Step by Step Guide to Incorporating a Sàrl

France Key Points

Time – 2 weeks to incorporate your company
Directors – only one director of any nationality, is necessary for your Sàrl company
Shareholders – only one shareholder is required
Shareholders – shareholders may be either individuals or corporate bodies
Share Capital – the share capital requirement is only €1
Support – using our 20 years experience we guide you throughout every step of the company formation process

First select a name for your corporation.

France is very liberal about which company names are allowed
Names can be in any language. However typically, foreign names should be avoided
Adding the word France after the company name is usually perceived to mean you are a non French company
Some local commercial courts may approve a name for incorporation, but may not register the approved names on the central register which we use
The use of recognised trademark names, can mean that a company name, such as ‘MacDonalds Hamburgers SàRL’ may be accepted, but may prove impossible to use, because of trademark restrictions
A common names, such as Hôtel de la Gare Sarl, will be repeated several times throughout France
A company name check can be carried out free of charge to see if a required name has already been registered
We can then reserve your Sàrl name for up to ten days.

Select the number of shares each shareholder will have.

Share Capital requirement is only €1
The minimum fixed share capital of a French Sàrl is rounded up to an amount which is easily divisible
Select Directors

Decide who will be the directors of your company

Only one director is required
Directors may be of any nationality and may reside anywhere. State Authorisation is compulsory for non EU residents
Non OECD citizen directors need a foreign trader’s card
There is no requirement to appoint a local/resident director

Select who will be the shareholders of your company.

The company must have its registered address in France.

We provide an address in Paris