Formalities

Registration with the RNE: get your certificate now!

Publié le 08 août 2024 - Mise à jour le 11 juin 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

It is now possible to obtain a certificate of registration in the National Register of companies (NCR). Until now, only an RNE registration certificate and a notification of the one-stop-shop of the formalities of the companies were proof of the registration to the RNE.

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How do I obtain the certificate of registration with the RNE?

If your company is registered with the NNE, you can obtain a certificate of registration via data.inpi.fr or theCompany Directory.

The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) issues the registration certificate electronically. Only the INPI is authorized to issue this certificate.

This one is downloadable and printable on paper.

It allows you to prove the legal existence of your company and to confirm the information entered in the NNE.

FYI  

The issue of the certificate shall be free.

What information is there?

The certificate of registration shall include all of the information registered in the NNE by the company.

In addition, it includes:

  • the unique identification number of the company (Siren number);
  • the status of entries in the NNE at the date of issue;
  • the Marianne de l'INPI in watermark and the logo of the French Republic.

All these elements make it possible to authenticate the document.

Please note

As a guide, the following table summarizes the documents proving the legal existence of the company:

Tableau - Document(s) proving the company's legal existence

Activity

Document(s) currently

Old Document Required

Commercial

  • Certificate of registration RNE
  • Extract K or Kbis

Extract K or Kbis

Handicraft

Certificate of registration RNE

Extract D1

Liberal

Certificate of registration RNE

National Register of companies

What is the evidentiary force of this attestation?

Unless proven otherwise, the certificate is evidence of the information it contains and which is entered in the NNE at the time of its issue.

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