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Overview

Registry

RNE (Registre National des Entreprises)Official company registry of France
French company data is sourced from the Registre National des Entreprises (RNE) via the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI). The data includes the SIREN as the primary company identifier, establishments identified by SIRET, representatives with INPI role codes, capital (amount, currency, fixed or variable), and APE (NAF) activity classification.

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Company Identifiers

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Search Capabilities

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Data Availability

Legal form is provided from INPI/INSEE forme juridique (numeric code), mapped to a French description in the API response. Unmapped codes may appear as “Form” followed by the code.

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Status Codes

Status is derived from cessation and dissolution indicators in the registry. Normalized values are Active, Distressed, or Inactive.
Granular cessation information is available in status details: removal date, effective date, total activity cessation date, liquidation closure date, dissolution type, liquidator appointment publication (date and journal), and principal establishment formality status or closure/transfer dates when applicable.

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Activity Codes

France uses APE (Activité Principale Exercée), aligned with NAF rev. 2, for business activity classification. Activities from closed establishments (closure effective date present) or activities with an end date are excluded from the response.

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Address Format

Company and establishment addresses use a component-based structure. Example format:

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Address Components

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Implementation Notes

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Representatives

Representatives are split into corporations (legal entities) and individuals. Each has a role derived from the INPI role code (roleEntreprise), mapped to a French role name. Known mappings include: Other codes (e.g. 13, 28, 29, 30, 40, 51, 65, 70, 72, 73, 75) may appear in data; unmapped codes are returned as “Role” followed by the code. Corporations include SIREN and company name; individuals include name, birth date, and place of residence (city, postcode, country).

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Establishments

Each company has a principal establishment and zero or more other establishments. Each establishment includes:
  • id: SIRET (14 digits)
  • isPrincipal: true for the principal establishment
  • isActive: false if closure effective date or end-of-activity date is present
  • creationDate / endDate: from establishment activity or registration dates
  • address: same component structure as above (typeVoie + voie for street name)

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Capital

When capital is present in the registry:
  • totalCapital includes total value, currency, and type (Fixed or Variable from the capitalVariable indicator).
  • The capital array contains nominal value and currency. It is populated only when a capital amount is present.

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Status details

The status details array includes the number of open establishments and, when present, cessation-related keys (e.g. dissolution indicator, removal date, effective date, liquidation closure date, dissolution type, liquidator appointment publication, principal establishment formality status or closure/transfer dates). Use these for granular visibility into company and establishment status.