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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.

Contracts and business

French Company Registration Stuck at INPI: How to Answer a Regularisation Request Before the 15-Day Deadline

A practical legal guide for foreign founders whose French company filing is pending regularisation at INPI: identify the request, meet the deadline, correct the evidence and challenge a refu …

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Parent Company Be Held Liable for a French Subsidiary’s Tax Debt? Separate Legal Personality, Tax Consolidation and Guarantees

Can a foreign parent be made to pay a French subsidiary’s tax debt? This English guide explains separate legal personality, tax consolidation, guarantees, TUP, de facto management and urgent …

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Electronic Signature Bind a French Company to a Commercial Contract? eIDAS, Evidence and Remedies

A foreign electronic signature can bind a French company, but identity, authority, document integrity and the audit trail decide whether the contract can be enforced or challenged.

Contracts and business

A Foreign Employee’s French Residence Permit Expires Before the First Day: Can the Employer Let Them Start?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders: what to verify when a foreign employee’s French residence permit expires before the planned start date, including renewal documents, prefecture …

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Can a French Company Freeze a Foreign Customer’s French Bank Account Before Judgment?

A French company may secure a foreign customer’s French bank account before judgment, but only with a documented claim, recovery risk and a precise French procedure.

Contracts and business

Can a French Company Be Managed from Abroad? Corporate Tax Residence, Effective Management and Foreign Founder Risks

A French company can be managed by a foreign founder, but the registered office, effective management, permanent establishment and tax-treaty evidence must tell the same story.

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How to Pay French Corporate Tax from a Foreign Bank Account: SEPA, Tax References and Failed Transfers

Can a French company pay corporate tax from a foreign bank account? This English guide explains SEPA B2B, online tax payment, the RUM mandate, IS deadlines, tax references and the steps to t …

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French Apprenticeship Contract Rejected by the OPCO: How a Foreign-Owned Company Should Correct, Fund and Challenge the Refusal

What a foreign-owned French company should do when an apprenticeship contract is rejected by the OPCO: correct the file, secure work authorisation and challenge the refusal.

Contracts and business

First French Employee on Maternity Leave: Payroll, Employer Declarations and Replacement Options for a Foreign Founder

A practical legal roadmap for foreign founders handling a first French employee's maternity leave, DSN reporting, payroll, replacement hiring and return-to-work duties.

Contracts and business

Can French Company Articles of Association Be Written in English? Translation, Filing and Enforceability for Foreign Founders

Can French company articles of association be written in English? Learn how foreign founders should prepare the French master, English translation, signatures, filing evidence and response t …

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Signing a French Company Loan Guarantee Abroad: Apostille, Spouse Consent and Enforcement Against a Foreign Founder

A foreign founder can sign a French company loan guarantee abroad, but certification, spouse consent, scope and enforcement must be checked before default.

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