Subsection 2: Services relating to registers

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Article A743-10

French Commercial codeIn force

Updated 3 Nov 2023

I.-The services listed under numbers 39 to 84 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:

Service number

the service

(table 2

of article

appendix 4-7)


Sub-category

Description of service

Fee

39

Services relating to the register of companies

Main registration, secondary registration, supplementary registration and striking off of a natural person

40.13 €

40

Main registration, secondary registration, supplementary registration and striking off of a legal entity: economic interest groupings, commercial companies, non-commercial companies, public establishments

49.04 €

41

Main registration by creation of a company, natural person

20.07 €

42

Main registration by creation of commercial companies

24.52 €

43

Amendment registration for persons referred to in number 39

35.67 €

44

Amendment registration for the persons referred to in number 40, as well as automatic entries, subject to the cases provided for in article R. 143-145

46.82 €

45

Specific requirements in the event of company conversions

16.72 €

46

Updating information from main registrations to secondary registrations and from secondary registrations to main registrations for persons referred to in number 39

20.07 €

47

Updating information from main registrations to secondary registrations and from secondary registrations to main registrations for persons referred to in number 40

27.88 €

48

Notification of updates to the main and secondary registrations of persons referred to in number 39

6.69 €

49

Notification of updates to the main and secondary registrations of persons referred to in no. 40

8.93 €

50

Filing of annual accounts

5.58 €

51

Filing of annual accounts with confidentiality statement

5.58 €

51-1

Filing of the annual accounts with the balance sheet and notes drawn up according to a simplified presentation and a request for publication of this simplified presentation of the balance sheet and notes.

5.58 €

52

Filing of deeds or documents for company registration, including certificate of filing

6.69 €

53

Negative certificate of registration, communication of deeds or documents filed

1.13 €

54

Certificate attesting that the public accounts have been filed but not made public, or that their publication has been simplified

1.13 €

55

Extract from the trade and companies register

2.24 €

56

Historical statement of events in the trade and companies register

5.58 €

57

Copy of annual accounts and reports (regardless of number of pages)

6.69

58

Certified copy (per page)

0.38 €

59

Copy of articles of association, deeds or deposited documents (flat rate)

6.69 €

60

Copy of the declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts or the declaration of simplified publication of the annual accounts

1.13 €

61

Services relating to the register of commercial agents

Registration, including deregistration

6.69 €

62

Amendment registration

2.24 €

63

Declaration registration extract

2.24 €

64


Declarations and filings made to the trade and companies register by sole traders with limited liability

Declaration of assignment of assets as provided for in Article L. 526-7 of this Code, accompanied, where applicable, by the filing of the descriptive statement referred to in I of Article L. 526-8, by persons already registered.

35.67 €

65

Filing of the declaration of takeover or transfer, and entries in the register, as provided for in Articles L. 526-16 and II of Article L. 526-17 of this code

35.67 €

66

Filing of documents certifying completion of the formalities referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of article L. 526-11 of this code, including transmission to the tax authorities

6.69 €

67

Filing of the annual balance sheet or simplified accounting document referred to in article L. 526-14 of this code with the register

5.58 €

68

Notification to another register in the event of dual or secondary registration

6.69

69

Updating information contained in primary registrations to secondary registrations or received from another register or directory for the purposes of entries

20.07 €

70

Notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales of the transfer, including the issue of the certificate, pursuant to article L. 526-17 of this code.

7.81 €

71

Copy of the annual balance sheet, or the simplified accounting document, or the descriptive statement, or the documents mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of article L. 526-11

6.69 €

72

Declarations and filings made to the register of commercial agents by sole traders with limited liability

Declaration of assignment of assets provided for in article L. 526-7 of this code, accompanied, where applicable, by the filing of the descriptive statement mentioned in I of article L. 526-8, by persons already registered

35.67 €

73

Filing of the declaration of takeover or transfer, and entries in the register, as provided for in Articles L. 526-16 and II of Article L. 526-17 of this code

35.67 €

74

Filing of documents certifying completion of the formalities referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of article L. 526-11 of this code, including transmission to the tax authorities

6.69

75

Filing of the annual balance sheet or simplified accounting document referred to in article L. 526-14 of this code with the register

5.58 €

76

Notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales of the transfer, including the issue of the certificate, pursuant to article L. 526-17 of this code.

7.81 €

77

Copy of the annual balance sheet, or the simplified accounting document, or the descriptive statement, or the documents mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of Article L. 526-11.

6.69 €

78

Services relating to the register of individual limited liability entrepreneurs referred to in 3° of article L. 526-7

Registration, including after takeover or transfer as provided for respectively in articles L. 526-7 and L. 526-16 and in II of article L. 526-17 of this code, including where applicable the filing of the descriptive statement and the deregistration fees

40.13 €

80

Filing of documents certifying completion of the formalities referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of article L. 526-11 of this code, including transmission to the tax authorities

15.60 €

81

Filing of the annual balance sheet or simplified accounting document referred to in article L. 526-14 of this code with the register

5.58 €

82

Notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales of the transfer, including the issue of the certificate, pursuant to article L. 526-17 of this code.

7.81 €

83

Copy of the annual balance sheet, or the simplified accounting document, or the descriptive statement, or the documents mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 526-9 and the second paragraph of Article L. 526-11.

6.69 €

84

Extract from the register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability

2.24 €

II.-The reduced fees provided for respectively in c of 2° of article R. 743-142-1, with regard to the register of commerce and companies, and in article R. 743-142-2, with regard to the register of commercial agents, for registrations, amendments and deregistrations carried out pursuant to articles R. 743-162 et R. 743-168 are set as follows:

1° A fee of €10.04 per primary or secondary registration in the Trade and Companies Register, which covers postal costs;

2° Half the fee set in I of this article per registration, amending entry or removal from the Commercial Agents Register.

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Any time a strategic decision changes how the company is owned, governed or contractually bound — incorporation, fundraising, M&A, restructuring, shareholder agreements, or major commercial contracts. Earlier engagement always costs less than later remediation.

A notary (notaire) is a public officer who authenticates specific deeds (mainly real-estate transfers and certain family-law acts). A corporate lawyer (avocat) advises on strategy, negotiates and drafts company documents, and represents you in disputes. The two roles complement rather than overlap.

Yes — most of our clients are foreign suppliers, investors or holding entities. We bridge the gap between French law and your home jurisdiction's expectations and deliver everything bilingually.

The SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) is the default choice for most international structures: flexible governance, single shareholder allowed, no minimum capital, and works cleanly with foreign holding entities. We assess SARL, SA, SCI on the merits when the situation calls for it.

Yes — communications with a French avocat are protected by the secret professionnel (Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971). This protection is broader than the common-law attorney-client privilege and applies to written and oral exchanges.

We work on fixed fees for clearly scoped engagements (incorporation, contract drafting, audits) and on monthly retainers for ongoing advisory. Hourly billing is the exception, not the default. You always know the cost before work starts.

Typical timeline is 2–3 weeks from KYC kick-off to RCS registration, assuming standard documentation. Holding-company structures, foreign-shareholder identification or in-kind contributions can extend this — we flag the gating items at the first meeting.

Absolutely. We routinely coordinate with your in-house counsel, expert-comptable or notaire — pragmatic collaboration is the norm, not the exception. We send them everything they need to do their part without duplicating work.

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