Setting up in France

Are you creating a subsidiary, opening a branch or taking over a business in France? French law differs from Swiss law on points that prove costly when discovered late: the legal form of the company, hiring, the single risk assessment document, data protection, invoicing. Ad Cognita, a French training provider, trains your managers and teams in these rules, before you set up or during the first months.

Discuss your plans to set up in France

Language of instruction
All our training courses are delivered exclusively in French.

Courses in the catalogue

French lawCreating a business in France: from project to first clientsNot starting fast, but starting in a way that does not break at the first jolt.French lawSingle risk assessment document (DUERP) and safety trainingThe obligation is to produce it, not to be trained in it. But training your employees is mandatory.French lawGDPR: achieving compliance and being able to demonstrate itNobody will ask you whether you are compliant. You will be asked to prove it.

Modules on request

Designed with you according to your project, over one or more days:

Taking over a business in France: steps, due diligence, financing, transfer
French employment law: contracts, working time, staff representatives, termination
Payroll and social security contributions in France: understanding a payslip and its cost
VAT and invoicing in France: mandatory particulars, electronic invoicing
Commercial law: general terms and conditions of sale, payment terms, contracts

In France, these courses may be funded by your subsidiary's skills operator (OPCO, the French body that funds employee training) once the subsidiary has been created: Ad Cognita holds Qualiopi certification, which is a condition of this funding. In Switzerland, they are offered on quotation in CHF.

Discuss your plans to set up in France