France company Registration
Main Company Structures in France
(1)SA - Soci¨¦t¨¦ Anonyme - Public Limited Company
(2)S¨¤RL - Soci¨¦t¨¦ ¨¤ Responsabilit¨¦ Limit¨¦e - Private Limited Company
(3)EURL - Enterprise Unipersonnelle ¨¤ Responsabilit¨¦ Limit¨¦e - Sole Trader Private Limited Company
These are the most commonly used structures. Other structures can be found in our Company Types section.
Requirements to form a French company
(1)Companies purpose - a brief description of the activities of your company
(2)Proposed company name
(3)S¨¤RL - one director and one shareholder
(4)S.A. - three directors and seven shareholders - we can assist you in finding nominee directors
(5)S¨¤RL - the necessary funds to deposit the capital of the company - at least 1/5 of €7.500 or €1.500
(6)SA - the necessary funds to deposit the capital of the company - at least 1/2 of €37.000 or €18.500
(7)A certified copy of the passports of the shareholders and officers - must show name, date and place of birth and address of the bearer.
Procedure to form a French company
(1)Name check.
(2)Open a French bank account and deposit start-up capital - Bank must block the funds and issue a certificate.
(3)Publish notice with a legally approved journal - Must state the name, the company administrator (g¨¦rant), share capital and registered office.
(4)Register the company statutes at the local tax office - Presented to the tax authorities within one month of signing. They keep the original and stamp copies thereof.
(5)File the company registration with the "Centre de Formalit¨¦s des Entreprises".
(6)Buy company books - minute books, inventory books, ledgers. Have company books stamped and initialled by the clerk of the Comm-ercial Court. The company journal is the main book to be stamped.
(7)Inform the post office of the new enterprise - By presenting the receipt given by the "Centre de Formalit¨¦s des Entreprises".
Registration Requirements
By-laws and regulations and address. Also the deposit of share capital in a bank is required during the incorporation process, and certi-fication by the Directors/Managers, that they have not been barred from acting as directors.
Capital requirements
Minimum amounts, types of capital, limits of shareholders liability:
(1)S¨¤RL: €7,500 ¨C A new law sets the minimum capital that must be paid in at registration at 20% of the par value of interest-shares. The remainder of stated capital must be paid in within a maximum period of five years. Capital contribution in cash must be deposited with an approved depository institution as for an SA
(2)SA/SAS €37,000 The minimum capital that must be paid in at registration at 50% of the face value of shares
(3)Limits of shareholders liability
(4)S¨¤RL, SA, SAS: limited liability
Management requirements
Types of office holder or nationality requirements:
(1)S¨¤RL: 1 G¨¦rant (a Manager) who has to be an individual
(2)SA: 3 Directors of whom 1 PCA (Chairman); 7 shareholders (4 plus the 3 Directors)
(3)SAS: 1 President (can be a company) ¨C Possibility to have a Vice-President also
(4)SNC: 1 G¨¦rant (shareholder or company). ? Soci¨¦t¨¦ Civile: 1 G¨¦rant (shareholder or company)
(5)When of non-European Economic Area nationality, the Chairman - or Direct€ General, Director, President or G¨¦rant has to obtain a ¡°Carte de commer?ant ¨¦tranger¡± - foreign Merchant Card, unless the person is a French resident.
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