Create company: verify that the proposed activity is regulated
Verified 17 September 2021 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
Regardless of which legal status you choose, you must check whether your future company activity is regulated.
If your business you are considering is regulated, you should check that you are all the conditions for exercising it.
Examples of regulated activities:
- Real estate agent
- Architect
- Artist
- Auto-school
- Bar
- Tobacco
- Bump , pastry
- Hairdresser lounge or home
- Bed and Breakfast
- Moving
- Vehicle maintenance or repair
- Independent trainer
- Beauty Institute
- Optician
- Plumber
- Quick restore / takeaway
- Personal Services
- Tattoo
- VTC
It does not exist pa comprehensive list of regulated activities. However, BPIFrance Creation provides an information module on the most common regulated activities:
Whether an activity is regulated
Regulated activities are subject to access and/or exercise conditions.
Access conditions
Examples:
- Diploma requirements
- Conditions of professional experience
- Pre-training requirements
- Minimum age requirements
- Conditions of good repute (for example, not having been convicted by a French or foreign court)
- Financial conditions (for example, having a minimum amount of capital)
- Condition of insurance or more insurance
You may be required to meet several access conditions.
You have to fill them in before starting your business.
At the time of registration of your company, the administrative authorities will ask you to present the documents corresponding to the access conditions.
Conditions for exercise
Examples:
- Continuing Education Condition
- Fitness
- Condition for keeping a register or registers
- Regular reporting requirement to one or more jurisdictions
Unlike access requirements, you do not have to justify exercise requirements to start your business. They will be verified in operation.
Ask a professional
In order to ensure that you have all the necessary information, it is recommended to call on a professional of the accompaniment.
Your activity is artisanal
Call the room of crafts and crafts.
Your business
Contact the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Warning
depending on the nature of your business and the municipality in which you are located, you may have additional rules to follow (hygiene, product storage, security, public reception, etc.).
To small and medium-sized and micro-entreprises, do you have a business project, a difficulty or a question ?
Quick and simple public service: you will be contacted over the phone by one of our experts.
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