challenge a Mairie Decision and Prove Residence

Has a French town hall refused your residential parking card? Learn how a British resident can prove the address and vehicle connection, challenge an unexplained refusal and protect an FPS a …

Property

French Lease Termination Clauses in 2026: What Foreign Landlords and Tenants Should Know

French Lease Termination Clauses in 2026: What Foreign Landlords and Tenants Should Know French leases can end in several different ways, and the result depends on the wording of the contrac …

Contracts and business

French Company Formation Pending Regularisation: Missing Documents, the 15-Day Deadline and Remedies for a Foreign Founder

What a foreign founder should do when a French company formation is placed in pending regularisation: missing documents, INPI timing, signatures and remedies after refusal.

Contracts and business

First French Employee Has a Work Accident: 48-Hour Declaration, Employer Duties and CPAM Challenge

A foreign founder must report a first French employee’s work accident within 48 hours, preserve evidence, issue the treatment form and manage the CPAM recognition procedure. This practical l …

Tax and estate

Can a British Owner Get French Tax Relief for an Uninhabitable Rental Property? Taxe Foncière, Evidence and the 2026–2027 Vacancy Rules

A practical guide for British owners: when an empty or uninhabitable French rental may qualify for taxe foncière relief, which evidence matters and how to claim.

News

Can a British Pensioner Be Refused French Naturalisation Because Their Income Comes from the UK?

A UK pension is not an automatic bar to French naturalisation. Learn how to prove a French centre of life, answer an ajournement and appeal within two months.

Contracts and business

French Company Director Insured Abroad: When Does the Forfait Social Still Apply?

A foreign social-security affiliation does not automatically settle a French company's forfait social risk. Here is the evidence, payroll test and URSSAF response plan.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About