Business in France
French company law rewards what is written down early. We set up your structure, document who owns and decides what, and draft the contracts you sign.
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We choose the right form with you, draft your articles and file the company until you hold the Kbis.
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For a US or UK company entering France: subsidiary, branch or liaison office, chosen, documented and registered.
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A pact between founders or with investors that fixes who decides, who can sell and what happens when someone leaves.
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Selling or buying shares, adding a partner or raising capital in an SAS or SARL, from agreement to registry filing.
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The yearly approval of accounts and every change to your company, handled while you manage from abroad.
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Your service, supply or partnership contract drafted or reviewed under French law, in French and English.
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The contract that sets who sells your product in France, on which terms, and what it costs to end it.
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Sales terms, website terms and legal notices that meet French commercial and consumer rules.
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In the order founders meet them: setting up, sharing ownership, then signing.
The form you pick decides your liability, your tax and how easily you can bring in partners later.
We choose the right form with you, draft your articles and file the company until you hold the Kbis.
For a US or UK company entering France: subsidiary, branch or liaison office, chosen, documented and registered.
Most disputes between partners start with something nobody wrote down.
A pact between founders or with investors that fixes who decides, who can sell and what happens when someone leaves.
Selling or buying shares, adding a partner or raising capital in an SAS or SARL, from agreement to registry filing.
The yearly approval of accounts and every change to your company, handled while you manage from abroad.
A contract under French law can mean something different from the same words at home.
Your service, supply or partnership contract drafted or reviewed under French law, in French and English.
The contract that sets who sells your product in France, on which terms, and what it costs to end it.
Sales terms, website terms and legal notices that meet French commercial and consumer rules.
The law does not require one, and online services can file a standard company. What they do not do is fit the articles to your situation: who decides, how a partner leaves, what happens when you raise money. Those choices are hard to undo once the company exists.
An SAS offers flexible governance and share transfers, which suits a company planning to bring in partners or investors. A SARL follows a stricter legal framework, which can suit a small business run by its owners. The manager's social security status also differs between the two.
Yes. French law sets no nationality requirement to own or manage a company, and the manager can live abroad. If you plan to live and work in France yourself, you will need a residence permit that allows it.
Once the articles are signed and the capital deposited, registration takes a few weeks at most through the online one-stop shop. Most delays come from missing or untranslated documents, such as proof of address or the identity documents of foreign partners.
A subsidiary is a separate French company, which limits the parent's liability. A branch is part of the foreign company, which is directly liable for its French activity. Both are registered in France and taxed on their French profits.
Contracts between businesses can be written in English. Contracts with French consumers and employment contracts must be available in French. For any contract you may one day enforce in France, a French version avoids translation disputes.
A first call to understand your matter. A fee agreed in writing before any work begins.
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