Creating a business in France : laws, processes and forms

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[...] It is struck off the registers and no longer has a legal existence. The different types of companies In France, there are different types of companies: SARL which is a limited liability company. It is a company with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 100 partners. The status can be chosen by craftsmen, traders, industrialists and the liberal professions. But it cannot be used for legal, judicial or health professions, with the exception of pharmacists. SAS is a simplified joint stock company. [...]

[...] In France, there is no list with all the regulated activities. To find out if it is regulated, there are different devices/networks that accompany companies such as The Chamber of Trades and Crafts (craft activity), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (commercial activity) or the URSSAF (liberal activity). The following is a table listing various regulated activities: Starting Artisans Liberal professionals Commercial agent Real estate agent Bar, café, tobacco Retail trade Insurance broker Property diagnostician Furnished renter Merchant of goods Fast food Security . [...]

[...] Creating a business in France: laws, processes and forms Every year, many businesses are created in France. In 2020, despite the health crisis, more than 800,000 businesses were created. That is an increase of compared to 2019. However, creating a company is not as simple as that. Indeed, there are many regulations to respect. We will see in this work the different laws and processes to know for the creation of a company as well as the different forms of business. [...]

[...] There will also be a Siret number issued by INSEE for each of the establishments. Each French company is identified by a SIREN number (identification system used by all public bodies and administrations dealing with the company). This is issued by INSEE. This number is unique and invariable. It is made up of three groups of three digits allocated in a non-significant manner according to the order of registration of the company (e.g 987). The Siret number (Système d'identification du répertoire des établissements) identifies each of the establishments of a single company. [...]

[...] SNC is the general partnership. This is a rarely used form of company because it has the disadvantage of not protecting the assets of its partners. It is set up with no minimum capital and must have at least two partners. SCP which is the professional partnership. It is a form of company that allows several people who practice the same profession to practice it together. There are also associations. This is the opposite of a company. Sitography https://www.inpi.fr/fr/comprendre-la-propriete-intellectuelle/les-autres-modes-de-protection/la-denomination-sociale-le-nom https://www.lecoindesentrepreneurs.fr/activite-reglementee-creation-entreprise/#:~:text=The%20conditions%20for%20access%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20to%20an%20activity%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9regulation%C3%A9e&text=In%20most%2020of%20the%20cases,e.g.%2C%20to%20obtain%20a%20professional%C3%A9%20ability [HYPERLINK: https://www.lecoindesentrepreneurs.fr/activite-reglementee-creation-entreprise/]. [...]