Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

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Article A132-5-3

French Insurance CodeIn force

Updated 7 Nov 2023

I - For commitments covered by article L. 134-1, during the period of application of article R. 342-3, information relating to the allocation of assets by the insurance undertaking due to insufficient representation of commitments is provided against receipt prior to subscription, membership or the first conversion request.

II - Policyholders or members are notified in writing of the application of article R. 342-3, within a period which may not exceed one month.

III.Notwithstanding article A. 132-7, the insurance undertaking shall, at its request and at least once a year, inform the policyholder or member, for each commitment giving rise to the constitution of a diversification reserve, of the amount of capital or annuities guaranteed, the number of units of the diversification reserve held and their value, the total surrender value of the contract and, for the individual subscriber or the member, the annual change in these amounts and values since the date of subscription or membership or for the last five years when the date of subscription or membership is more than five years earlier. These data are established as at the date of calculation of the last share value of the technical diversification reserve.

IV -The insurance undertaking shall provide, on its website or, in response to a request, in writing, to policyholders or members of a contract comprising commitments giving rise to the constitution of a diversification provision allocated to a subsidiary allocation account mentioned in Article L. 134-2, the following information, as at the date of the last available annual account statement, specifying :

1° The breakdown by category of the assets held in the sub-accounting system;

2° The performance of the assets over the year;

3° The amount of mathematical provisions and diversification provisions.

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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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