Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

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Article R123-247

French Commercial codeIn force

Updated 6 Nov 2023

Any change requiring a correction or addition to the information provided for in articles R. 123-243 to R. 123-246, as well as the following additional information, shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person:


1° In the case of a natural person, the declaration of unseizability of his rights over any property not used for his business as provided for in article L. 526-1, the waiver of the declaration of unseizability or of the unseizability of his rights over his principal residence or the revocation of the waiver of the unseizability of his rights over his principal residence as provided for in article L. 526-3;



2° With regard to the company:



a) The appointment and termination of office of the person with the power to sign on behalf of the registered person on a regular basis;


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b) Total cessation of activity, whether temporary or definitive, with the possibility of declaring continued registration for a period which, where cessation is definitive, may not exceed one year;


> c) Renewal, limited to one year from the date of cessation. c) Renewal, limited to a further period of one year, of the provisional maintenance of registration in the cases provided for in b. This period is extended to three years for natural persons on parental leave whose businesses are in the trades and crafts sector;


3° In the case of main and secondary establishments:


a) An indication of the principal or secondary nature of each establishment corresponding to this description and, where applicable, its name and the information provided for in Article R. 123-244 and, where applicable, Article R. 123-245. For the purposes of this section, a secondary establishment is any permanent establishment, separate from the registered office or the main establishment and managed by the person required to be registered, an employee or a person with the power to enter into legal relationships with third parties;


a) For each establishment, the name of the company, the registered office or the main establishment and the name of the person responsible for its management. c) For each of the activities concerned, where applicable, an indication of whether, in application of article L. 526-6, a separate asset has been allocated to it from its personal assets, together with a reference to the information declared, as provided for in 2°, 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 526-3; mention of the renunciation of such an assignment made pursuant to article L. 526-15; mention of the events and decisions relating to the transfer for valuable consideration, the transfer free of charge inter vivos or the contribution to a company of the assigned assets provided for in article L. 526-17.

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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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