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Article L123-53 of the French Commercial code

Unrestricted access is granted to all the information and attachments contained in the register, as well as to the supporting documents kept:

1° Registered persons for data concerning them;

> The following authorities for data concerning them
2° The following authorities as part of their duties:

> a) The judicial authorities
a) The judicial authorities;

> b) The national financial intelligence unit
b) The national financial intelligence unit referred to in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code;

c) Customs officials acting on the basis of the prerogatives conferred by the Customs Code;

d) Authorised public finance officials responsible for tax inspections and collection;

e) Authorised police officers responsible for tax inspections and collection;

f) Authorised public finance officials responsible for tax inspections and collection
e) Authorised officers of the judicial police of the national police force and the national gendarmerie, as well as customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;

f) The authorities mentioned in sub-section 2 of this section, for undertakings falling within their remit and with the exception of attached documents covered by a declaration of confidentiality.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L123-53

Ont accès sans restriction à l’intégralité des informations et pièces annexées contenues dans le registre, ainsi qu’aux pièces justificatives conservées :


1° Les personnes immatriculées pour les données les concernant ;


2° Les autorités suivantes dans le cadre de leur mission :


a) Les autorités judiciaires ;


b) La cellule de renseignement financier nationale mentionnée à l’article L. 561-23 du code monétaire et financier ;


c) Les agents de l’administration des douanes agissant sur le fondement des prérogatives conférées par le code des douanes ;


d) Les agents habilités de l’administration des finances publiques chargés du contrôle et du recouvrement en matière fiscale ;


e) Les officiers habilités de police judiciaire de la police nationale et de la gendarmerie nationale, ainsi que les agents des douanes et des services fiscaux habilités à effectuer des enquêtes judiciaires en application des articles 28-1 et 28-2 du code de procédure pénale ;


f) Les autorités mentionnées au sein de la sous-section 2 de la présente section, pour les entreprises relevant de leur champ de compétence et à l’exception des pièces annexées couvertes par une déclaration de confidentialité.

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