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Which documents do I need to form my company? (tool)

Get the exact list of documents required to register your company based on your registered office, your nationality and your contributions.
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By Razvan Toma · Founder

Last updated 24 October 2026Sources cited in the text

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Choose your legal form and tick the boxes that match your situation: the tool lists the documents you need to register your company with the guichet unique (one-stop online portal). A SAS, SASU, SARL or EURL starts from 7 documents; an SCI from 5, with no certificate of deposit of funds. The rules follow service-public and our dataset of required documents.

Written by Razvan Toma, founder of LegalRapide. How we check our figures · LinkedIn

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