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In France, it’s mandatory for a company to have a head office. Thankfully, you’ve got a lot of freedom in terms of where your head office is; it could be the place where your company does its activity, just like it could be a simple mailbox.
The procedure to safeguard the company (in French, “procedure de sauvegarde”) is a legal device French companies have to save the company and avoid suspension of payments. It is regularly used to help companies that are struggling and prevent them from disappearing.
When you’re creating a company in France, it is mandatory that you write by-laws for your company. But what exactly are they, and how do you write them?
For a long time, broker was a job that was mostly well known in the English speaking world. Luckily, however, this activity has started spreading in France too!
In France, startups have an easier time recruiting staff than SMEs. This is because the working population typically prefers to work in a startup than in an SME, and this is why.
If you’re setting up a company in France, you might have to hire employees at some point. In these cases, chances are, you’ll want to know as much about the French laws on employment as possible. As such, here’s how working hours precisely work in France.
When it comes to the French social regime, one must make the difference between the Employee Regime and the Non-salaried worker regime. If you are an entrepreneur, the one you will be subject to depends on the type of your company and your position in your business.
It seems that the new French President Emmanuel Macron is really putting emphasis on business creators! His latest reform meant to help with company formation comes in the form of the “Pacte Law”. But what exactly does it change?
The short answer is: No, having a chartered accountant running the accounts of your company is not mandatory in France; there’s no regulation against taking care of the accounting in your company yourself. Nevertheless, it is still very heavily advised.
