In application of the PACTE law of May 2019, companies are no longer obliged to provide a Kbis extract during administrative procedures. In a bid to simplify matters, it is now sufficient to communicate one's Siren number.
A simplification measure
This measure didn't make much of a splash and wasn't the most publicized of the various provisions of the PACTE law, or Plan d'Action pour la Croissance et la Transformation des Entreprises, enacted in May 2019.
Previously, for a number of administrative procedures, company directors were required to provide a Kbis extract, a document attesting to their registration with the Répertoire des Métiers or the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés, depending on the nature of their business.
In all, no fewer than 55 administrative procedures required the presentation of a Kbis extract, including applications for authorization to open a retail business, applications to operate a business, and registrations with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI).
From now on, companies can simply enter their Siren number, which enables the administration to collect the necessary information.
A minor change
For some representative organizations, such as the Confédération des petites et moyennes entreprises (CPME), the change is minor and does not bring any considerable simplification.
Indeed, for the past 2 years, it has been relatively easy to obtain a Kbis extract free of charge via a specialized platform such as Infogreffe, supplied by commercial court clerks. To do this, entrepreneurs need to create a personal digital identity, on presentation of their identity document, via the MonIdenum website: the recognized digital identity for accessing your online services.
The PACTE Act introduced other, more significant simplification measures, such as the abolition, for micro-businesses with annual sales of less than 10,000 euros, of the obligation to open a bank account, or the disappearance of the installation preparation course, previously compulsory for craft professions in order to obtain their registration.
However, the CPME is eagerly awaiting measures to simplify the status of company directors.