Prior to registering your company at the Register of Commerce and Companies, it is necessary to accomplish some formalities. Supporting documents will be requested in order to complete your registration file.

Preliminary procedures before registering at the Register of Commerce and Companies

Exercising a regulated activity :

If your company exercises a regulated activity (sale of alcoholic beverages, optician, transportation of goods and passengers, etc.), check that you fulfill the conditions required for this activity (diploma, personal qualifications, etc.) in order to obtain the agreement, or the necessary authorisation to be registered with the RCS.
Pour obtenir des renseignements, adressez-vous :

• the professional organizations and associations
• the services of the Préfecture de Paris
• the administrative supervisory authorities (e.g. for transportation, you should refer to DREIF - Direction Régionale de l’Equipement d’Ile de France)

Domiciliation : your official business address

Proof will be required by the Registry of the Commercial Court of the established occupancy of the company’s head office (e.g. copy of the commercial lease, the contract with a domiciliation company, recent electric bill (EDF) or telephone receipts, etc.)

At the time of its formation, a company is authorized to locate its registered office at the domicile of its legal representative and to conduct business there for an unlimited period of time barring any legislative provisions or contractual stipulations to the contrary. When the company is subject to such legislative provisions or contractual stipulations, its registered office may be located at its legal representative’s domicile for a period which shall nor exceed five years from the date of its registration nor shall it exceed the legal, contractual or judicial term of occupation of the premises.

To domicile your company, you may also contact a domiciliation company or a “pépinière d’entreprise”.

Documents to include in your file for your registration at the Register of Commerce and Companies

Acts and documents to produce in appendix to the RCS

Two copies of the memorandum and articles of association of the company in force at the time of deposit, translated, if need be, into French language and certified true by the responsible of the branch.

Written proofs to enclose with your file

a completed M0 application formTwo copies shall be deposited at the Registry and one copy at the Business Formalities Centre.

An original proxy from the manager if he has not personally signed the M0 application form.

Proof of the regular occupancy of the company’s head office (e.g.: a copy of the commercial lease, a contract with the domiciliation company, a recent electric bill (EDF) or telephone receipts, etc.)
It is very important for your company to clearly identify your company’s address in order to allow the Registry to mail the certificate of incorporation (Kbis extracts) to you when there is a formality or for your partners to contact you.
If your company’s head office is domiciled at your legal representative’s home address, it is important to verify that the name of your company is clearly indicated on your mail box and to accomplish the necessary formalities with the post office for the follow-up of your company’s mail

A proof of your company’s incorporation in a foreign public register, in original or any other official document proving the existence of the foreign company, translated, if need be, into French language.

If the declared activity is regulated, then send a copy of the authorisation delivered by the administrative supervisory authorities, a copy of the diploma or title.

For the responsible in France

un extrait d'immatriculation de la société sur un registre public étranger, en original ou tout titre officiel justifiant l'existence de la société étrangère, traduit, le cas échéant, en langue française

A sworn statement indicating that you have no criminal record , dated and signed by the person concerned. This statement will later be checked by the judge responsible for overseeing the register with the criminal record service.

A certificate indicating the names and first names of the parents, except if this information appears in a relevant document already produced.

Written proofs to enclose with your file

For the persons of foreign citizenship that are obliged to have a residency permit, send a copy (both sides) of the residency permit in force or a copy of the prefectural authorisation to exercise a commercial, craft or industrial activity, or, in the opposite case, any other official document proving the identity of the person (passport)

Fees

- Include a cheque with your file for€
- Include a cheque with your file for
- The cheques shall be made out to : Greffe du Tribunal de Paris and enclosed with your application.

Greffe’s fees : postage included for sending the extracts
INPI : Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (National Institute for Industrial Property)
BODACC : Bulletin Officiel des Annonces Civiles et Commerciales (Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Notices)