Article R123-103 of the French Commercial code
The constitutive deeds of legal entities whose registered office is located on French territory are filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration. These deeds are: 1° For companies or economic interest groupings: a) A copy of the articles of association or the grouping contract, if they are drawn up by deed, or an original, if they are drawn up by private deed; the latter…