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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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British Early Retiree in France After Brexit: Joining PUMA Without an S1, What the Yearly Charge Costs, and How to Challenge a CPAM Refusal
British and retired early in France with no S1? How to join PUMA after three months, what the yearly CSM charge costs, and how to challenge a CPAM refusal.
Buying Control of a French Company From Abroad: Which Foreign Investments Need Prior Authorization (IEF), How to Get It and What Happens Without It
Foreign buyer taking control of a French company may need prior IEF authorization: three screening conditions, filing on the Tresor platform, deadlines, conditions, fines and court review.
Your Husband Died in France Without a Will After Brexit: Who Gets the French House, What the Surviving Partner Keeps, and How to Challenge a Blockage
A British owner dies in France with no usable will: who inherits the French house under intestacy, what the surviving spouse keeps, and how heirs unlock or challenge the estate.
Your French Company Is Stuck Without a Kbis While You Live Abroad: Guichet Unique Blockage, Emergency Proof and Recourse
No Kbis, no bank, no VAT, no hire: why the Guichet unique blocks foreign founders and how to rebuild the proof file and obtain recourse from abroad.
Just Moved to France After Brexit: Does French IFI Wealth Tax Reach Your UK House, How the Five-Year Newcomer Shield Works, and How to Challenge the Bill
Newly resident in France with a house in England and a flat in Paris? When IFI wealth tax bites, how the five-year newcomer shield works, and how to challenge the bill.
Your French Company Made a Profit and You Live Abroad: How to Take the Money Out — Dividends, Withholding, Treaty Refunds and Salary Arbitrage
Your French company is profitable and you live abroad. This English guide explains how foreign founders vote lawful dividends, cut French withholding under treaties and EU law, and claim ref …
Selling Your Shares in Your French Company While Living Abroad: Approval, Price, Registration Duties and How to Challenge a Blocked Sale
You live abroad and want to sell your shares in a French SAS or SARL. Approval, price, duties, deadlines and remedies when the sale is blocked.
Your British Child Starts School in France After Brexit: Enrolment Rights, Papers, Refusals and How to Challenge Them
School is compulsory from three to sixteen for every child living in France, whatever the parents' nationality or permit status. This guide covers mairie enrolment, lawful papers, canteen ri …
Company law
Your French Bank Says No While You Live Abroad: Capital Deposit Blocked, KYC Refusal, Right to an Account and How to Keep Your Business Account Open
Your French SAS is ready but no bank will take your capital or open your account while you live abroad. This guide covers the deposit certificate, KYC file, Banque de France designation and …
Neighbour Built Over Your Boundary or Blocked Your Light in France: Demolition, Injunctions and Damages for Foreign Owners (2025-2026 Rulings)
Your French neighbour built over your boundary or blocked your light and view. French law offers demolition as of right for encroachment and damages plus injunction for abnormal disturbance …
Posted to France After Brexit: What a British Seconded Worker Must Declare, How UK Social Cover Survives, and How to Challenge a Fine or Refusal
Seconded from the UK to France after Brexit? SIPSI declaration, ICT card, 24-month A1 cover, fines up to 4,000 euros per worker, and how to challenge a refusal or a URSSAF bill.
Contracts and business
You Lent Money to Your French Company and Live Abroad: Shareholder Current Account Interest, Repayment and How to Get Your Money Back
Foreign founder guide: fund your French SAS or SARL by shareholder current account from abroad, charge lawful interest, handle French tax, and get repaid through formal notice, order-for-pay …
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