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1. How to incorporate a company
in France
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2. Steps for company registration in
France
• Providing three company names
• Providing a set of identification
documents
• Setting up a bank account for the share
capital injection
• Submitting the registration documents
with the French Commerce Register

3. Required documentation and
information:
• Passport copies of the shareholders and
directors
• Utility bills as proof of address
• Details on the company activities and line
of business
• Information regarding the subscription
of shares

4. Requirements For Company Formation In
France
• Any person of any nationality can be shareholder in a
French company
• The Board of Directors must be composed of at least
two members
• The incorporation of a french company (Limited
Company) requires the injection of a minimum share
capital amount of EUR 1.
• A company in France must hold a local registered
office
• The shareholders of a company established in France
can be natural persons or legal entitie;

5. Company Types in France
• Private limited liability company (societe
a responsabilite limitee)
• SA (societe anonime)
• SAS (societe par actions simplifiees)
• SCS (société en commandite simple
• SEL (société d'exercice libéral)
• EURL (entreprise unipersonnelle a
responsabilité limitée)

6. French Private limited liability company
(SRL)
• At least two individuals or corporate
entities
• No requirements for a minimum share
capital
• The initial capital is decided in the
Articles of Association
• The liability of the entity’s members is
limited

7. Service Provided For Company Formation
In France
• drafting the Articles of Association
• preparing all other documents necessary for
the incorporation of the French company
• offering a registered office in France for your
company
• setting up a share capital bank account for
your French company
• recommending an accountant in France

8. France Key Facts
• The standard corporate tax in France is
33%.
• The VAT, or Value Added Tax in France
has a standard rate of 19,6% .
• In France, the dividends paid by French
entities to non-resident shareholders are
taxed with 30.

9. Thank you for your attention
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10. Thank you for your attention
Please contact us at:
office@bridgewest.eu
www.companyformationfrance.com
Ph./Fax: (+44)203-287 0408