Whenever possible, Swan independently retrieves required documents. If retrieval isn't possible, Swan may request the documents listed on this page to open an account for your company registered in 🇫🇷 France.
Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. All other documents may be requested on a case-by-case basis.
Documents must be written in the Latin alphabet, and must be complete, accurate, and meet legal requirements.
Acronyms
Acronym
French description
English description
Kbis
Délivré par le Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce
Serves as a company's identity card
INSEE
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
URSSAF
Unions de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales
Organizations for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions
JOAFE
Journal officiel des associations et fondations d'entreprises
Official Journal of Associations & Corporate Foundations
ANAH
Agence Nationale de l'Habitat
National Housing Agency
Companies
Legal forms
Legal form (French)
Description
Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)
Limited liability company
Société d'Exercice Libéral A Responsabilité Limitée (SELARL)
Liberal professional limited liability company
Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée (SELAS)
Liberal professional company limited by shares
Société civile professionnelle (SCP)
Professional civil society
Société Civile (SC)
Civil society
Société Civile Immobilière (SCI)
Real estate civil society
Société Civile de Moyen (SCM)
Civil society for shared means
Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL)
Single-member limited liability company
Société par actions simplifiée (SAS)
Simplified joint-stock company
Société anonyme (SA)
Public limited company
Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU)
Single-member simplified joint-stock company
Micro-entreprise
Micro-enterprise
Société en nom collectif (SNC)
General partnership
Société en commandite par actions (SCA)
Partnership limited by shares
Société en commandite simple (SCS)
Limited partnership
Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC)
Public establishment of an industrial and commercial nature
Syndic de copropriété
Co-ownership management company / property management company (for co-owned buildings)
Accepted documents
Document type (French)
Description
Details
Extrait Kbis*
Company registration certificate*
Official document.
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Déclaration des bénéficiaires effectifs.*
Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) declaration*
For example:
Copie intégrale des informations déclarées
Déclaration Relative au(x) Bénéficiaire(s) Effectif(s) d'une Société
Document Relatif au Bénéficiaire Effectif
Must be an official document, dated, signed, and stamped.
Statuts de l'association
Articles of Association
Must be signed.
Must be the most recently published version, or dated within the last 6 months if amendments have been made.
Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal
Power of Attorney (POA) and the identity document of the legal representative.
POA must be dated (within the last year) and signed.
Identity document of the legal representative if they are not the account holder.
Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
Pièce d'identité des bénéficiaires effectifs
Identity documents of the UBOs
All valid identity documents are accepted.
Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
Justificatif de domicile des bénéficiaires effectifs
Proof of address of UBOs
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE)
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form
Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences).
Must be dated and signed.
État financiers de l'organisation or Liasse Fiscale
Proof of company income
Must be the most recent.
Déclaration sur l'honneur des Bénéficiaires effectifs
Sworn statement
Must be dated and signed within the last 3 months.
Organigramme de l'entreprise
Company structure chart
Document must be authentic and the latest version.
Self-employed individuals and freelancers
Legal forms
Legal form (French)
Description
Entrepreneur individuel
Self-employed
Professions libérales
Freelancers
Accepted documents
Document type (French)
Description
Details
Preuve d'enregistrement*
Proof of registration*
For example:
Avis de situation INSEE
L'extrait Kbis
Synthèse INPI
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Premier transfert*
First transfer*
For self-employed (entrepreneur individuel) individuals only.
Must make a first transfer into their payment account from another bank account registered in their name.
Bank account must be within the European Economic Area (EEA).
Preuve d'activité
Proof of activity
For professions libérales, provide the URSSAF declaration from the last month.
Justificatif de l'adresse de la société
Proof of company address
Provide a document such as Synthèse INPI, Kbis, or avis de situation INSEE.
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Justificatif de ressources
Proof of income
Submit a tax return (Avis d'imposition) from the previous year, or
last month's pay slip (fiches de paie) dated within the last 3 months, or
the last URSSAF declaration.
Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE)
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form
Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences).
Must be signed and dated.
Associations
Legal forms
Legal form (French)
Description
Association de fait ou association non déclarée
Informal or undeclared association
Association loi de 1901
Association under the French 1901 Law
Association avec agrément
Accredited association
Association d'utilité publique
Public-interest association
Accepted documents
Document type (French)
Description
Details
Preuve d'enregistrement*
Proof of registration*
Announcement in the Journal Officiel (official journal).
Requested for associations from Alsace or Moselle.
Statuts de l'association
Articles of Association
Must be signed.
Must be the most recently published version, or dated within the last 6 months if amendments have been made.
Procès-verbal*
Latest meeting minutes*
Meeting minutes must be the most recent within the last 2 years.
Procès-verbal du président*
Appointment of the president*
Internal company document showing the details of the appointed president.
Justificatif de l'adresse de la société
Proof of company address
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Avis d'imposition
Company's tax return
Must be the most recent tax return.
Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal
Power of attorney & identity document of the legal representative (if not the account holder)
Must be dated within the last year.
Premier transfert
First transfer
Requested for associations from Alsace or Moselle.
Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE)
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form
Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences).
Must be signed and dated.
Homeowners associations
Legal forms
Legal form (French)
Description
Association à responsabilité limitée
Limited liability association
Société civile
Civil society
Syndicat de propriétaires
Homeowners' union
Accepted documents
Document type (French)
Description
Details
Preuve d'enregistrement*
Proof of Registration*
Official document.
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Pièce d'identité du représentant légal ou le président*
Identity document of the legal representative or the president*
Must be a valid identity document.
It will be used to verify authority.
Procès-verbal*
Latest meeting minutes*
Must be the most recent.
Statuts de l'association
Articles of Association
Must be signed.
Must be the most recently published version, or dated within the last 6 months if amendments have been made.
Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal
Power of Attorney (POA) and the Identity document of the legal representative
POA must be dated (within the last year) and signed.
Identity document of the legal representative if they are not the account holder.
Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
Premier transfert
First transfer
Required if proof of registration isn't available.
Pièces d'identité des bénéficiaires effectifs
Identity documents of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs)
All valid Identity documents are accepted.
Procès-verbal de nomination des élus
Minutes of appointment of elected officials
Internal company document.
Must be signed.
Justificatif de l'adresse de la société
Proof of company address
Must be dated within the last 3 months.
Avis d'imposition de l'entreprise
Company's tax return
Must be the most recent tax return.
Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE)
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form
Will be sent to the end user.
Must be dated and signed.
Additional documentation Depending on the company type, business activity, and applicable regulations, Swan may request additional documentation at any stage of the account lifecycle. The documents listed on these pages are standard requirements, not an exhaustive list.