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French law in practice
Practical guides to French property and business law for readers dealing with French notaries, landlords, companies or courts from abroad, and analysis of current legal news.
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Your French Company’s VAT Number Is Invalid on VIES: EU Customers Block Reverse Charge and How a Foreign Owner Fixes It
When VIES shows your French VAT number as invalid, EU customers refuse reverse charge and intra-community exemption. How the number is issued, why the SIE invalidates it, and how a foreign o …
Importing Your UK Car to France After Brexit: Customs, the Carte Grise, Malus and How to Challenge an ANTS Refusal
After Brexit a UK car needs customs 846 A, French registration and malus. How residents challenge an ANTS refusal or an excessive bill.
British Baby Born in France After Brexit: How to Register the Birth, Get a UK Passport and Secure Your Child’s Right to Stay
British baby born in France after Brexit: five-day birth declaration, late court judgment, unmarried father's recognition, why the child is not automatically French, UK passport from the Fre …
Your French Company’s Annual Accounts: Six Months to Approve, One Month to File, and How to Fix a Missed Deadline
Approve within six months, file at the greffe within one (two electronically), report to the tax office within three: the French annual accounts calendar for foreign owners, the sanctions ch …
Hiring Your First Employee in France as a Foreign Company: DPAE Before Day One, a Trial Period That Holds Up, and a First Payslip Without an URSSAF Reassessment
First hire in France as a foreign company: file the DPAE before day one, sign a written CDI with an enforceable trial clause, renew or end the trial on time, and issue a compliant first pays …
French Pre-emption Rights: When the City, the SAFER or the Tenant Can Take Your Purchase Away
A foreign buyer's guide to French pre-emption rights: urban DIA procedure, challenging a commune's decision on price and motive, SAFER rural review, and the sitting tenant's priority offer …
British Owner With a French House After Brexit: Will Your English Will Work, How to Choose English Law and How to Protect Your Spouse and Children
English will for a French house after Brexit: validity, choice of English law, forced heirship, spouse protection, tax and how to challenge a refusal.
Your Foreign Company Sends Staff to Work in France: the SIPSI Posting Declaration, the A1 Certificate and How to Survive a Labour Inspection
Posting staff to France triggers SIPSI declaration, a local representative, French pay rules and A1 proof. Fines reach 4,000 euros per worker plus URSSAF reassessment. How to fix it from abr …
British Second-Home Owner Told You Have Overstayed Your 90 Days in France After Brexit: How the Days Are Counted, How to Challenge a Refusal of Entry and How to Come Back Lawfully
British second-home owner told you overstayed the 90/180-day rule? How France counts your days, how to challenge a refusal of entry and return lawfully.
URSSAF Audit, Formal Warning or Collection Order Against Your French Company: How a Foreign Employer Replies, Pays and Challenges Within the Deadlines
Your French company received a URSSAF audit notice, a mise en demeure or a contrainte. Here is the exact chain for a foreign employer: 30-day reply, one-month warning, and the 15-day court o …
British Retiree in France After Brexit: How to Renew Your Visitor Residence Card, Prove Your Resources and Challenge a Refusal
British retiree in France on a visitor card? This guide explains the renewal test, the resources and insurance proofs, and how to challenge a refusal with recent appeal decisions.
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Your French Subsidiary Pays Management Fees to Its Foreign Parent: Why Inspectors Reassess Them and How to Fight Back
Your French subsidiary pays management fees to its foreign parent and the tax inspector wants to add them back. Article 57, the Ferragamo, Elie Saab and Menarini rulings, and the proof file …
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