Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered persons.

The domiciliation activity may not be carried out in premises used as a main residence or for mixed professional purposes.

I. – No person may engage in the activity of domiciliation unless they have first been approved by the administrative authority, prior to their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. II. – Approval is only granted to persons who satisfy the following conditions: 1° Justify the provision to domiciled persons of premises with a room suitable to ensure the necessary confidentiality and to allow regular meetings of the bodies…

Approval is granted to legal entities only if the shareholders or members holding at least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article L. 123-11-3. Where a person operates one or more secondary establishments, it must demonstrate that the conditions laid down in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-11-3 are met for each of…

Persons exercising the activity of direct debit shall implement the obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing defined in Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the code monétaire et financier.

I. – The following are qualified to carry out, within the scope of their respective powers, the investigation and recording of breaches of the provisions of the articles of this subsection and the regulations made for their application: 1° The agents mentioned in Article L. 243-7 of the Social Security Code; 2° Labour inspectors and labour inspectors and equivalent inspection officials within the meaning of Article L. 8113-7 du code…

The conditions of application of this paragraph shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.

It is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 for any person to carry out the domiciliation activity referred to in Article L. 123-11-2 without having first obtained the authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 or after the withdrawal or suspension of this authorisation.