This dataset lists the documents to attach to a company's registration file for 30 situations: 15 base cases (5 legal forms × 3 types of registered office) and 15 common variants. A SAS, SASU, SARL or EURL starts from 7 documents that are always required, plus the deed of appointment if the director is not appointed in the articles of association. The rules follow the service-public list and are the same as our document checklist tool. 
Service-public
What the data shows
- A SAS, SASU, SARL or EURL requires 7 documents in the base case: articles of association, the funds depositary's certificate and list of subscribers, proof of publication, proof of registered office, and the director's ID and declaration of no criminal conviction. The deed of appointment is added if the director is not appointed in the articles.
- A SCI requires 5: depositing the share capital is not mandatory, so there is no certificate and no list of subscribers.
- A foreign director does not change the number of documents: a valid passport serves as proof of identity.
- A company acting as president or manager replaces the director's documents with its registration extract and the ID and declaration of its permanent representative; if it is registered outside the European Union, it adds its translated articles of association (9 documents in scenario D18). A SARL or EURL cannot have a company as its manager.
- Of the 30 situations modelled, the heaviest requires 9 documents. This is not an absolute maximum: the guichet unique (single online filing portal) may ask for other documents depending on the information declared.
Guichet unique
The 30 situations
| Scenario | Legal form | Registered office | Situation | Always required | Depending on the case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D01 | SASU | at the director's home | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D02 | SASU | with a domiciliation provider | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D03 | SASU | in business premises (leased or owned) | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D04 | SAS | at the director's home | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D05 | SAS | with a domiciliation provider | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D06 | SAS | in business premises (leased or owned) | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D07 | EURL | at the director's home | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D08 | EURL | with a domiciliation provider | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D09 | EURL | in business premises (leased or owned) | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D10 | SARL | at the director's home | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D11 | SARL | with a domiciliation provider | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D12 | SARL | in business premises (leased or owned) | base case | 7 | 1 |
| D13 | SCI | at the director's home | base case | 5 | 1 |
| D14 | SCI | with a domiciliation provider | base case | 5 | 1 |
| D15 | SCI | in business premises (leased or owned) | base case | 5 | 1 |
| D16 | SASU | at the director's home | director of foreign nationality | 7 | 1 |
| D17 | SASU | at the director's home | company as shareholder and director, French | 8 | 1 |
| D18 | SASU | at the director's home | company as shareholder and director, foreign, outside the EU | 9 | 1 |
| D19 | SASU | at the director's home | contributions in kind | 8 | 1 |
| D20 | SASU | at the director's home | regulated activity | 8 | 1 |
| D21 | SAS | with a domiciliation provider | director of foreign nationality | 7 | 1 |
| D22 | SAS | with a domiciliation provider | company as shareholder and director, foreign, outside the EU | 9 | 1 |
| D23 | SAS | with a domiciliation provider | contributions in kind | 8 | 1 |
| D24 | EURL | at the director's home | director of foreign nationality | 7 | 1 |
| D25 | EURL | at the director's home | contributions in kind | 8 | 1 |
| D26 | SARL | in business premises (leased or owned) | director of foreign nationality | 7 | 1 |
| D27 | SARL | in business premises (leased or owned) | regulated activity | 8 | 1 |
| D28 | SCI | at the director's home | company as shareholder and director, French | 6 | 1 |
| D29 | SCI | at the director's home | contributions in kind | 5 | 1 |
| D30 | SCI | at the director's home | director of foreign nationality | 5 | 1 |
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One row per document and per scenario: scenario_id, forme, siege, situation, ordre, piece, precision, a_fournir (oui, selon le cas, non), verifie. Document counts cover the "oui" rows: they are categories of documents, and one document may span one or more files.
Scope and exclusions
- Documents in the registration file submitted to the guichet unique. Forms filled in online (beneficial ownership declaration, information on directors) are not documents and are not listed.
- The guichet unique shows the exact documents based on the information declared and blocks submission until all of them are attached; the greffe (commercial court registry) may then ask for an additional document. This list is the baseline, not a ceiling.
- Accepted format: PDF, 10 MB maximum per file.
- Regulated activities: the document depends on the activity (diploma, professional card, authorisation); a single generic row is given.
- Corporate shareholder: only the case of a company that is also a director (president of a SAS or SASU, manager of a SCI) is modelled, using the service-public list. A company that is only a shareholder is not modelled.
- Cases not modelled: business support contract (Cape), collaborating spouse, sociétés anonymes.
- Residence of foreign directors: see forming a company and the right of residence.
Versions
- 2026-10-24: Current version; next review scheduled for 2027-01-05
Cite this dataset
LegalRapide, "Pièces à fournir pour créer une société, par situation", version 2026-10-24, https://legalrapide.fr/donnees/pieces-creation-societe/. Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab), free reuse, including commercial reuse, provided the source and version date are credited. The licence covers our data; the names and trademarks of the services mentioned remain the property of their owners.
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