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Foreign Company Opening a Branch (Succursale) in France: Registration, Kbis, Tax and Closure

Branch (succursale) in France for foreign companies: RCS registration at the greffe, Kbis, French corporate tax and VAT, hiring, manager powers binding the parent, and clean closure or conve …

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You Need to Fire Your First French Employee: Dismissal Procedure, Severance and Defence for Foreign Companies

How a foreign company lawfully dismisses its first French employee: trial-period exit, dismissal procedure and letter, severance calculation, rupture conventionnelle, and defending a prud'ho …

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French Customer Won’t Pay Your Invoice? Formal Notice, Payment Order and Bank Seizure From Abroad

A French customer has not paid your invoice. This English guide for foreign companies explains the formal notice, the French payment-order procedure and bank seizure from abroad, with penalt …

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Your French Sales Agent Claims Two Years Commissions After Termination: How a Foreign Company Replies, Contests and Limits the Indemnity

Your French agent claims two years of commissions after termination. A foreign principal's guide to notice damages, the L.134-12 indemnity, serious misconduct, the one-year time bar and sett …

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Your French Landlord Threatens to Terminate Your Company Lease Over Unpaid Rent: One-Month Order, Grace Periods and How a Foreign Company Stops Eviction From Abroad

Served with a one-month order to pay for your French company lease? How foreign owners stop automatic termination, win grace periods and budget the rescue.

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Your French Company Missed Its Annual Accounts Filing: Greffe Injunction, Daily Penalties and How a Foreign Owner Fixes It From Abroad

DUPLICATE of 2026-09-08 article remediated to draft; do not publish.

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Your French Subsidiary Has Just Received a Tax Audit Notice: How a Foreign Parent Prepares the Audit, Answers the Reassessment and Contests From Abroad

A French tax audit notice (avis de verification) has landed on your subsidiary's desk. How a foreign parent prepares the audit, replies to the proposition de rectification within 30 days and …

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Your French Subsidiary Pays Management Fees to Its Foreign Parent and the Tax Office Challenges Them: How to Prove the Service, Reply Within 30 Days and Contest From Abroad

The auditor wants to add your management fees back to profit, add withholding tax and penalties. This guide shows how a foreign group proves the service, prices it at arm's length, answers w …

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Your French Subsidiary Is Insolvent and the Liquidator Wants You to Pay From Abroad: Extension, Shortfall Claims and How a Foreign Parent Fights Back

French subsidiary in liquidation? When the liquidator can extend proceedings to the foreign parent or claim the asset shortfall — and how you defend from abroad.

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Your French Company Just Received an URSSAF Mise en Demeure: How a Foreign Owner Pays, Contests and Stops the Contrainte From Abroad

URSSAF has sent your French company a mise en demeure and you run it from abroad. What the letter must contain, how to pay within 30 days, seize the CRA within two months and oppose the cont …

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You Bought a French Company and a Hidden Debt Just Surfaced: How a Foreign Buyer Enforces the Warranty, Notifies in Time and Sues From Abroad

Hidden tax or URSSAF debt after buying a French company? How a foreign buyer triggers the asset-and-liability warranty and forces the seller to pay.

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Your French Business Bank Account Was Frozen or Closed: How a Foreign Owner Recovers the Funds, Pays Staff and Reopens an Account

French bank froze or closed your company account? A foreign owner guide to notice rights, recovering the balance, paying wages and forcing a new account via Banque de France.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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