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

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Company law

The SARL Refuses to Approve the Transfer to a Foreign Buyer: Three-Month Buyout, Expert Price and Who Can Attack the Agrément

A French SARL refuses agrément for a foreign buyer. How the three-month buyout, the 1843-4 price and the 11 February 2026 Cour de cassation on defective agrément actually work.

Company law

The Bank Refuses a US Company as President of Your French SAS: Permanent Representative, Greffe Rejection and Who Is Liable

A foreign parent can be président of a French SAS but not gérant of a SARL. How to appoint a permanent representative, fix an INPI or bank rejection, and limit personal liability after the 2 …

Company law

The Liquidator Says Your Foreign Parent Is the De Facto Director: How to Contest Dirigeant-de-Fait Liability in France

A French liquidator can sue the foreign parent, and its CEO, as dirigeant de fait of the SAS or SARL. Here is how the Cour de cassation defines that status, which three-year action to expect …

Company law

The Bank Says Your Activity Is Outside the Objet Social: How a Foreign Owner Changes the Corporate Purpose of a French SAS or SARL

A French bank or lessor has blocked you because the activity is outside the objet social. How a foreign owner amends the purpose, files it in one month and gets a new Kbis.

Company law

Your French Subsidiary’s Equity Fell Below Half the Share Capital: Recapitalise From Abroad Before the Kbis Mention and a Dissolution Claim

When French equity falls below half the share capital, a foreign parent has four months to vote, then a statutory clock to recapitalise or face a dissolution claim.

Company law

SAS vs SARL in France: How a Foreign Founder Chooses, Pays the Director and Fixes the Bank Block

Foreign founder hesitating between SAS and SARL? Liability, capital, director social charges, blocked bank deposit and switching vehicles later, with statutes and case law.

Company law

Your French Company’s Director Has Left: How a Foreign Owner Changes the President or Gerant From Abroad

Your SAS president resigned or your SARL manager must go and you live abroad. This guide covers the lawful removal vote, the single-portal filing for a fresh Kbis, and how to unblock the ban …

Company law

Selling Your French House as a British Owner After Brexit: Capital Gains Tax, Social Charges and How to Challenge the Bill

British owner selling a house in France after Brexit: 19 percent tax, 17.2 percent social charges, holding-period relief, the 150,000 euro exemption lost since Brexit, and how to challenge t …

Company law

Your Foreign Parent Owns the French SAS: Why JEI Status Is Refused, When Founder-Owned Startups Still Get the URSSAF Exemption, and How to Contest a Recovery

A 100% foreign industrial parent usually fails the JEI capital test and the ban on extending a preexisting activity. Founder-owned French startups can still apply the URSSAF exemption on the …

Company law

British Family Buying a French Holiday Home After Brexit: Should You Use an SCI, How Do You Run It and How Do You Challenge the Tax Bill?

SCI or own names? A complete English guide for British families buying a French holiday home: setup, tax, gifts, exit and how to challenge the bill.

Company law

Your French Company’s Capital Is Stuck at the Bank: Deposit Certificate, Refused Corporate Account and How a Foreign Founder Unblocks Registration

Foreign founder money frozen before the Kbis? Deposit certificate, refused corporate account, Banque de France designation and release of funds explained.

Company law

SAS or SARL in France as a Foreign Founder: Which Company to Choose, What It Really Costs, and How to Fix a Wrong Choice

SAS or SARL for a foreign founder in France: governance, director social charges, dividends and withholding, removal rules, and how to switch vehicles, with code articles and recent case law …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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