Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Individual entrepreneurs with limited liability who are not required to register in the Trade and Companies Register, in the National Register of Companies as a company in the trades and crafts sector or in the Special Register of Commercial Agents make, through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1, the declaration of assignment mentioned in article L. 526-7 for entry in the special register held at…

When the individual limited liability entrepreneur is registered in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, the registrar shall indicate in the register the information provided for in 1° to 5° and 7° of Article R. 526-3. The events and decisions provided for in articles L. 526-15 and L. 526-17 are also recorded in this register. An application for amending registration is submitted within one month of the event…

The place and number of registration in the special register, defined under conditions laid down by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy, as well as the purpose of the professional activity to which the assets are assigned and the name incorporating the surname or usual name immediately preceded or followed by the words: “entrepreneur individuel à responsabilité limitée” or the initials: “EIRL”, appear…

The filing in the special register mentioned in article R. 526-15 of the descriptive statement provided for in I of article L. 526-8 as well as the documents attesting to the completion of the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the allocation of new assets or a withdrawal subsequent to the creation of the affected assets is governed by the provisions of…

The individual limited liability entrepreneur shall file in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, within six months of the end of the financial year, the accounting documents mentioned in l’article L. 526-14.

Declarations and filings to the special register mentioned in Articles R. 526-15 and R. 526-16 are made electronically, through the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7. For all transmissions by electronic means referred to in the preceding paragraph, an electronic signature is used under the conditions provided for by article R. 123-5. The Registrar shall acknowledge…

When the individual limited liability entrepreneur transfers to the jurisdiction of another court the establishment where the professional activity in respect of which he has made a declaration of assignment of assets is carried out or, in the absence of an establishment, the residential premises where the business is based, he shall apply for a new registration through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and shall indicate, together…

In the event of the death of a registered person, it is the responsibility of his heirs or universal successors to request, via the single body referred to in article R. 123-1, his removal from the special register. When the Registrar has received proof of the death of a registered person, and if the heirs or universal successors fail to comply with the provisions of the previous paragraph, the Registrar…