Individuals applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector must declare the address of their business and prove that they are entitled to use it. In particular, they may domicile their company in premises occupied jointly by several companies under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This decree also specifies the equipment or services required to prove that the domiciled company has actually set up business.
Natural persons may declare the address of their residential premises and carry on business there, provided there is no legislative provision or contractual stipulation to the contrary.
When they do not have an establishment, natural persons may, as the sole address of the company, declare that of their residential premises. This declaration does not entail any change in the use of the premises or application of the commercial leases regulations.