Infographic of the 6 key steps to creating your company

Do you want to start your own company?

To guide you, the Corporate division of the law firm Arst Avocats has created an infographic outlining the 6 key steps to creating your company

The 6 key steps to creating your company

1. Choosing the main characteristics of your company
2. Prepare the legal documentation
3. Deposit the share capital
4. Sign the company's articles of incorporation
5. Complete the required formalities
6. Submit the registration file to the Trade and Companies Register (RCS)

Step 1: Choose the main characteristics of your company

• Denomination
• Trade name / Brand
• Shape
• Head office
• Main activity
• Share capital
• Capital distribution
• Governance options (President, CEO, etc.)
• Tax options
• Auditor

Step 2: Prepare the legal documentation

• Articles of Incorporation
• Domiciliation agreement / Domiciliation authorization if applicable / Signing of a lease
• List of subscribers (if it is a corporation)
• Declaration of no criminal record and proof of parentage (if the manager is an individual)
• Any other useful document depending on the situation

Step 3: Deposit the share capital

• At a bank of his choice
• With the independent fund for lawyers' financial settlements (CARPA)
• At a notary's office
• At the Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC)

Step 4: Sign the company's articles of incorporation

• If the registration application is submitted by mail / filed with the registry: handwritten signature
• If the registration application is submitted electronically via the Infogreffe.fr website: handwritten or electronic signature

Step 5: Complete the required formalities

• Publish a notice of incorporation in a legal gazette
• Apply for administrative approval / obtain a diploma / provide proof of professional experience, if applicable, in the case of regulated activities
• Form M0
• Declaration of beneficial owners

Step 6: Submit the registration file to the Trade and Companies Register (RCS)

• Incorporation documents (articles of association, lease, etc.)
• Formalities documents (notice of incorporation, forms, etc.)
• Registration and filing fees for beneficial owners