A French company’s SIREN identifies the legal unit; its SIRET identifies an establishment. Keeping that distinction prevents a branch address from being mistaken for a different company. INSEE maintains the Sirene directory, while corporate information and official trade-register documents come from the relevant registration sources.
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Registry
INPI for the RNE; competent court registry offices for RCS records
The Registre national des entreprises, or RNE, is operated by INPI. Commercial court registry offices maintain the Registre du commerce et des sociétés, or RCS, for entities within its scope. Data INPI and Infogreffe serve related searches, but the document you need depends on the entity and the question.
A SIRET identifies an establishment; several establishments can belong to the same SIREN legal unit.
SIREN and SIRET
SIREN identifies the legal unit with nine digits; SIRET identifies an establishment with fourteen digits. Preserve the relevant RCS location on trade-register documents.
| Document | What it shows |
|---|---|
| RNE business information | Registered information made available through INPI for enterprises within the national register’s coverage. |
| RCS extract, including Kbis for applicable companies | Official trade-register particulars supplied by the competent registry for entities covered by the RCS. |
| Filed acts and accounts, where accessible | Corporate documents and financial filings, subject to the entity’s obligations, confidentiality and available access. |
SIREN identifies the legal unit with nine digits; SIRET identifies an establishment with fourteen digits. Preserve the relevant RCS location on trade-register documents.
No. Registered particulars and public ownership disclosures have limits. Trace corporate holders and obtain supporting ownership or control evidence where the accessible records leave gaps.
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