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Written by Maître Reda Kohen, member of the Paris Bar. About Maître Reda Kohen

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Contracts and business

French Shareholders’ Agreements for Foreign Founders: How to Enforce Deadlock, Exit and Transfer Clauses

A practical guide for foreign founders on French shareholders’ agreements: where to place governance and exit clauses, how to document a deadlock or transfer breach, and how valuation and cr …

Contracts and business

Do You Need a French Accountant for a Company Owned by Foreigners? Remote Bookkeeping and Annual Accounts

A foreign-owned French company may organise bookkeeping from abroad without an external expert-comptable, but French records, accounts, tax filings and director controls remain mandatory.

Contracts and business

INPI Refuses a French Company Name Because Another Company Already Uses It: What a Foreign Founder Should Do

A refusal or correction request over a French company name can delay incorporation and expose a foreign founder to trademark, trade-name and domain-name risks. This guide explains how to ide …

Contracts and business

Can a New French Company Pay Dividends Before Its First Annual Accounts? Foreign Founder Rules

Can a new French company pay dividends before its first annual accounts? A practical legal guide for foreign founders on distributable profit, interim dividends, records and withholding.

Contracts and business

Can a French Company Invoice Before Its French VAT Number Is Activated?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders who must issue a first French invoice while the company’s VAT number is still pending.

Contracts and business

Foreign Parent Trademark Licence to a French Subsidiary: How to Document Brand Ownership, INPI Rights and Domain Control

How a foreign parent can license its trademark to a French subsidiary while securing INPI rights, domains, quality control and the exit plan.

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Parent’s Employee Create a Permanent Establishment in France by Negotiating Contracts?

A foreign parent’s employee may create a French permanent establishment when France makes the commercial decisions and the parent merely signs. Learn the treaty, tax, payroll and filing cons …

Contracts and business

How to Change a French Company’s Business Activity from Abroad: INPI Filing, Corporate Purpose and Kbis Update

A practical legal guide for foreign founders changing a French company's business activity from abroad: corporate approval, legal notice, INPI filing, Kbis update and tax checks.

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Employer Pay Private Health Insurance Instead of a French Company Mutuelle?

Can a foreign employer in France reimburse private health insurance instead of providing the mandatory collective company mutuelle? The legal exemptions, payroll evidence and first-hire chec …

Contracts and business

DPAE for a Foreign Employer in France Without a French Subsidiary: First Employee Registration, TFE and Payroll

How a foreign company can hire its first employee in France without a French subsidiary: SFE, TFE, DPAE, payroll, social security and tax steps.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company Hiring in France: TFE and the Mandatory Health Plan for Your First Employee

A practical legal guide for foreign companies hiring their first employee in France: TFE registration, DPAE, the mandatory complementary health plan, lawful exemptions and portability.

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Founder Appoint a Proxy for French Company Filings? INPI Mandate, Identity Documents and Signature Rules

A practical English guide for foreign founders appointing a proxy for French company filings: INPI mandates, identity documents, signature rules, corrections and final Kbis checks.

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