Step 1: Choose the main characteristics of your company
- Name
- Trade name / Sign
- Form
- Registered office
- Main activity
- Share capital
- Share ownership
- Governance options (President, CEO, etc.)
- Tax options
- Statutory auditor
Step 2: Prepare legal documentation
- Articles of incorporation
- Domiciliation agreement / domiciliation authorization if applicable / signature of a lease
- List of subscribers (if it is a joint stock company)
- Declaration of non-conviction and filiation (if the director is an individual)
- Any other useful document depending on the situation
Step 3: Deposit of the share capital
- With a banking institution of your choice
- With the autonomous fund for lawyers’ pecuniary payments (CARPA)
- With a notary
- With the Deposit and Consignment Office (CDC)
To proceed to step 4: receive the certificate of deposit of the share capital.
Step 4: Signature of the company’s incorporation documents
- If the application for registration is made by post / deposited at the registry: handwritten signature
- If the application for registration is made by dematerialized means on the Infogreffe.fr website: handwritten or electronic signature
Step 5: Carry out the compulsory formalities
- Publish a notice of incorporation in a legal notices newspaper
- Request administrative approval / obtain a diploma / provide proof of professional experience, if applicable, in the case of regulated activities
- M0 form
- Declaration of the effective beneficiaries
Step 6: Filing of the registration file with the Trade and Companies Register (RCS)
- Incorporation documents (articles of association, lease, etc.)
- Formalities documents (notice of incorporation, forms, etc.)
- Registration and filing fees of the beneficial owners
Some points to watch out for
- Obtaining the required approvals/training/diplomas for regulated activities
- Management of foreign nationality: see our next article