Company creation: domiciliate your company and your business
Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The registered office of a company or legal person shall be located at the place where the legal life, the management bodies and the main departments of business are concentrated.
Sentence or set of sentences contained in the text of a legal act (e.g. contract, will, law, regulation) defining the rights and obligations of persons affected by that act
Right to take over from the holder of a commercial lease, occupy the premises and enjoy a right to renewal of the lease. It is part of the business of the outgoing lessee and has heritage value.
Company with an innovative field of activity and a very high development potential
The domiciliation on your east company obligatory. It's a prerequisite essential for creation, before registration. There is also a lot of talk about registered office.
What applies to you ?
Attention: you must have choose your legal form (business or IS: titleContent) front to house your company.
Individual business Domiciliate a
It's a question of giving an address administrative and legal to your company.
There is also a lot of talk about registered office.
Depending on your address, you are geographically dependent on different courts and jurisdictions.
This address appears in all documents on your company (invoices, contracts, formalities, declarations, etc.).
This is where customers can send their mail.
If you have a website, the address is part of the mandatory information to be entered on it.
It must also be specified in your business plan.
It represents thepicture your company with your customers and partners.
Please note
The address of the registered office and the address of workplace are often identical for craftsmen, farmers or small-scale commercial activities.
Registered office address
You can place your company at your home address.
This domiciliation may last for you as much time that you wish.
FYI
You must choose your company address front sound registration in the National company Register (NRS).
What conditions?
You must meet the following conditions:
- You must be landlord or tenant of your accommodation
- Your home must be your primary residence
You must verify that no mention (clause) does not object to that domicile in:
- Residential lease
- Co-ownership Regulation
- City planning Rules
To access the city planning rules concerning your municipality, you must ask your local authority.
How do I do it?
You must notify your landlord or your condominium pool that your home will be used for your company's address.
You warn him in writing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
After your company has agreed, you must enter the name of your company on the all your documents, including the lease, EDF invoices, telephone, etc.
Insurance
It is advisable to review your insurance contract "dwelling" with your insurer.
It is a question of supplementing it with a professional insurance. Professional equipment can be destroyed or stolen, etc.
Workplace
Only active, without receiving goods or customers
You want to carry on your business professional at your home.
It's not just about domiciliating your company but also aboutusing your home as a workplace.
You must warn taxes of this change in usage in the 3 months after the start of the activity.
What conditions?
You must respect the following conditions:
- Live in a city with less than 200,000 inhabitants or in a ZFU-TE: titleContent
- Live in your main residence
- Be the only asset in your company
- Do not receive customers or goods at your home
- No opposition in the lease contract (as tenant) and city planning rules
- If you are on the ground floor: your activity must not cause noise nuisance to the inhabitants
You have no no authorization to request to carry out your business at home.
Warning
If you live in Paris, or one of the departments of Hauts-de-Seine (92), Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and Val-de-Marne (94), or any municipality of more than 200,000 inhabitants, you must request a authorisation for changing the use of your home.
Insurance
It is advisable to review your insurance contract "dwelling" with your insurer.
It is a question of supplementing it with a professional insurance. Professional equipment can be destroyed or stolen, etc.
Multiple assets with receipt of customers and goods
You want to carry out your professional activity at your home.
It's not just about housing your company but also using your home as workplace.
You so change the use of your home.
You must notify the taxes of this change of use within 3 months of the start of activity.
What conditions?
To practice your activity at home, you need to transform its use: move from private to professional use.
To do this, you must request permissions following:
- Authorization from your landlord if you rent or from your condominium syndicate if you live in a condominium
- Authorization with your town hall
- Building permit or declaration to be transmitted to your city hall in case of work
Insurance
It is advisable to review your insurance contract "dwelling" with your insurer.
It is a question of supplementing it with a professional insurance. Business equipment can be destroyed or stolen, customers damaged, inventory damaged, etc.
If you own or rent a space, you can use it as your company's address.
Benefits
You preserve your personal home from your professional life.
You manage your head office independently.
Disadvantages
This choice is more expensive than staying in your own home.
It also requires more management time.
What is a commercial lease?
You want to exercise a commercial or craft activity.
You choose to to rent premises and make it your business address.
The commercial lease will then be the lease that allows you tooperate the premises for your business.
You need to know the characteristics of a commercial lease.
Please note
If you have an activity liberal, then we are talking about "professional lease".
Choose a business premises
Your business premises often correspond to the address of your head office.
The choice of your location and the type of premises is critical to success on your company.
You need to know and follow the LES obligations and formalities.
FYI
Paris City Hall available on its website the vacancy list to implement your business with a low rent.
It is recommended to have a rent annual that represents 8% maximum of your turnover excluding tax.
The criteria for choose your location are:
- Immediate business environment: the more your premises surrounded by other shops, the more potential customers there are
- Nature of the surrounding shops: a street of "food" shops will be less frequented in the afternoon
- Access to your premises: sidewalk width, proximity to parking spaces, direction of traffic, pedestrian street, etc.
- Visibility: are there obstacles (urban furniture) in front of the premises, the showcase is it good? visible from the sidewalk?
- Background from the place: check with the nearby shops.
Please note
Think about quantify any work to adapt the place to your business and learn about city planning permissions.
Purchase of goodwill
You want to have commercial or craft activity.
If you buy a goodwill and it contains a business premises, you can use its address for your company.
You must be familiar with the formalities related to the transfer and takeover of a goodwill.
Hire-management of a business
You want to have commercial activity.
You choose to to rent a business and make it your business address.
This is possible in the case where the owner of a goodwill does not exploit it but chooses to put it into management leasing.
He signs a leasing contract management (or free management) with you.
You operate his premises and you pay a owner's fee.
What's this about?
A local office (or business) is a business center whose business is to provide an address to several companies.
He must have a prefectural approval, which guarantees the quality of its services.
What is the purpose of a local office?
In addition to providing an address, the local office manages the administrative tasks related to the registered office.
You can choose a la carte among the following services:
- Mail management: receiving, forwarding, scanning
- Telephone switchboard
- Access to workspaces: offices, meeting spaces, coworking
- Writing quotes and invoices, etc.
It's a way of delegate the management of your head office to a service provider.
How do I do it?
- You choose the firm. You can do this by approaching the local office trade union (Synaphe), which provides a list of business centers officially recognized. You can find on their website a list of member firms by name, city or department.
- You sign with the firm of your choice a domiciliation contract. This contract must be for a period of Minimum 3 months.
- Then you can register your company to the National company Register (NRE)
You must inform this firm of any changes in your company's life.
Benefits
It is an economic solution that has the advantage of:
- Connect with other entrepreneurs
- Separating personal and professional life
- Free up your time
We're talking about coworking when companies share a business premises in a roommate's apartment.
You can choose to take this address as the headquarters of your company and carry out your business there.
This choice can be applied to all types of activities (commercial, craft or professional).
Warning
Most coworking spaces do not allow to store of goods nor to receive a clientele important regular.
Benefits
You can interact with other professionals.
You share equipment (printers, coffee machines, etc.) with other entrepreneurs.
Most of the time, you can choose from various services that you have to pay for: mail, secretarial services, office rentals, etc.
You do not have to provide a security deposit or a right to lease.
What's this about?
The nursery is a structure ofaccommodation andsupport for young companies.
Your company should be recent (registered in the last 6 months).
You can integrate a nursery into different stages of your project :
- At start of your idea : incubation phase
- Project promoter: phase ofmarket study and the business plan
- Creation phase: about to be created registered to the National company Register (NRE)
- Newly created new company (6 months maximum)
FYI
The maximum length of stay is 48 months.
Some incubators are generalist, but most have a specialty.
Example: innovative company incubators, start-up.
What is a nursery for?
It provides a accommodation for your company's address but also for your work (offices and meetings). She group and accompany young companies.
A nursery brings you 2 benefits :
- Exchanges with entrepreneurs who share your situation
- Business premises
It's a way tosave logistics costs and not to be alone.
What are the services and accompaniments?
In addition to domiciliation, you will find in a nursery the following services;
- Equipment shared (photocopiers, binders, internet access, etc.)
- Secretariat, your company's phone home
- Personalized support to start and develop your project
- Network of partners : potential funders of your project
- Relationships with other entrepreneurs for swap : common areas (kitchen, relaxation, etc.)
- Learn : Training and conferences
- Documentation and library specializing in trades
How do I do it?
- You must submit a application dossier at the nursery.
- If your file is selected, you must present your project to a committee.
- If your project is accepted, you will receive a license.
- You sign an agreement and a lease contract of a short duration (3 years maximum)
Where can I find a nursery?
You can get closer to nursery networks in your area.
You can consult our content that deals with possible accompaniments.
What cost?
On average, you should count one rent between €100 and €300 per m2.
Domiciliate a business
It's a question of giving an address administrative and legal to your business.
There is also a lot of talk about registered office.
Depending on your address, you are geographically dependent on different courts and jurisdictions.
This address appears in all documents of your business (statutes, invoices, contracts, formalities, declarations, etc.).
This is where customers can send their mail.
If you have a website, the address is part of the mandatory information to be entered on it.
It must also be specified in your business plan.
It represents thepicture your business with your customers and partners.
You must choose your business' headquarters front of draw up its statutes.
You must then enter it in the statutes of your business.
Please note
Each time you change your address, you must make a amendment of statutes.
Who can give his address?
You can choose your home address for your business if you are the legal representative.
Only the leader of a business, and not one of the partners, may reside with the company at his personal address.
You can make this choice if you are one of the following executives:
- Manager of a SARL: titleContent, a EURL: titleContent or a CNS: titleContent
- Director-General or Chairman of the Executive Board of a SA: titleContent
- President of a LOCK: titleContent
What conditions?
You must meet the following conditions:
- You must be landlord or tenant of your accommodation
- Your home must be your primary residence
You must check no mention (clause) I object to it in:
To access the city planning rules concerning your municipality, you can ask your city hall.
You meet the conditions
If you meet these conditions, you can reside with your business at home as much time that you wish.
You don't meet the conditions
If a statement of the lease, city planning or joint ownership opposes at your address as head office, you are then limited to Maximum 5 years.
You need to change your business' domicile front the five-year period.
This change of address takes place on the Company Formalities Window before the end of the 5 years allowed.
How do I do it?
You must notify your landlord or your condominium pool that your home will be used to become your business' headquarters.
You warn him in writing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
Insurance
It is advisable to review your insurance contract "dwelling" with your insurer.
It is a question of supplementing it with a professional insurance. Professional equipment can be destroyed or stolen, etc.
If you own or rent a space, you can use it as your company's address.
Benefits
You preserve your personal home from your professional life.
You manage your head office independently.
Disadvantages
This choice is more expensive than staying in your own home.
It also requires more management time.
What is a commercial lease?
You want to exercise a commercial or craft activity.
You choose to to rent premises and make it your business address.
The commercial lease will then be the lease that allows you tooperate the premises for your business.
You need to know the characteristics of a commercial lease.
Please note
If you have an activity liberal, then we are talking about "professional lease".
Your business premises often correspond to the address of your head office.
Choosing your location and the type of premises is crucial to the success of your company.
You need to know and follow the LES obligations and formalities.
FYI
The Town Hall of Paris available on its website the vacancy list to implement your business with a low rent.
It is recommended to have a rent annual that represents 8% maximum of your turnover excluding tax.
Purchase of goodwill
You want to have commercial or craft activity.
If you buy a goodwill and it contains a commercial premises, you can take its address for your company.
You must be familiar with the formalities related to the transfer and takeover of a goodwill.
Hire-management of a business
You want to have commercial activity.
You choose to to rent a business and make it your business address.
This is possible in the case where the owner of a goodwill does not exploit it but chooses to put it into management leasing.
He signs a leasing contract management (or free management) with you.
You operate his premises and you pay a owner's fee.
We're talking about coworking when companies share a business premises in a roommate's apartment.
You can choose to take this address as the headquarters of your company and carry out your business there.
This choice can be applied to all types of activities (commercial, craft or professional).
Warning
Most coworking spaces do not allow to store of goods nor to receive a clientele important regular.
Benefits
You can interact with other professionals.
You share equipment (printers, coffee machines, etc.) with other entrepreneurs.
Most of the time, you can choose from various services that you have to pay for: mail, secretarial services, office rentals, etc.
You do not have to provide a security deposit or a right to lease.
What's this about?
A local office (or business) is a business center whose business is to provide an address to several companies.
He must have a prefectural approval, which guarantees the quality of its services.
What is the purpose of a local office?
In addition to providing an address, the local office manages the administrative tasks related to the registered office.
You can choose a la carte among the following services:
- Mail management: receiving, forwarding, scanning
- Telephone switchboard
- Access to workspaces: offices, meeting spaces, coworking
- Writing quotes and invoices, etc.
It's a way of delegate the management of your head office to a service provider.
How do I do it?
- You choose the firm. You can do this by approaching the local office trade union (Synaphe), which provides a list of business centers officially recognized. You can find on their website a list of member firms by name, city or department.
- You sign with the firm of your choice a domiciliation contract. This contract must be for a period of Minimum 3 months.
- Then you can register your company to the National company Register (NRE)
You must inform this firm of any changes in your company's life.
Benefits
It is an economic solution that has the advantage of:
- Connect with other entrepreneurs
- Separating personal and professional life
- Free up your time
What's this about?
The nursery is a structure ofaccommodation andsupport for young companies.
Your company should be recent (registered in the last 6 months).
You can integrate a nursery into different stages of your project :
- At start of your idea : incubation phase
- Project promoter: phase ofmarket study and the business plan
- Creation phase: about to be created registered to the National company Register (NRE)
- Newly created new company (6 months maximum)
FYI
The maximum length of stay is 48 months.
Some incubators are generalist, but most have a specialty.
Example: innovative company incubators, start-up.
What is a nursery for?
It provides a accommodation for your company's address but also for your work (offices and meetings). She group and accompany young companies.
A nursery brings you 2 benefits :
- Exchanges with entrepreneurs who share your situation
- Business premises
It's a way tosave logistics costs and not to be alone.
What are the services and accompaniments?
In addition to domiciliation, you will find in a nursery the following services;
- Equipment shared (photocopiers, binders, internet access, etc.)
- Secretariat, your company's phone home
- Personalized support to start and develop your project
- Network of partners : potential funders of your project
- Relationships with other entrepreneurs for swap : common areas (kitchen, relaxation, etc.)
- Learn : Training and conferences
- Documentation and library specializing in trades
How do I do it?
- You must submit a application dossier at the nursery.
- If your file is selected, you must present your project to a committee.
- If your project is accepted, you will receive a license.
- You sign an agreement and a lease agreement of short duration (maximum 3 years)
Where can I find a nursery?
You can get closer to nursery networks in your area.
You can consult our content that deals with possible accompaniments.
What cost?
On average, you should count one rent between €100 and €300 per m2.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Information on the city planning rules of your municipality
Town HallBusiness companies Consulting
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)Advice on craft companies
Chamber of Crafts and CraftsAgricultural companies Advisory
Chamber of Agriculture
Obligations of the trader (declaration, registration, etc.)
Domiciliation of registered persons
Office and nursery residence contract
Domiciliate your company at home
