Yamova, Y.I. Status of an individual entrepreneur with limited liability in French law

Abstract: This article is devoted to status of individual entrepreneur with limited liability as one of the most interesting and unusual forms of economic activity, which was introduced into the French law in 2010 in order to support the development of small and medium-scale entrepreneurship in France. Much attention is paid by the author to the specific features of institution of individual entrepreneur with limited liability in comparison with other forms of economic activity in the French law and means of protection of personal property of an entrepreneur. The article contains three paragraphs. The first paragraph deals with the causes and prerequisites for the reform of the legal status of individual entrepreneur in France. The second paragraph is devoted to the studies of definition and key features of individual entrepreneur with limited liability. The third paragraph includes analysis of the results of three years of existence of the above-mentioned legal institution and perspectives for its development. The author provides a detailed study of a wide range of legal sources, including Civil and Trade Codes of France, the norms of the French Law of June 15, 2010 “On individual entrepreneur with limited liability”.

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