Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Natural or legal persons practising as court-appointed administrators or judicial representatives may not hold, either directly or indirectly, shares or corporate units in a société de participations financières covered by article R. 743-139-21.

The formation of the company is the subject of a declaration sent by a joint agent of the partners to the Minister of Justice, by tele-procedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice, and to the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce. A copy of the company’s Articles of Association is attached to the declaration, which includes a list of the partners with an indication, as appropriate,…

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below. A copy of the declaration provided for in Article R. 743-139-23 is sent by the partners to the clerk’s office of the court where the application for registration in the Trade and Companies Register was filed; on receipt of this document, the clerk proceeds with the…