France commercial register
Free and paying french commercial register extract
1. Organisation and register maintenance
The obligation to register in the French commercial and company register (“Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés” – RCS) applies to all natural and legal persons who operate a business in France. The RCS is divided into four categories (A, B, C and D). (1)
Commercial and company registers are maintained at the local level by the clerks (greffiers) of the commercial courts.
ℹ️ In the overseas regions and departments, they are housed in the mixed commercial courts (“Tribunaux mixtes de commerce”). In the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin (both of which form Alsace) and Moselle (part of Lorraine), they are found in the “Tribunaux judiciaires”, which are responsible for commercial matters. (1)
National Register of Commerce and Companies – RNCS At national level, the National Register of Commerce and Companies (“RNCS”) is maintained in France by the National Institute of Industrial Property (“INPI”). (2)
2. How to research company notifications and France commercial register extracts
Researching company notices and financial figures of companies in France can be carried out on the following platforms using the company name, the CEO name, the SIREN number (Business Register Identification System – Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Entreprises) or SIRET number.
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Free financial key figures
Collect all the legal, legal and financial information on the companies of your choice (statutes, social accounts, brands, managers, shareholders).
Pappers
“Pappers” provides free financial key figures and commercial register extracts for companies in France.
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4. Official register portals and administrative platforms
Commercial register entries and legal notices in France
Infogreffe
“Infogreffe” is the official register portal, an online administrative and information portal. It includes all of France’s commercial and company registers.
- New Caledonia: https://www.infogreffe.nc
PPLE
PPLE – “Portail de la Publicité Légale des Entreprises” is the official portal of legal notices. This online service includes real-time information on almost 11 million companies from France.
Sirene® (in english)
Find all enterprises and their establishments.The database Sirene® is updated daily ; it contains 31 million of enterprises and establishments including both active and ceased.
Annuaire entreprises – Directory of Companies and Associations
Directory of companies and associations This platform brings together all the official public data of a company or association, in particular the data from the KBIS/D1 extract.
Sources:
(1) https://e-justice.europa.eu/106/EN/business_registers_in_eu_countries?FRANCE&init=true&member=1
(2) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registre_du_commerce_et_des_soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_(France)