Advice, support in setting up business in France, rights and obligations
Go to the website of the French Ministry of Economy:
https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/international
Company registration - Social contributions for employees - Labour regulations applicable to employees from a foreign company
Formalities to complete before working in France
Download the application forms:
https://www.immigration.interieur.gouv.fr/Info-ressources/Demarches/Formulaires-Cerfa/Les-travailleurs-etrangers
Conditions for seconding employees to work in France
This section concerns foreign companies not based in France.
- If you are a foreign company and intend to send one or several employees to France to provide a service
OR
- If you are an employee of a foreign company and you are about to be sent to France by your employer to provide a service
then you are concerned by the conditions for seconding employees to work in France.
Foreign companies are allowed to second staff temporarily to France. They must comply with several conditions and compulsory formalities, and their seconded employees must respect certain provisions stipulated in the French labour laws.
Prior declaration of secondment must be submitted electronically:
Sipsi (travail.gouv.fr)
More information page on the declaration to be submitted prior to secondment:
https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/demarches-ressources-documentaires/formulaires-et-teledeclarations/etrangers-en-france/article/sipsi-detachement-de-travailleurs-declaration-prealable-de-detachement
Information provided in English and 7 other languages:
https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/droit-du-travail/detachement-des-salaries-posting-of-employees/
For all questions concerning French labor laws, you can call the following number (free telephone service + call rate): 0 806 000 126
Important: When the contract term exceeds 2 years, employees working for companies not based in France must NECESSARILY be registered with the Strasbourg URSSAF office.