French Company Incorporations
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French company incorporation requirements:
To start the process we need the following information:
- Companies purpose - a brief description of the activities of your company
- Proposed company name
- SARL - one director and one shareholder
- S.A. - three directors and seven shareholders - we can assist you in finding nominee directors
- SARL - the necessary funds to deposit the capital of the company - at least 1/5 of €7.500 or €1.500
- SA - the necessary funds to deposit the capital of the company - at least 1/2 of €37.000 or €18.500
- A certified copy of the passports of the shareholders and officers
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French company incorporation procedure:
- Check name for uniqueness with the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - INPI
- Deposit the initial capital
- Publish a notice of incorporation of the company in a journal approved for legal announcements and obtain evidence of publication
- Register the company bylaws with the tax administration
- File a request for a company's registration with the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises - CFE
- Buy company books - minute books, inventory books, ledgers. Have company books stamped and initialed by the clerk of the commercial court
- Inform the post office of the new enterprise
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Company structures in France:
There are two main types of company in France:
- SARL - Société à Responsabilité Limitée - limited liability corporation
- eurl - Enterprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée - sole proprietorship with limited liability
We can set up all other forms of company, but these two are the most commonly used and are equivalent to the Sole Trader and Limited Company.
The Société Civile Immobiliere (SCI) is one type of "partnership" which is becoming very popular for holding property in France.
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