Legal forms in France: SARL, SAS, SA and more

Every legal form in France, each with its abbreviation, the kind of entity it is, liability and typical use where they are well established, and the values the Prometiam company object returns.

This guide lists the 90 legal forms the Prometiam dictionary knows for France: what each is called, how it is abbreviated, what kind of entity it is and how it appears in the company object. Use it to read the legal_form of a company registered in France, or to decode a form you meet in a contract or on an invoice. It is a general reference, not legal advice.

The main legal forms in France

Form	Abbreviation	Kind	What to know
Entrepreneur individuel	EI, Artisan	Sole proprietorship	A sole trader. Since 15 May 2022 the entrepreneur’s business assets are legally separate from personal assets.
Société en nom collectif	SNC, S.N.C.	General partnership	A general partnership: the partners are jointly and indefinitely liable for the debts and have trader status.
Société en commandite simple	SCS	Limited partnership	A limited partnership: the commandités are liable without limit, the commanditaires only up to their contribution.
Société à responsabilité limitée	SARL, S.A.R.L.	Private limited company	Owners (associés) are liable up to their contributions. There is no minimum capital (EUR 1 is enough), 1 to 100 partners, and one or more gérants run it under rules largely set by law. Transfers of parts to outsiders need the partners’ approval. The classic form for small businesses and family firms.
Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée	EURL, E.U.R.L.	Private limited company	A SARL with a single partner (associé unique); limited liability as for the SARL.
Société anonyme	SA, S.A.	Public limited company (joint-stock company)	Owners are liable up to their contributions. The minimum capital is EUR 37,000; it has a board of directors (conseil d’administration) or a directoire with a conseil de surveillance, and at least two shareholders (seven if listed). Used by larger and listed companies.
Société par actions simplifiée	SAS, S.A.S.	Private limited company	Owners are liable up to their contributions, with no minimum capital. Governance is set freely in the statutes (a président plus any other bodies), and shares cannot be offered to the public. A common choice for start-ups, subsidiaries and joint ventures.
Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle	SASU, S.A.S.U.	Private limited company	An SAS with a single shareholder; limited liability as for the SAS.
Société civile immobilière	SCI	Civil partnership	A civil company usually used to hold real estate; its partners answer for its debts indefinitely and in proportion to their shares.

How a legal form appears in the API

Every company object carries four legal-form fields: legal_form (the standard abbreviation, null when the form is not mapped), legal_form_family (the cross-country family, so a private limited company compares across countries), local_legal_form (the register’s own value or code as stored) and local_legal_form_name (the register’s name for it, where it publishes one). Each form below shows the values the API returns for it.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \
  "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=FR&name=<company name>"

# each result carries, for example:
#   "legal_form": "EI"
#   "legal_form_family": "sole_proprietorship"

Private limited companies in France

Private limited company: a company with its own legal personality whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable for its debts and whose shares are not offered to the public.

Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)

Owners (associés) are liable up to their contributions. There is no minimum capital (EUR 1 is enough), 1 to 100 partners, and one or more gérants run it under rules largely set by law. Transfers of parts to outsiders need the partners’ approval. The classic form for small businesses and family firms.

• English: Private limited company
• Abbreviations: SARL, S.A.R.L., Sàrl
• In the API: legal_form SARL, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SARL or S.R.L. or société responsabilité limitée

Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL)

A SARL with a single partner (associé unique); limited liability as for the SARL.

• Variant: single-member
• English: Single-member private limited company
• Abbreviations: EURL, E.U.R.L.
• In the API: legal_form EURL, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form EURL or E.U.R.L. or E.U.R.L. à associé unique

Société par actions simplifiée (SAS)

Owners are liable up to their contributions, with no minimum capital. Governance is set freely in the statutes (a président plus any other bodies), and shares cannot be offered to the public. A common choice for start-ups, subsidiaries and joint ventures.

• English: Simplified joint-stock company
• Abbreviations: SAS, S.A.S.
• In the API: legal_form SAS, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SAS or Société par action simplifiée

Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU)

An SAS with a single shareholder; limited liability as for the SAS.

• Variant: single-member
• English: Single-member simplified joint-stock company
• Abbreviations: SASU, S.A.S.U.
• In the API: legal_form SASU, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SASU

Société d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée (SELARL)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional private limited company
• Abbreviations: SELARL
• In the API: legal_form SELARL, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SELARL

Société d'exercice libéral par actions simplifiée (SELAS)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional simplified joint-stock company
• Abbreviations: SELAS
• In the API: legal_form SELAS, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SELAS

SARL unipersonnelle (SARLU)

• Variant: single-member
• English: Single-member SARL
• Abbreviations: SARLU
• In the API: legal_form SARLU, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SARLU

Société d'exercice libéral unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (SELURL)

• Variant: for regulated professions, single-member
• English: Single-member professional SARL
• Abbreviations: SELURL
• In the API: legal_form SELURL, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Société d'exercice libéral par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SELASU)

• Variant: for regulated professions, single-member
• English: Single-member professional SAS
• Abbreviations: SELASU
• In the API: legal_form SELASU, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Société d'exercice libéral (SEL)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional practice company
• Abbreviations: SEL
• In the API: legal_form SEL, legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form SEL

Public limited companies in France

Public limited company (joint-stock company): a company with its own legal personality and share capital whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable; the family of forms that can usually raise money from the public.

Société anonyme (SA)

Owners are liable up to their contributions. The minimum capital is EUR 37,000; it has a board of directors (conseil d’administration) or a directoire with a conseil de surveillance, and at least two shareholders (seven if listed). Used by larger and listed companies.

• English: Public limited company
• Abbreviations: SA, S.A., SA à directoire
• In the API: legal_form SA, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form SA or S.A.

Société d'exercice libéral à forme anonyme à directoire (SELAFA)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional public limited company
• Abbreviations: SELAFA
• In the API: legal_form SELAFA, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form SELAFA

Société européenne (SE)

• Variant: European-law form
• English: European company
• Abbreviations: SE
• In the API: legal_form SE, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form SE

Société anonyme sportive professionnelle (SASP)

• Variant: sports clubs
• English: Professional sports company
• Abbreviations: SASP
• In the API: legal_form SASP, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Société d'économie mixte (SEM)

• Variant: publicly owned
• English: Mixed-economy company
• Abbreviations: SEM, SAEM
• In the API: legal_form SEM, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form S.A. d'économie mixte

Société publique locale (SPL)

• Variant: publicly owned
• English: Local public company
• Abbreviations: SPL
• In the API: legal_form SPL, legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form Société publique locale

General partnerships in France

General partnership: the owners run the business together and, as a rule, answer personally for its debts.

Société en nom collectif (SNC)

A general partnership: the partners are jointly and indefinitely liable for the debts and have trader status.

• English: General partnership
• Abbreviations: SNC, S.N.C.
• In the API: legal_form SNC, legal_form_family general_partnership, local_legal_form SNC or 5200

Société créée de fait (SCF)

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: De facto partnership
• Abbreviations: SCF
• In the API: legal_form SCF, legal_form_family general_partnership, local_legal_form SCF or 2200

Société en participation (SEP)

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: Undisclosed partnership (société en participation)
• Abbreviations: SEP
• In the API: legal_form SEP, legal_form_family general_partnership, local_legal_form SEP or 2300

Limited partnerships in France

Limited partnership: at least one partner answers without limit for the debts, the others only up to what they contributed.

Société en commandite simple (SCS)

A limited partnership: the commandités are liable without limit, the commanditaires only up to their contribution.

• English: Limited partnership
• Abbreviations: SCS
• In the API: legal_form SCS, legal_form_family limited_partnership, local_legal_form SCS

Partnerships limited by shares in France

Partnership limited by shares: a hybrid in which the managing partners are liable without limit and the other owners hold shares.

Société en commandite par actions (SCA)

• English: Partnership limited by shares
• Abbreviations: SCA
• In the API: legal_form SCA, legal_form_family partnership_limited_by_shares, local_legal_form SCA or S.C.A.

Société d'exercice libéral en commandite par actions (SELCA)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional partnership limited by shares
• Abbreviations: SELCA
• In the API: legal_form SELCA, legal_form_family partnership_limited_by_shares, local_legal_form SELCA

Sole proprietorships in France

Sole proprietorship: one person trading in their own name with no separate company; the owner is, as a rule, personally liable.

Entrepreneur individuel (EI)

A natural person, not a company. A sole trader. Since 15 May 2022 the entrepreneur’s business assets are legally separate from personal assets.

• English: Sole trader (entrepreneur individuel)
• Abbreviations: EI, Artisan, Commerçant
• In the API: legal_form EI, legal_form_family sole_proprietorship, local_legal_form EI

Entrepreneur individuel à responsabilité limitée (EIRL)

A natural person, not a company.

• Variant: legacy value
• English: Limited-liability sole trader
• Abbreviations: EIRL
• In the API: legal_form EIRL, legal_form_family sole_proprietorship, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Micro-entrepreneur ((EI))

A natural person, not a company.

• English: Micro-entrepreneur
• Abbreviations: (EI)
• In the API: legal_form (EI), legal_form_family sole_proprietorship, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Cooperatives in France

Cooperative: an organisation owned and run by its members.

Société coopérative de banque populaire (BANQUE-POP)

• Variant: banking and credit
• English: Popular bank cooperative
• Abbreviations: BANQUE-POP
• In the API: legal_form BANQUE-POP, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form BANQUE-POP

Caisse de crédit maritime mutuel (CRED-MARIT)

• Variant: banking and credit
• English: Maritime mutual credit bank
• Abbreviations: CRED-MARIT
• In the API: legal_form CRED-MARIT, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form CRED-MARIT

Caisse de crédit mutuel (CRED-MUTUEL)

• Variant: banking and credit
• English: Mutual credit bank
• Abbreviations: CRED-MUTUEL
• In the API: legal_form CRED-MUTUEL, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form CRED-MUTUEL

Association coopérative inscrite (droit local Alsace-Moselle) (COOP)

• English: Cooperative association
• Abbreviations: COOP
• In the API: legal_form COOP, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form COOP

Caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance (CAISSE-EPG)

• Variant: banking and credit
• English: Savings bank
• Abbreviations: CAISSE-EPG
• In the API: legal_form CAISSE-EPG, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form CAISSE-EPG or CAISSE

Société coopérative et participative (SCOP)

• English: Workers' cooperative
• Abbreviations: SCOP
• In the API: legal_form SCOP, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form SCOP or S.C.O.P. S.A.

Coopérative d'utilisation de matériel agricole en commun (CUMA)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Farm machinery cooperative
• Abbreviations: CUMA
• In the API: legal_form CUMA, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form CUMA or CUMA à capital variable or C.U.M.A.

Société coopérative agricole (SCA-AGRI)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Agricultural cooperative
• Abbreviations: SCA-AGRI
• In the API: legal_form SCA-AGRI, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form SCA-AGRI or Coopérative agricole or Coopérative agricole à capital variable

Union de sociétés coopératives agricoles (UNION-COOP)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Union of agricultural cooperatives
• Abbreviations: UNION-COOP
• In the API: legal_form UNION-COOP, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form UNION-COOP or Union de coopératives agricoles or Union de Coopérative Agricole

Société civile d'intérêt collectif agricole (SICA)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Agricultural collective-interest company
• Abbreviations: SICA
• In the API: legal_form SICA, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form SICA or Société d'intéret collectif agricole or S.I.C.A.

Caisse de crédit agricole mutuel (CRED-AGRI)

• Variant: banking and credit, agricultural
• English: Agricultural mutual credit bank
• Abbreviations: CRED-AGRI
• In the API: legal_form CRED-AGRI, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form CRED-AGRI

Société coopérative d'intérêt collectif (SCIC)

• Variant: community interest
• English: Community-interest cooperative
• Abbreviations: SCIC
• In the API: legal_form SCIC, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Société coopérative (SCOOP)

• English: Cooperative (unspecified)
• Abbreviations: SCOOP, COOP
• In the API: legal_form SCOOP, legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form SCOOP or COOP

Civil partnerships in France

Civil partnership: a company under civil rather than commercial law, often used for property holding, farming or professional practices.

Société civile immobilière (SCI)

A civil company usually used to hold real estate; its partners answer for its debts indefinitely and in proportion to their shares.

• Variant: real estate
• English: Real-estate civil company
• Abbreviations: SCI
• In the API: legal_form SCI, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SCI

Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun (GAEC)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Joint farming grouping
• Abbreviations: GAEC
• In the API: legal_form GAEC, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GAEC or G.A.E.C.

Groupement foncier agricole (GFA)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Agricultural land grouping
• Abbreviations: GFA
• In the API: legal_form GFA, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GFA or G.F.A. or Groupement Foncier Agricole

Groupement agricole foncier (GAF)

• English: Agricultural land grouping
• Abbreviations: GAF
• In the API: legal_form GAF, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GAF

Groupement forestier (GF)

• English: Forestry grouping
• Abbreviations: GF
• In the API: legal_form GF, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GF or G.F. or Groupement Forestier

Groupement pastoral (GP)

• English: Pastoral grouping
• Abbreviations: GP
• In the API: legal_form GP, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GP

Groupement foncier rural (GFR)

• English: Rural land grouping
• Abbreviations: GFR
• In the API: legal_form GFR, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form GFR or Groupement foncier rural

Société civile (SC)

• English: Civil company
• Abbreviations: SC
• In the API: legal_form SC, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SC or Sté Civile capital variable or S.C

Société civile immobilière de construction-vente (SCCV)

• Variant: real estate
• English: Build-to-sell real-estate civil company
• Abbreviations: SCCV
• In the API: legal_form SCCV, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SCCV

Société civile professionnelle (SCP)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional civil partnership
• Abbreviations: SCP
• In the API: legal_form SCP, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SCP or S.C.P or S.C.P.

Société civile de moyens (SCM)

• English: Shared-resources civil company
• Abbreviations: SCM
• In the API: legal_form SCM, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SCM or S.C.M.

Société civile d'exploitation agricole (SCEA)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Agricultural civil company
• Abbreviations: SCEA
• In the API: legal_form SCEA, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form SCEA or S.C.E.A.

Exploitation agricole à responsabilité limitée (EARL)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Limited-liability farm
• Abbreviations: EARL
• In the API: legal_form EARL, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form EARL or E.U.A.R.L.

Société civile d'exploitation viticole (SCEV)

• Variant: agricultural
• English: Wine-growing civil company
• Abbreviations: SCEV
• In the API: legal_form SCEV, legal_form_family civil_partnership, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Economic interest groupings in France

Economic interest grouping: members cooperate in a shared activity while staying independent businesses.

Groupement européen d'intérêt économique (GEIE)

• Variant: European-law form
• English: European economic interest grouping
• Abbreviations: GEIE
• In the API: legal_form GEIE, legal_form_family economic_interest_grouping, local_legal_form GEIE

Groupement d'intérêt économique (GIE)

• English: Economic interest grouping
• Abbreviations: GIE
• In the API: legal_form GIE, legal_form_family economic_interest_grouping, local_legal_form GIE or G.I.E. commercial or G.I.E. sans but lucratif

Associations in France

Association: a membership body, usually non-profit.

Syndicat professionnel

• English: Trade union
• Abbreviations: Syndicat
• In the API: legal_form Syndicat, legal_form_family association, local_legal_form SYNDICAT or 8400

Association syndicale libre (ASL)

• English: Free landowners' association
• Abbreviations: ASL
• In the API: legal_form ASL, legal_form_family association, local_legal_form ASL

Association (ASSO)

• English: Association
• Abbreviations: ASSO, ASSOC
• In the API: legal_form Association, legal_form_family association, local_legal_form ASSOCIATION or ASSO or ASSOC

Groupement d'employeurs (GE)

• English: Employers' grouping
• Abbreviations: GE
• In the API: legal_form GE, legal_form_family association, local_legal_form GE

Foundations in France

Foundation: assets set aside for a purpose, with no owners.

Fondation

• English: Foundation
• In the API: legal_form Fondation, legal_form_family foundation, local_legal_form FONDATION or FDTN

Fonds de dotation

• English: Endowment fund
• In the API: legal_form Endowment fund, legal_form_family foundation, local_legal_form the register’s own text

Mutuals in France

Mutual: a body owned by its members, typical for insurance and guarantees.

Société de caution mutuelle (SCM-CAUTION)

• English: Mutual guarantee company
• Abbreviations: SCM-CAUTION
• In the API: legal_form SCM-CAUTION, legal_form_family mutual, local_legal_form SCM-CAUTION

Société d'assurance mutuelle (SAM)

• English: Mutual insurance company
• Abbreviations: SAM
• In the API: legal_form SAM, legal_form_family mutual, local_legal_form SAM

Mutuelle

• English: Mutual
• In the API: legal_form Mutuelle, legal_form_family mutual, local_legal_form MUTUELLE or 8510

Branches of foreign companies in France

Branch of a foreign company: an establishment or registration of a company incorporated abroad.

Personne morale de droit étranger (ETRANGER)

• English: Foreign legal person
• Abbreviations: ETRANGER
• In the API: legal_form ETRANGER, legal_form_family branch_of_foreign_company, local_legal_form ETRANGER or Société de droit étranger or Société de Droit Etranger

Investment funds in France

Investment fund or investment company.

Société d'investissement à capital variable (SICAV)

• Variant: investment
• English: Open-ended investment company
• Abbreviations: SICAV
• In the API: legal_form SICAV, legal_form_family investment_fund, local_legal_form SICAV

Société civile de placement immobilier (SCPI)

• Variant: investment, real estate
• English: Real-estate investment trust (civil)
• Abbreviations: SCPI
• In the API: legal_form SCPI, legal_form_family investment_fund, local_legal_form SCPI

Fonds commun de placement (FCP)

It has no separate legal personality.

• Variant: investment
• English: Mutual fund (no legal personality)
• Abbreviations: FCP, FCPR, FONDS
• In the API: legal_form FCP, legal_form_family investment_fund, local_legal_form FONDS

Société de libre partenariat (SLP)

• Variant: investment
• English: Free-partnership company (alternative fund)
• Abbreviations: SLP
• In the API: legal_form SLP, legal_form_family investment_fund, local_legal_form 5310 or Société de libre partenariat or Société de libre partenariat spéciale

Public bodies in France

Public body: a state, local-authority or other public-law entity.

Collectivité territoriale (COLLECTIVITE)

• English: Local authority
• Abbreviations: COLLECTIVITE
• In the API: legal_form COLLECTIVITE, legal_form_family public_body, local_legal_form COLLECTIVITE or ADMIN or 7312

Ordre professionnel ou assimilé (ORDRE)

• English: Professional order
• Abbreviations: ORDRE
• In the API: legal_form ORDRE, legal_form_family public_body, local_legal_form ORDRE

Établissement public (EP)

• Variant: publicly owned
• English: Public establishment
• Abbreviations: EP, EPIC, EPA
• In the API: legal_form EP, legal_form_family public_body, local_legal_form EP or 4110 or 4120

Service de l'État

• Variant: publicly owned
• English: State service or independent authority
• In the API: legal_form State service or independent authority, legal_form_family public_body, local_legal_form 7111 or 7112 or 7113

Groupement d'intérêt public (GIP)

• English: Public interest grouping
• Abbreviations: GIP
• In the API: legal_form GIP, legal_form_family public_body, local_legal_form 7410 or Groupement d'intérêt public or GIP

Co-ownerships in France

Co-ownership: joint ownership of property by several owners, often without legal personality.

Indivision

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: Undivided joint ownership
• In the API: legal_form Indivision, legal_form_family co_ownership, local_legal_form INDIVISION or 2100

Syndicat de copropriété (Copropriété)

• English: Condominium association
• Abbreviations: Copropriété
• In the API: legal_form Syndicat de copropriété, legal_form_family co_ownership, local_legal_form SYNDICAT-COPRO or S.D.C. or Syndic. de copro.

Estates and trusts in France

Estate or trust: assets held for heirs, creditors or beneficiaries.

Fiducie

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: Trust
• In the API: legal_form FIDUCIE, legal_form_family estate_or_trust, local_legal_form FIDUCIE

Other entity types in France

Other entity type.

Paroisse hors zone concordataire (PAROISSE)

• English: Parish
• Abbreviations: PAROISSE
• In the API: legal_form PAROISSE, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form PAROISSE

Autre groupement de droit privé non doté de la personnalité morale (Groupement)

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: Unincorporated grouping
• Abbreviations: Groupement
• In the API: legal_form Groupement, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form GROUPEMENT

Autres personnes de droit privé inscrites au registre du commerce et des sociétés (AUTRE-RCS)

• English: Other private-law person on the RCS
• Abbreviations: AUTRE-RCS
• In the API: legal_form AUTRE-RCS, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form AUTRE-RCS

Comité social et économique central (CCE)

• English: Central works council
• Abbreviations: CCE
• In the API: legal_form CCE, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form CCE

Comité social et économique d'établissement (CE)

• English: Works council
• Abbreviations: CE
• In the API: legal_form CE, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form CE

Centre technique industriel ou comité professionnel du développement économique (CTI)

• English: Industrial technical centre
• Abbreviations: CTI
• In the API: legal_form CTI, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form CTI

Autre organisme professionnel (ORG-PROF)

• English: Professional body
• Abbreviations: ORG-PROF
• In the API: legal_form ORG-PROF, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form ORG-PROF

Congrégation (CONGREGATION)

• English: Religious congregation
• Abbreviations: CONGREGATION
• In the API: legal_form CONGREGATION, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form CONGREGATION

Autre personne morale de droit privé (AUTRE)

• English: Other private-law legal person
• Abbreviations: AUTRE
• In the API: legal_form AUTRE, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form AUTRE

Groupement de coopération sanitaire à gestion privée (GCS)

• English: Health-cooperation grouping
• Abbreviations: GCS
• In the API: legal_form GCS, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form GCS or 7470

Société de participations financières de profession libérale (SPFPL)

• Variant: for regulated professions
• English: Professional holding company
• Abbreviations: SPFPL
• In the API: legal_form SPFPL, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form SPFPL

Assujetti unique à la TVA

It has no separate legal personality.

• English: Sole VAT-registered taxable person
• In the API: legal_form Sole VAT-registered taxable person, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form 2800 or ASSUJETTI-TVA

Organisme de protection sociale

• English: Social-protection body
• In the API: legal_form Social-protection body, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form 8110 or 8120 or 8130

Société interprofessionnelle de soins ambulatoires (SISA)

• English: Interprofessional ambulatory-care company
• Abbreviations: SISA
• In the API: legal_form SISA, legal_form_family other, local_legal_form SISA

Look up a FR company

See the France company data API guide for the register behind these records and the free SIREN lookup to try an identifier. For the register states that go with these forms, read company status in France. All countries: company legal forms.

Side by side: SARL vs SAS in France: Key Differences Explained.

Check legal forms in your own data

Search by name or identifier and read legal_form, legal_form_family and local_legal_form on every result, or filter a bulk list by family.

Start your 14-day free trial · API documentation

The 14-day free trial needs a card, nothing is charged during it, and it then continues as Starter (EUR 9.99/month) unless you cancel; it includes 500 credits.