BOOK I: Commerce in general.

The National Register of Companies is kept by the National Institute of Industrial Property. The entries of information or the filings of documents annexed to the national register of companies referred to in Article L. 123-37 are carried out through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article L. 123-33 and under the conditions set out in the same article, on the occasion : 1° Either a declaration or…

The national register of companies is set up in digital format. It contains the digital files of registered companies and, within each file, all the information and documents that have been the subject of a registration or filing, as well as the dates of these events. Supporting documents transmitted in digital form in support of declarations and filings are retained by the registrar.

All the information entered and documents attached to the national register of companies, with the exception of accounting documents covered by a declaration of confidentiality, will be made available to the public free of charge and in electronic form, for consultation or re-use. The availability of information relating to the identity and domicile of natural persons entered in the register is limited to the name, surname, pseudonym, first names, month,…

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…