Term	Definition
Articles of association (statuts)	The document that creates the company and sets its rules: name, purpose, registered office, capital, duration, officers, powers.
Share capital	The partners' contributions to the company; it belongs to the company and is stated in the articles. €1 minimum for a SAS or SARL.
Certificate of deposit of funds	Certificate issued by the bank or notary once the capital has been deposited (commercial companies).
Legal notice	Notice of incorporation published in an authorised newspaper; its price is a flat rate set each year by ministerial order.
Guichet unique	The formalites.entreprises.gouv.fr website, run by INPI, mandatory since 2023 for all business formalities.
Greffe	The registry of the commercial court (in Paris, the tribunal des activités économiques), which checks the application and registers the company with the RCS.
RCS	Trade and companies register.
RNE	National business register, kept by INPI.
Kbis	Extract of registration with the RCS, the company's "identity card".
SIREN / SIRET	The business's 9-digit number / the 14-digit number of each establishment, assigned by Insee.
RBE	Register of beneficial owners: people who hold more than 25% of the capital or voting rights, or who control the company.
Registered address (domiciliation)	The address of the registered office; it can be at the director's home, in business premises or with an approved domiciliation provider.
Company in formation	A company between the signing of the articles and its registration; it does not yet have legal personality.
Regularisation	A request from the greffe to correct or complete an application before registration.
Assimilé salarié / TNS	The director's social security schemes: the general scheme (president of a SAS) or the self-employed scheme (majority manager of a SARL).