Company Formalities Window (Online Service)
National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi)
From 1to January 2023, the formalities for the creation, modification and termination of activity must be carried out online on the company formalities window.
The use of this single window ” dematerialised mandatory. It replaces the companies Formalities Centres (CFEs) that are being removed.
The window all companies, irrespective of their legal form or activity.
Who can use the single site?
The company (manager or micro-entrepreneur) can carry out the formalities himself online.
It can also ask an employee (called delegate) to carry out the formalities on behalf of the company by drafting a delegation.
It can also give this mission to any other person (called agent) by drafting a mandate contract. A template for the terms of reference is available on the website.
A copy of the delegation document or the mandate must be sent when the formality is carried out on the site.
How does the single site work?
The declarant (head of company, agent or delegate) must set up a user account on its first connection. This user account is staff.
Holders of an e-procedures account atInpi: titleContent can use this account to use the single site
In order to fulfil its formality, the declarant online the information and the dematerialised parts necessary. It is possible to start a process and save it in a draft to complete it later.
The relevant bodies (INSEE, social and fiscal services, commercial court offices, consular chambers, etc.) process the information received.
Progress of formalities is searchable at any time on the counter, from the dashboard of the personal space.
What assistance in case of difficulty?
Technical difficulties
In case of technical difficulty, you can reach INPI Direct.
Who shall I contact
Question on the content of formalities
If you have a question about the content of the formalities, please contact consular network which you depend on.
Trader
If you are a merchant, you can contact the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).
Artisan
If you are a craftsman, you can contact Crafts and Crafts Chamber (CMA).
Who shall I contact
Liberal
If you are a Liberal, you can contactUrssaf.
Who shall I contact
Farmer
If you are a farmer, you can contact chamber of agriculture.
Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Where can I get information
In case of technical difficulty on the ticket office
National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi)If you are a merchant
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)If you are a craftsman
Chamber of crafts and crafts (CMA)If you are a farmer
Chamber of Agriculture
For details, please use the practical information sheets :
- Add an additional activity to that already performed by the company
- What is the APE (NAF) code?
- Artist-Author: Activity Statement
- Increasing the social capital of business
- Temporarily quitting or sleeping a company
- Change the social purpose of business
- Change the legal form of the business
- Change business Leader
- Change business Name
- Change a business' registered office
- How do I create a business?
- How do I become a microentrepreneur?
- How do I get a Siren number or a Siret?
- How should a craftsman make a declaration of activity?
- How should a micro-entrepreneur declare his/her cessation of business?
- Street trade (non-sedentary)
- Spouse of the Head of company: what are the different statutes?
- Creation, modification or cessation of activities: who should be contacted?
- Company Creation: Choose and Protect company Name
- Company Creation: Determining the nature of your company's activity
- Company Creation: Home your company and business
- Company creation: formalities for registering a individual business
- Company creation: formalities for registration of a micro-enterprise (self-entrepreneur)
- Company creation: formalities for registering a business
- Declare the beneficial owners of the business
- Filing of business annual accounts
- Become a real estate agent
- Become a brocanteur, antique dealer or open a retail store
- Dissolving a business
- Simplified business Dissolution: Universal Heritage Transmission (UAT)
- Limited Liability Individual Contractor (LPIA): What are the rules?
- Voluntary closure of activities: cessation of activities of companies
- Can an entrepreneur's personal wealth be seized?
- Changing business Statuses
- Individual business Changes
- Change the closing date of a fiscal year
- Trader's accounting obligations
- Open a secondary or complementary establishment
- Loss of half of equity
- Medical Practitioners and Assistants (PAM): Activity Statement and Social Plan
- Professions: What legal status and how to report the activity?
- Extend business
- What are the identification numbers of a company?
- Who can become a merchant?
- Reduce the social capital of business
- Pension scheme for self-employed workers
- Civil business of Means (SCM) Tax System
- Co-operative Production business (Scop): what operating rules?