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Contracts and business

French Company’s Purchase Order Conflicts with a Foreign Customer’s Terms: Which Contract Controls?

A practical guide for a French company facing conflicting purchase-order terms from a foreign customer: formation, French general terms, acceptance evidence, governing law, jurisdiction, pay …

Contracts and business

First French Employee on Sick Leave: Salary, DSN and Employer Duties for a Foreign Founder

A first French employee is off sick. Learn what a foreign founder must do about notice, CPAM, DSN, salary, medical privacy and lawful replacement.

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Director File French Company Insolvency from Abroad? Cessation of Payments, the 45-Day Deadline and Court Procedure

A foreign director can often start French redressement judiciaire or liquidation judiciaire proceedings without living in France. This guide explains the cessation-of-payments test, the 45-d …

Contracts and business

Can a French Company Change Its Financial Year-End After Incorporation? Procedure, Tax Deadlines and Foreign-Parent Consolidation

A practical legal guide for foreign founders changing a French company’s financial year-end, covering the corporate resolution, transition accounts, tax deadlines, INPI filing and foreign-pa …

Contracts and business

French Company Refuses to Give a Foreign Shareholder Its Documents: Court Order, Evidence and Remedies

A practical guide for foreign shareholders facing a refusal: documents, SAS and SARL rules, proof, court orders and French remedies.

Contracts and business

How to Prepare a French Company’s First Employment Contract: Mandatory Clauses for Foreign Founders

A clause-by-clause guide for foreign founders hiring their first employee in France: contract content, CDI or CDD, probation, DPAE, payroll and work authorisation.

Contracts and business

French Commercial Agent Commissions After Termination: How to Claim Unpaid Commission

A practical legal guide for foreign companies and French commercial agents on unpaid commission after termination, post-termination orders, notice, evidence and the end-of-contract indemnity …

Contracts and business

First French Import Shipment Blocked at Customs: What Should a Foreign-Owned Company Do?

A practical legal guide for foreign-owned French companies facing a first import shipment blocked at customs: EORI, VAT, customs documents, corrections, appeals and supplier responsibility.

Contracts and business

How to Challenge a French Corporate Tax Reassessment as a Foreign Founder: FEC, Evidence and Appeal Deadlines

A practical legal guide for foreign founders facing a French corporate tax reassessment: FEC checks, transfer pricing, evidence, deadlines, penalties and payment stays.

Contracts and business

Does a Foreign-Owned Company Have to Share Profits in France? The 11–49 Employee Rule and the 1% Test

A practical legal guide for foreign founders on French employee profit-sharing rules: the 50-employee threshold, the 11–49 employee 1% test, eligible devices, documents and cross-border grou …

Contracts and business

Foreign Customer Has Not Paid a French Company Invoice: What to Do, Which Court to Use and How to Recover

A practical legal roadmap for a French company facing a foreign customer's unpaid invoice: proof, formal notice, payment penalties, jurisdiction, European payment order and enforcement.

Contracts and business

How to Register a Secondary Establishment in France for a Foreign Company: INPI, SIRET, RNE and Kbis

A practical legal guide for foreign companies registering a secondary establishment in France through INPI, with the one-month deadline, SIRET, RNE, Kbis and correction steps.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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