KBIS extract: your company’s identity card

In France, a trade register is called Kbis extract. It is an official document issued by the commercial court registry office. This document confirms the legal existence of your company and its registration in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS). \n\nThe voluntary absence of registration with the RCS is then considered a concealed professional offense. So, here is everything you need to know about this precious document. \n

What is the content of the KBIS extract?

\r\nThe Kbis extract provides information on the activity of the company and brings together all the entries presented in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS). In fact, we find the following information there:\r\n

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• Name of the corresponding register;
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• Company name, acronym and logo;
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• Identification number (SIREN number) and NAF code;
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• Legal status;
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• Total amount of company incorporation capital;
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• Headquarters of the main establishment and of any establishment in the European Economic Area;
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• Duration of business (up to 99 years);
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• Date of incorporation;
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• Detailed activity;
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• Domain name of the company website;
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• Position, surname, first name, date of birth, town of birth, nationality and address of the administrator, shareholders, partners or any other member involved in the management of the company;
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• Reference to authorizations required for regulated professions.
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\r\nIn addition, it includes all decisions of the commercial court regarding insolvency proceedings: guarantees, recovery and liquidations .\r\n

How to obtain a Kbis extract?

\nTo obtain an extract K or Kbis Concerning a company registered in France, you must contact the registry of the commercial court to which the company depends. The extract is issued and certified by the clerk. The order can be placed directly online, except for companies whose head office is located in Alsace, Moselle or Guyana. \n\nThe information given on the Kbis extract is public. Anyone can therefore access it by requesting a Kbis extract from the relevant register. Thus, theThe request for the Kbis extract can be made directly online, by mail or by physically going to the RCS, provided you have:\r\n

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• The company name,
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• The acronym or name of the company,
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• The SIREN number.
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\r\nIn addition, a Kbis extract costs less if it is requested physically at the registry, a little more when it is requested by mail and electronically.\r\n

Other things about this precious document

\r\nAny entity (micro-entrepreneur) or legal entity (Inc, Ltd, etc.) carrying out a professional or commercial activity must register with the RCS after its creation. The absence of registration can thus be considered as an offense of hidden work. \r\n\r\nThe K-bis extract then allows the company to certify its registration with the RCS to any person who requests it. In most cases, to be considered authentic for administrative procedures, the Kbis extract must be at least three months old. \n\nThis document is generally requested when requesting a public call for tenders, opening a professional bank account, purchasing professional equipment from distributors, etc. \n\nHowever, the Kbis extract only concerns companies registered with the RCS and can only be issued to traders or commercial companies. As for newly created individual businesses, they can obtain this precious document, the Kbis extract, from the post office.\n