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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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Contracts and business

My French Company Must Switch to E-Invoicing While I Live Abroad: September Deadlines, Approved Platform and Penalties

WITHDRAWN AS DUPLICATE of 2026-10-06 e-invoicing article. Draft only.

News

British Couple in France After Brexit: Where to Divorce, Which Law Applies and How to Enforce the Decree

British couple living in France facing divorce after Brexit: French or English court first, which law applies under Article 309, and how an English decree is recognised or challenged in Fran …

News

British Freelancer in France After Brexit: Entrepreneur Card, URSSAF, Tax and How to Challenge a Refusal or an OQTF

British and self-employed in France after Brexit: which residence card fits, how the prefect tests viability against the minimum wage, what URSSAF and French tax demand, and how to challenge …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Want to Move Your French Company’s Registered Office: Vote the Transfer, File on the Guichet Unique and Get Your New Kbis

Moving your French company's registered office from abroad: who votes the transfer in a SARL, SAS or SA, how to publish and file on the Guichet unique within one month, and what changes for …

Property

The Compromis de Vente Explained: Withdrawal, Loan Conditions and Deposit Rules for Foreign Buyers in France

How the French compromis de vente binds foreign buyers: ten-day withdrawal, mortgage condition, deposit rules and diagnostics before the final deed.

News

Your English Family Trust Owns a French Holiday Home After Brexit: Declaration, Death Duties and How to Challenge the Bill

English trust holding a French house after Brexit: yearly declaration, 990 J levy, death duties and how British families challenge the bill.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Director Status, Social Security, Pay vs Dividends and Personal Liability

Non-resident founder of a French SAS or SARL? Learn whether you are affilie as assimile salarie or self-employed, how salary and dividends are taxed and charged, and when directors pay compa …

News

British Second Home on Airbnb After Brexit: Registration Number, Change-of-Use Permission, Fines and How to Challenge Them

British owner letting a French second home to holidaymakers? Declaration number in every advert, change-of-use permission in Paris and tight zones, 15,000-euro micro-BIC ceiling, fines to 10 …

Contracts and business

Your French Company and French VAT While You Live Abroad: Registration, Reverse Charge, Returns and Penalties

Your French company must charge French VAT, get a French VAT number, apply the reverse charge and self-assess imports, then file, deduct and survive audits from abroad. Rules, official texts …

News

British in France After Brexit: Getting French Citizenship by Decree or Marriage, Keeping Your UK Passport, and Challenging a Refusal

British resident in France after Brexit? How to get French citizenship by decree or through marriage, keep your UK passport, and challenge a refusal or adjournment.

Contracts and business

You Run a French Company From Abroad: Pay Corporate Tax on Time, Get the Instalments Right and Challenge a Reassessment

Foreign owner guide to French corporate tax: 25 percent rate, four instalments, filing from abroad, transfer-pricing risks and how to challenge a reassessment.

News

Divorced in England, Pension in France After Brexit: Enforcing Your English Pension Sharing Order and Challenging a Refusal

English divorce and pension sharing order after Brexit: is the divorce recognised in France, how to enforce the pension share, how France taxes it and how to challenge a refusal.

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