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Registration
The National Register of companies (NRS) is the only registration body as of January 1, 2023
Publié le 30 novembre 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
At 1er January 2023, the National Register of companies (RNE) will become the sole registration body for French entities carrying out an economic activity. This register will centralize all information on companies.
A single register
Established by the 2019 PACTE Law and set up by the Ordinance of 15 September 2021, the National Register of companies (RNE) will enable the 1er january 2023 to list information on all companies located in France.
The objective of this standardization is to promote the creation of companies and the transparency of French economic operators.
This register covers all activities: commercial, craft, liberal and agricultural.
Activity | Current Registry | Registry at 1er january 2023 |
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Commercial |
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Handicraft | Business Directory (RM) | National Register of companies |
Liberal | National Register of companies | |
Agricultural | Register of agricultural assets (RAA) | National Register of companies |
For consistency and efficiency, the data provided in the one-stop-shop for formalities: Formalites.companies.gouv.fr will be listed in the NNE. This information will be available online free of charge on the platform DATA INPI.
Regulatory clarifications
Two decrees of 19 July 2022 specified the content of the information that your company will have to communicate within the RNE as well as the amount of fees due by your company for the entry of information (registration, amending registration...) in this register.
Information to be provided
The information to be provided in this register shall include in particular:
Entity | Information to be provided |
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Natural person |
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Individual business |
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Main establishment |
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Legal person |
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The list of authorities, legal persons, authorities and professions having access to all the information of the RNE is also specified: Directorate-General for Public Finance, notaries, interministerial regional and departmental directorates responsible for the economy, employment, labor, solidarity and protection of populations...
Please note
The transmission of incorrect or incomplete information in bad faith with a view to registration, a change in his situation or removal from the NIS shall be punishable by a fine of EUR 4 500 and imprisonment for six months.
Amounts of duty due
Finally, the amount of the fees due by businesses, traders, companies in the trades and crafts sector for the entry of information in this register was indicated:
Performance | Amount in euro |
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Additional registration: | |
| 5.90 |
| 5.90 |
Amending registration including transfer other than transfer out of jurisdiction and taking up business of a legal person: | |
| 5.90 |
| 5.90 |
Deposits of annual accounts for businesses | 5.45 |
Deposit of documents for legal persons: | |
| 5.90 |
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