Proof of registration for French companies

When required documents are available, Swan retrieves them independently.

If it's not possible for Swan to retrieve a document, the following list of documents can be requested to open an account for your company registered in 🇫🇷 France.

Documents must have been issued within the last three months and be written in the Latin alphabet.

Legal entity	Proof of registration	Articles of association	Other documents
Société anonyme Société à responsabilité limitée Société civile professionnelle Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée Société par actions simplifiée Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle Société en nom collectif Société en commandite par actions Société en commandite simple	Kbis∗ certificate of incorporation	✓ Required if requested by Swan	Declaration of UBOs∗ (collected by Swan)
Entrepreneur individuel	One of the following documents will provide proof of registration: INSEE∗ registration document A document certifying registration with the Chamber of Commerce (for sole-employed carrying out a commercial activity) A document certifying registration with the Trade Register (for self-employed carrying out a craft activity)	☒ Not required	First transfer from a bank account in Europe or the EEA∗ in the name of the client
Professions libérales	INSEE registration document	☒ Not required	URSSAF∗ registration
Associations	JOAFE∗ journal issue	✓ Required if requested by Swan	None
Syndic de copropriété	Kbis certificate of incorporation	✓ Required	UBO∗ declaration (collected by Swan) UBO's identity document Legal representative's identity document Professional card Financial guarantee Professional liability insurance
Syndicat de copropriété	Proof of registration in the ANAH∗ register	☒ Not required	Copy of the minutes from a general meeting during which the syndicat was designated

∗ Acronyms:

• Kbis: K extract for a business that serves as your company's ID card
• UBO: Ultimate Beneficial Owner
• INSEE: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
  • (English: French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
• URSSAF: Unions de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales
  • (English: Organizations for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions)
• EEA: European Economic Area
• JOAFE: Journal officiel des associations et fondations d'entreprises
  • (English: Official Journal of Associations & Corporate Foundations)
• ANAH: Agence Nationale de l'Habitat
  • (English: National Housing Agency)