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Yearly rent review letter by the IRL index (France)
For a landlord whose lease in France provides for a yearly rent review. The French letter applies the rent reference index (IRL) published by INSEE: current rent, old and new index for the same quarter, new rent and start date, with the one-year rule of art. 17-1 and the ban on reviewing the rent of a home rated F or G. Best sent by registered letter with proof of receipt, to keep the date of the request.
Formal demand for back pay or unpaid overtime (France)
A letter from an employee in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte to a current or former employer, claiming unpaid wages, bonuses or overtime: it sets out the amounts month by month, refers to the overtime premium (articles L. 3121-28 and L. 3121-36 of the Labour Code) and gives a payment deadline before the employment tribunal (conseil de prud'hommes) is seised. Pay claims become time-barred after three years (article L. 3245-1). Send it by registered post with proof of receipt. In French.
Witness statement for court, model to copy by hand (France)
For someone giving written evidence in a civil case in France: a dispute between neighbours, at work or in the family, an accident. Article 202 of the French Code of Civil Procedure requires the statement to be written, dated and signed in the witness's own hand, so this document is not the statement itself but a model in French, filled with your details, to copy by hand on plain paper or on the official form Cerfa 11527, which is free and optional. It holds every compulsory statement. Enclose a copy of a signed ID document.
Business-to-business service agreement (France)
A service agreement between two businesses in France, for an assignment of fixed or open-ended length: services, best-efforts or result obligation, price before VAT and invoicing rhythm, payment term within the sixty-day limit, late-payment penalties and the €40 indemnity of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code, confidentiality, right to use the deliverables without assignment of copyright, termination on notice or for breach, French law. Signed in two originals. In French.
Complaint to or termination with a telecom operator, broadband or mobile (France)
For a broadband, landline or mobile customer in France who wants to complain about a failing service or a bill, or to end the contract. As you choose: a complaint, a termination, which takes effect at the latest ten days after receipt (Article L. 224-39 of the French Consumer Code), or a termination without penalty after a change to the contract, within four months (Article L. 224-33). If you switch operator and keep your number, the new operator ends the old contract for you. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt.
Referral to the CADA after a refused document request (France)
For someone to whom a French administration refused a document, or did not answer within a month. The Commission d'accès aux documents administratifs (CADA) is approached free, preferably through the online form on its website. This letter, in French under French law, refers the matter by post: it names the administration, the date of the request, the documents and the answer received, and asks for a favourable opinion. Referral within two months of the refusal is compulsory before the administrative court.
Sworn statement — attestation sur l’honneur (France)
For declaring in writing, on your own responsibility, a fact about yourself when an administration, employer, school, bank or landlord in France asks for it: family situation, lack of income, residence, a lost document, the accuracy of information. In French under French law, the statement identifies the declarant, sets out the facts, names the recipient if you wish and recalls the penalties for a false statement (article 441-7 of the French Criminal Code). For evidence in court, use the witness statement instead.
Subscription cancellation letter: loi Chatel or legitimate reason (France)
For a subscriber to a gym, magazine, streaming service or club in France who wants to stop. As you choose: cancellation at the end of the term with the contract's notice; free cancellation at any time when the business did not remind you, one to three months before the end of the term, of your right not to renew (the loi Chatel, Article L. 215-1 of the French Consumer Code); or cancellation for a legitimate reason the contract provides for. For a subscription taken out online, the 'cancel' button is often quicker. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt.
Flat-share lease with a single lease (France)
For a landlord and two to four flatmates who sign one lease, unfurnished or furnished, for their main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026, is published free on Légifrance; this French contract follows its headings, with the joint-liability clause: a flatmate who leaves, and his or her guarantor, stay bound until replaced, at most six months after the notice. Rent for the whole home, service charges as advances or a flat sum, optional allocation of rooms. In French, signed by every party.
Invoice for a micro-entrepreneur, sole trader or company (France)
An invoice template compliant with French law as at 13 October 2026: number, date, issuer (with “EI” for a sole trader) and their SIREN, client and, for a business client, its SIREN, delivery address if different, nature of the transaction, details, totals before and including VAT, franchise or reverse-charge mention, due date, early-payment discount, penalties and the €40 indemnity for a business client. Large companies already issue through an approved platform; for SMEs and micro-enterprises, e-invoicing between French businesses becomes compulsory on 1 September 2027. In French.
Request for details of the reasons for dismissal (France)
A letter for an employee dismissed in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte, asking the employer to make precise the reasons given in the dismissal letter (articles L. 1235-2 and R. 1232-13 or R. 1233-2-2 of the Labour Code). It must go within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, by registered post with proof of receipt or by hand against a receipt; the employer then has fifteen days to answer. A standard form: it does not challenge the dismissal and does not replace an application to the employment tribunal. In French.
Power of attorney for a specific act (France)
For asking someone to do one specific thing in your place when you cannot be there: collect a document, sign a lease or a contract, sell or buy a vehicle, represent you at an appointment. You describe the act, and the power covers that act only, until the date you choose (articles 1987 and 1989 of the French Civil Code). A voting proxy is made free on maprocuration.gouv.fr, and, for an act before a notary, the notary provides the power of attorney required. Signed by the principal, with a copy of their ID.
Lease of a furnished home (France)
For the landlord and tenant of a furnished home let as the tenant's main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026, is published free on Légifrance; this French lease follows its headings: one year renewed tacitly, or nine months not renewed for a student, one month's notice for the tenant, a deposit of at most two months, service charges as advances or a flat sum, the minimum furniture of décret n° 2015-981, the termination clause and an optional rent-control section. In French, printed and signed by each party.
Proxy for a co-owners' general meeting (France)
For a co-owner in France who cannot attend the general meeting of the building and wants to be represented. The French proxy names the proxy holder, the meeting and its date, says whether the vote is free or follows your instructions and whether the holder may pass the proxy on, and recalls the limits of art. 22 of the French law of 10 July 1965: at most three proxies unless within 10 % of the votes, and never the managing agent or its relatives or staff. Signed and handed to the holder.
Withdrawal of a signed final-settlement receipt (France)
A letter for a former employee in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte who wants to denounce the final-settlement receipt (reçu pour solde de tout compte) signed at the end of the contract. Sent within six months of signing, it stops the receipt from discharging the employer from the amounts listed in it (article L. 1234-20 of the Labour Code), and can name the amounts disputed. The withdrawal goes by registered post (article D. 1234-8 of the Labour Code) and the six months run from signing: use proof of receipt and send it early enough to arrive in time. In French.
Acknowledgement of debt — reconnaissance de dette (France)
For someone in France who owes money to a private person or a business and wants to acknowledge it in writing: a loan received, an advance, an unpaid invoice. The document, in French under French law, states where the debt comes from and how it will be repaid, and leaves a space where the debtor writes the sum in words and figures by hand, as article 1376 of the French Civil Code requires. The debtor alone signs it and hands it to the creditor, who keeps the original.
Request for repair or replacement under the legal guarantee of conformity (France)
For a consumer in France whose purchase from a business breaks down or is not as promised within two years of delivery: you ask the seller, not the manufacturer, to repair or replace it free of charge under Articles L. 217-3 and L. 217-8 of the French Consumer Code, within thirty days. The letter cites the 24-month presumption (12 months for second-hand goods) and the six-month extension after a repair. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt, with the proof of purchase.
Complaint to an electricity, gas or water supplier (France)
For a household customer in France disputing a bill, a meter reading or estimate, a cut-off, a price change or a connection with their electricity or gas supplier or water service. The written complaint is the required step before mediation: if there is no solution within two months, you can go free of charge, within a year of the complaint, to the national energy ombudsman (Médiateur national de l'énergie) or the water mediation service (Médiation de l'eau). The letter gives your supply point number (PDL, PCE) or meter. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt or through the customer account.
Employee confidentiality agreement (France)
A confidentiality agreement signed by an employer and an employee in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte, on hiring or during the contract: it defines confidential information, forbids disclosing or using it outside work, during the contract and for a chosen period after it ends, and provides for documents to be returned. It also protects trade secrets (articles L. 151-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code). It contains no non-compete clause and preserves the rights of whistleblowers and staff representatives. Signed in two originals. In French.
Disputing a contract made through cold calling (France)
For a consumer in France who was called without having agreed to it and is then, according to the business, bound by an energy, telecom, building-work or subscription contract. Since 11 August 2026, telephone canvassing without prior consent has been banned, and a contract concluded after such a call is void (Article L. 223-1 of the French Consumer Code, rewritten by Law No. 2025-594 of 30 June 2025). The letter relies on this and, as you choose, also states that you signed no confirmation of the offer (Article L. 221-16) or exercises your 14-day right of withdrawal. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt; also report the call on SignalConso.
Complaint after a package holiday (France)
For a traveller whose package holiday (flight and hotel, tour, resort) bought in France did not go as planned: a different hotel, missing services, cancelled transfers. The organiser and the retailer are strictly liable for performance of the package (Article L. 211-16 of the French Tourism Code); you ask for a price reduction for the period of non-conformity and damages (Article L. 211-17). The letter states whether you reported the problems on the spot. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt after your return.
Challenge to the yearly service-charge statement (France)
For a tenant in France who receives a high or poorly explained service-charge balance. The French letter asks to see the supporting documents — invoices, contracts, the apportionment key — which the landlord must keep available for six months (art. 23 of the French law of 6 July 1989), disputes items that are not recoverable charges and, if the statement is late, asks to pay the balance in twelve instalments. By registered letter with proof of receipt.
Disputing a payment: card, transfer or direct debit (France)
For a bank customer in France who finds on a statement a card payment, transfer or direct debit they did not authorise or that was carried out wrongly, or an authorised direct debit they want refunded. The letter goes to your own bank, not the merchant: an unauthorised payment is refunded at once (Article L. 133-18 of the French Monetary and Financial Code), within 13 months of the debit; eight weeks for an authorised direct debit. In French, to send without delay, after blocking the card where needed, by registered post with proof of receipt or the bank's secure messaging.
Standard articles of a single-member limited company (EURL) (France)
If the sole member is also the manager, they can use the official model articles of the EURL free of charge, set by décret n° 2008-1419 of 19 December 2008. This template is for one member, a natural person, manager or not, contributing cash. The company is then set up on the one-stop business formalities portal (formalites.entreprises.gouv.fr), with the legal notice and the beneficial-owners declaration. The articles cover the purpose, name, registered office, duration, capital, shares, manager, the sole member's decisions and accounts. They do not cover contributions in kind, several members, approval clauses or the tax option. In French.
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