Chapter III: General obligations of traders

The filing of any application for registration, whether for registration, amendment or striking off, shall be recorded by the Registrar in a register of arrivals indicating the date of arrival or filing at the Registry, the nature of the application, the applicant’s surname, usual name, pseudonym, forenames and business name or denomination. A mention of the action taken thereon shall subsequently be made by the Registrar.

The court clerk, under his responsibility, ensures that the application is in order.

He checks that the statements comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions, correspond to the supporting documents and deeds filed in the appendix and are compatible, in the case of an application for amendment or cancellation, with the status of the file. He also verifies that the incorporation or amendments to the articles of association of commercial companies comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions governing them. The Registrar also…

When, in order to prove identity, the declarant produces a national identity card, passport or residence permit, issued by the French authorities, the court clerk verifies that it is valid within the meaning of Article 3 of the Order of 10 August 2016 authorising the creation of an automated personal data processing operation called “DOCVERIF”. Where the verification reveals that the document is not valid, the court clerk shall request,…

Where the regulations specific to the activity carried out provide that the declaration or application for authorisation is made after registration in the register, the supporting document is provided by the person concerned, through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1, to the registry within fifteen days of its issue by the competent authority, unless specific provisions provide for the registry to be informed directly by…

The Registrar shall proceed with the registration within one clear working day of receipt of the application. He informs the applicant of this through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in article R. 123-7. However, where the file is incomplete, he requests within this time limit, through the single body and under the same conditions, the missing information or documents which are…

The registrar shall enter the registration in a chronological register indicating in order its date and order number, surname, first name, and company name or denomination of the taxable person and the nature of the formality.

The Registrar may, at any time, verify the permanent compliance of the entries made with the provisions mentioned in articles R. 123-95 and R. 123-96. In the event of non-compliance, the registered person is invited to regularise his file. If the person fails to comply with this request within one month of the date of the request, the Registrar shall refer the matter to the judge responsible for supervising the…

Any entry made by the registrar that is materially inaccurate may be withdrawn by the registrar by order of the judge responsible for supervising the register.

The registrar shall certify the identity of the information recorded on electronic media for the purposes of keeping the register with that received in accordance with articles R. 123-92 to R. 123-98. An order of the Minister of Justice specifies the terms and conditions of this certification.