Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

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Article L5427-1

French Labour CodeIn force

Updated 6 Nov 2023

The signatory parties to the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 entrust the management of the unemployment insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice.

The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 provides the insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers on behalf of this body.

Collection of the contributions referred to in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5422-9 and Article L. 5422-11 is carried out on behalf of this body by the unions for the collection of social security and family allowance contributions and the general social security funds referred to in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code.

By way of derogation, these contributions are collected on behalf of the body managing the unemployment insurance scheme:

a) By Pôle emploi, when they are due in respect of expatriate employees, cross-border workers residing in France who do not meet the conditions for benefiting from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, in particular as regards unemployment insurance, and seafarers on board ships flying the flag of a foreign State other than a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, who are nationals of these States, registered with a French maritime district and eligible for benefits from the Etablissement national des invalides de la marine;

b) By the bodies mentioned in article L. 723-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code, when they are due for the employment of employees mentioned in article L. 722-20 of the same code;

c) (Repealed) ;

d) By the social welfare fund provided for byorder no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the Department of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, when they are due in respect of the employment of employees in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;

e) By Pôle emploi, when they are due in respect of employees hired on a temporary basis who are in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions and when the activity carried out benefits from the adjustment of compensation conditions referred to in Article L. 5424-20 ;

f) By the social security fund provided for byOrdinance no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996, relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insurance, the financing of social security in Mayotte and the Mayotte Social Security Fund, when they are due in respect of the employment of employees in Mayotte.

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Any time a strategic decision changes how the company is owned, governed or contractually bound — incorporation, fundraising, M&A, restructuring, shareholder agreements, or major commercial contracts. Earlier engagement always costs less than later remediation.

A notary (notaire) is a public officer who authenticates specific deeds (mainly real-estate transfers and certain family-law acts). A corporate lawyer (avocat) advises on strategy, negotiates and drafts company documents, and represents you in disputes. The two roles complement rather than overlap.

Yes — most of our clients are foreign suppliers, investors or holding entities. We bridge the gap between French law and your home jurisdiction's expectations and deliver everything bilingually.

The SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) is the default choice for most international structures: flexible governance, single shareholder allowed, no minimum capital, and works cleanly with foreign holding entities. We assess SARL, SA, SCI on the merits when the situation calls for it.

Yes — communications with a French avocat are protected by the secret professionnel (Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971). This protection is broader than the common-law attorney-client privilege and applies to written and oral exchanges.

We work on fixed fees for clearly scoped engagements (incorporation, contract drafting, audits) and on monthly retainers for ongoing advisory. Hourly billing is the exception, not the default. You always know the cost before work starts.

Typical timeline is 2–3 weeks from KYC kick-off to RCS registration, assuming standard documentation. Holding-company structures, foreign-shareholder identification or in-kind contributions can extend this — we flag the gating items at the first meeting.

Absolutely. We routinely coordinate with your in-house counsel, expert-comptable or notaire — pragmatic collaboration is the norm, not the exception. We send them everything they need to do their part without duplicating work.

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