The significance of the writings under French law.

The French civil proceeding is mainly written.

Also if a civil proceeding ends with a pleading audience, the judgment is mostly postponed to allow to the Court the studying of the writings and documents included in the conclusions of the parties.

It’s also the fact with the testimonies.
A French civil testimony is always hand written the witness don’t appear at Court.

You have a clear example if you examine the dispositions of the law introducing the 40 € debt collection fee applicable the 1 of January 2013.

Under French law the debtor has to pay to his creditor for each on the due date unpaid invoice a lumps sum equal to 40 € , the payability starting after one day payment delay after the due date.

But to be able to apply this disposition and collect those debt collection fees you have to write it on your invoice and in your sales conditions.

Making business in France is related with the written documentation of all the commercial process of your sales.

Verbal agreements have to be strictly avoided.