Company Incorporation in France
How to start a French limited company. Incorporation or formation of a company in France. |
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Types of company in France
- Sàrl - Société à Responsabilité Limitée. This is the typical limited company in France used almost universally for most buisiness.
- SCI - Société Civile Immobilière is a company specifically created to hold property.
| Type of Company | Number of Shareholders | Minimum or maximum share capital |  |
| SCI- Société Civile Immobilière - Civil Property Company | 2 members | 1 euro minimum share capital- but watch for thin capitalisation! | |
| La Société responsabilité limitée (Sàrl) – Simple limited company | Needs 2 shareholders. A single shareholders version, the EURL is also available | Minimum 1 euro. 20% to be paid on incorporation, the rest paid within five years. |
| SCI company, the advantages for real estate | Requirements to incorporate in France | Société Civile Immobilière: Accounting and tax issues | How to buy real estate in France |
The steps to incorporate in France
- Check that the name is not already registered at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
- Deposit the initial capital
- Post a press release from the creation of the company in a journal approved for legal announcements
- Register the company statutes with the tax office
- Submit a request to register the company at the Centre for the Formalization of Enterprises (CFE).
- Buy books from the company, memorandum book, books, inventory, accounting.
- Having the books sealed and initialed by the staff of the Chamber of Commerce.