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Articles of 11 September 2026

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Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed the 30 June Deadline to Approve Its Accounts: How a Foreign Owner Repairs the AGM, Files Late and Blocks Penalties

Missed the 30 June approval deadline for your French company? A foreign owner's guide to extending, convening from abroad, filing late and avoiding fictitious dividends.

Tax and estate

British Family SCI for a French House After Brexit: Should You Hold Through a Company, How It Is Taxed and How to Pass It On

Should your British family hold its French house through an SCI? Tax year by year, gifting shares, keeping control and getting out.

News

Your English Will and Your French House After Brexit: Which Law Applies, How to Choose English Law and How to Challenge a Blockage

British owner of a French house? Which law governs your estate after Brexit, how to choose English law in your will, and how to challenge a notaire or bank refusal.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

URSSAF Says Your French Contractor Is Really an Employee: How a Foreign Company Contests Reclassification, Back Pay and Hidden-Employment Fines

Your French contractor reclassified as an employee by URSSAF? A foreign-founder guide to subordination, concealed employment, the 30-day reply and how to contest the bill.

Property

Abnormal Neighbourhood Disturbances in France: New Statutory Regime and Remedies for Foreign Owners

France's Article 1253 imposes strict liability for abnormal neighbourhood disturbances. A guide for foreign owners on proof, urgent remedies and compensation.

Company law
Company law

Your French Subsidiary Has Lost Half Its Capital: How a Foreign Parent Recapitalizes, Files and Contests Dissolution

Your French subsidiary lost half its capital? A foreign parent's guide to the 4-month dissolution vote, recapitalization from abroad and contesting dissolution.

Contracts and business

Your French Bank Froze Your Company’s Account After the Foreign Takeover: KYC, Beneficial Owners and How to Unfreeze It

Foreign owner? Your French company's account is frozen after the takeover. KYC review, RBE mismatch at the greffe, and the exact file that unfreezes it.

Contracts and business

The Greffe Says Your New French Site Has No SIRET: How a Foreign Owner Registers an Établissement Secondaire

URSSAF, the bank or the greffe is asking for a SIRET that is not on the Kbis. A foreign owner has one month to register the établissement secondaire through INPI and to regularise DPAE, CFE …

Contracts and business

Your Foreign Parent Company Invoices Your French Subsidiary: When Reverse-Charge VAT Applies, When It Fails, and How to Fix Wrong Intercompany Invoices

Foreign parent invoicing a French subsidiary? When reverse-charge VAT applies, when a French establishment makes the parent liable for VAT, and how to fix rejected intercompany invoices befo …

Tax and estate

British Resident in France Selling UK Shares After Brexit: How the Plus-Value Is Taxed, How to File Form 2074 and How to Challenge Double Tax

French tax on a sale of UK shares after you move: article 150-0 A, the 31.4% PFU, form 2074, treaty article 14(6) and how to challenge double tax.

Company law

The Bank Refuses Your Local Manager’s Signature: How a Foreign President Delegates Powers in a French SAS or SARL

When the bank or a landlord refuses the local manager's signature, a foreign président of a French SAS can appoint a directeur général on the Kbis or issue a limited power of attorney. Here …

Contracts and business

You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Which Social Security Applies? A1 Certificate, Detachment Rules and the URSSAF Reassessment Risk

A foreign director of a French company must know which country's social security applies: the French default rule, the A1 certificate, detachment under Regulation 883/2004, the Franco-Americ …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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