Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

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Article R625-3

French Commercial codeIn force

Updated 5 Nov 2023

The mandataire judiciaire shall inform each employee by any means of the nature and amount of the admitted or rejected claims and shall indicate the date on which the statement of claims is filed at the registry. He points out that the foreclosure period provided for in Article L. 625-1 runs from the publication provided for in the third paragraph below. Employees whose claims are admitted are informed at the time of payment.

The employee whose claim has been omitted may be relieved of the foreclosure by the industrial tribunal within the period provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 622-26. The relief from foreclosure benefits the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code.

The publicity mentioned in article L. 625-1 is made at the behest of the judicial representative by the publication, in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the département of the registered office of the legal entity or of the place where the individual debtor has declared the address of his business or activity and, where applicable, in the département of each of his secondary establishments, of a notice indicating that all the statements of claims have been filed with the court registry. This publication takes place no later than three months after the expiry of the last guarantee period provided for in Article L. 143-11-1 of the Labour Code.

The notice signed by the judicial representative is dated the day of the publication provided for in the third paragraph above. This date starts the foreclosure period provided for in article L. 625-1.

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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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