https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/corporate-law/ Recent content in corporate law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/corporate-law/french-corporate-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/corporate-law/french-corporate-law/ <h2 id="sources-of-french-corporate-law">Sources of French Corporate Law</h2> <p>French corporate law (droit des sociétés) is codified principally in the Commercial Code (Code de commerce), which was substantially reformed in 1966 and again by the law on new economic regulations (loi NRE) of 2001. The Civil Code (Code civil) provides the general law of contracts and obligations applicable to all legal persons. The Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier) governs securities issuance and capital market activities. The General Regulation of the Financial Markets Authority (Règlement général de l&rsquo;Autorité des marchés financiers, AMF) imposes disclosure and conduct requirements on listed companies. French corporate law is characterised by a high degree of statutory prescription, although the société par actions simplifiée (SAS) has introduced significant contractual freedom.</p>