Legal Structures

Here is a list of the legal structures available in France when forming a company:

Code	Label	Description
fra_ei	EI	Sole proprietorship
fra_eurl	EURL	Single-member limited liability company
fra_sarl	SARL	Limited liability company
fra_sa_ca	SA	Public limited company with board of directors
fra_sa_cs	SA	Public limited company with supervisory board
fra_sas	SAS	Simplified joint-stock company
fra_sasu	SASU	Single-member simplified joint-stock company
fra_snc	SNC	General partnership
fra_scop	SCOP	Worker cooperative
fra_sca	SCA	Partnership limited by shares
fra_scs	SCS	Limited partnership
fra_sci	SCI	Real estate civil company
fra_asso	ASSO	Non-profit association
fra_earl	EARL	Limited liability agricultural enterprise
fra_selas	SELAS	Simplified joint-stock professional practice company
fra_selarl	SELARL	Limited liability professional practice company
fra_selarlu	SELARLU	Single-member limited liability professional practice company
fra_selafa	SELAFA	Public limited professional practice company
fra_selca	SELCA	Professional partnership limited by shares
fra_spl	SPL	Local public company
fra_scea	SCEA	Agricultural civil operating company
fra_scp	SCP	Professional civil company
fra_epic	EPIC	Public industrial and commercial establishment

You can view the supported countries in the Country List.

You can view the supported countries in the Country Repository. You can also use the GET /legal-form?country=<alpha3> endpoint to view the available legal forms.