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France, a Business-Friendly Climate

Third host country for international investment, France welcomes investment and talent from all over the world. With quick and affordable company set-up, social legislation adapted to the current economy,a reformed and expat-friendly tax system, government financial assistance, France is a business-friendy country.

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Quick and Affordable Company Set-Up

Are foreign businesses welcomed in France? Are setting up costs competitive? What about the administrative formalities? Does the French government take into account the constraints of business?

Social Legislation Adapted to the Current Economy

Do the French work less than in other countries? With a 35 hour working week, France appears to be one of the countries with the least amount of legal working hours per week.

Expat-friendly tax system in France

When you set up your business in France, you will probably want to relocate some of your existing staff.

Reformed tax system

Is France a leader in terms of taxation? The tax burden is often cited as being one of our weak points, being considered too weighty and too complex, but the system has been considerably reformed over the past several years. Foreign investors find that France offers a legal and tax environment that is adapted to the development of their business activities and which is on a par with other OECD countries. France has an extensive network of tax treaties with 110 different countries which protects foreign businesses from the risk of double taxation.

How to benefit from government financial assistance

Can foreign businesses setting up in France obtain public financial support? If I set up my business in France, what assistance will I receive to finance my investment project and recruit personnel? Is it easy to be innovative in a country like France?

Contact

Invest in France Agency Paris

Sandrine COQUELARD
Legal Expert
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+33 1 40 74 73 40

Arnaud SOLIGNAC
Tax Expert
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+ 33 1 40 74 73 56