Changing a business' headquarters
Verified 05 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
The head office corresponds to the legal and administrative address of the company. It is the place of effective direction and operation of its various organs. Any change of address, called transfer of registered office, must follow several steps. The formalities to be completed differ according to the shape of the business and whether or not the transfer takes place outside the jurisdiction of the court at whose registry the business was registered.
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This sheet does not deal with the change of domicile of the (including micro-company) which is carried out directly on the site of the company formalities desk.
You run a SAS
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
The law does not impose no specific rules to decide on the transfer of the registered office. The quorum, the number of votes required and the body competent to take the decision shall be determined by the statutes when creating the business.
This may be the Chairman, the General Meeting of Shareholders or any other body established by the Articles of Association (e.g. Board of Directors).
Warning
If nothing is provided for in the statutes, the decision must be taken unanimously associates.
The decision of the partners must be recorded in a report.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a Legal Advertising Support (Shal) the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
The notice of transfer of registered office must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a Legal Advertising Support (Shal)
In case of transfer of registered office in the same jurisdiction, it is necessary to submit a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) only if the transfer is accompanied by a change in identity, personal address, distribution of capital or control by the beneficial owners.
In many cases, the head office is located at the personal residence of the manager. Thus, when the manager moves, the personal address of the beneficial owner changes. In this case, an update of the DBE is mandatory.
FYI
On the company formalities window, the question of a change concerning the beneficial owners is now always raised in the course of the formality. If there is no change, then simply check “ The situation has not changed ” to validate the sending of the formality.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
The law does not impose no specific rules to decide on the transfer of the registered office. The quorum, the number of votes required and the body competent to take the decision shall be determined by the statutes when creating the business.
This may be the Chairman, the General Meeting of Shareholders or any other body established by the Articles of Association (e.g. Board of Directors).
Warning
If nothing is provided for in the statutes, the decision must be taken unanimously associates.
The decision must be transcribed into a minutes.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a Legal Advertising Support (Shal) the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
You must publish 2 reviews, the first in a support of legal announcements of the place of the old head office and the second in a support of the new head office.
Registered office transfer notices must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Mention of the RCS where the business will be registered following the transfer of its registered office
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- List of successive seats of the business since its registration: signed by the legal representative
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a support for legal announcements
FYI
The change of head office outside the jurisdiction necessarily entails a modification of the beneficial ownership declaration. Thus, a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) shall be deposited on the company Formalities Window.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
You run a LLC
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
This statutory amendment may take place in one of the following two situations:
- One decision of one or more partners representing more than half of the shares.
- One decision of the manager alone : the manager must subsequently have his decision to transfer his registered office approved by the shareholders' meeting. It shall be adopted in accordance with the majority rules of ordinary decisions. Otherwise, the transfer decision is not valid.
To learn more about the voting rules in SARLs, you can consult our sheet on decision-making in a SARL.
In either case, the decision must be recorded in a record.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
The notice of transfer of registered office must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a Legal Advertising Support (Shal)
In case of transfer of registered office in the same jurisdiction, it is necessary to submit a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) only if the transfer is accompanied by a change in identity, personal address, distribution of capital or control by the beneficial owners.
In many cases, the head office is located at the personal residence of the manager. Thus, when the manager moves, the personal address of the beneficial owner changes. In this case, an update of the DBE is mandatory.
FYI
On the company formalities window, the question of a change concerning the beneficial owners is now always raised in the course of the formality. If there is no change, then simply check “ The situation has not changed ” to validate the sending of the formality.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
This statutory amendment may take place in one of the following two situations:
- One decision of one or more partners representing more than half of the shares.
- One decision of the manager alone : the manager must subsequently have his decision to transfer his registered office approved by the shareholders' meeting. It shall be adopted in accordance with the majority rules of ordinary decisions. Otherwise, the transfer decision is not valid.
To learn more about the voting rules in SARLs, you can consult our sheet on decision-making in a SARL.
In either case, the decision must be recorded in a record.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
You must publish 2 reviews, the first in a support of legal announcements of the place of the old head office and the second in a support of the new head office.
Registered office transfer notices must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Mention of the RCS where the business will be registered following the transfer of its registered office
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- List of successive seats of the business since its registration: signed by the legal representative
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a support for legal announcements
FYI
The change of head office outside the jurisdiction necessarily entails a modification of the beneficial ownership declaration. Thus, a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) shall be deposited on the company Formalities Window.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
You run an SA
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
This statutory amendment may take place in one of the following two situations:
- One decision of the shareholders meeting at an extraordinary general meeting : decision taken by a 2/3 majority.
- One decision of the management board or monitoring : the board must subsequently have its decision approved by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. Otherwise, the transfer decision is not valid.
In either case, the decision must be transcribed into a minutes.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
The notice of transfer of registered office must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a support for legal announcements
In case of transfer of registered office in the same jurisdiction, it is necessary to submit a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) only if the transfer is accompanied by a change in identity, personal address, distribution of capital or control by the beneficial owners.
In many cases, the head office is located at the personal residence of the manager. Thus, when the manager moves, the personal address of the beneficial owner changes. In this case, an update of the DBE is mandatory.
FYI
On the company formalities window, the question of a change concerning the beneficial owners is now always raised in the course of the formality. If there is no change, then simply check “ The situation has not changed ” to validate the sending of the formality.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
This statutory amendment may take place in one of the following two situations:
- One decision of the shareholders meeting at an extraordinary general meeting : decision taken by a 2/3 majority.
- One decision of the management board or monitoring : the board must subsequently have its decision approved by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. Otherwise, the transfer decision is not valid.
In either case, the decision must be transcribed into a minutes.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
You must publish 2 reviews, the first in a support of legal announcements of the place of the old head office and the second in a support of the new head office.
Registered office transfer notices must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Mention of the RCS where the business will be registered following the transfer of its registered office
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- List of successive seats of the business since its registration: signed by the legal representative
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a support for legal announcements
FYI
The change of head office outside the jurisdiction necessarily entails a modification of the beneficial ownership declaration. Thus, a new declaration of beneficial ownership must be deposited on the companies' formalities window.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
You run an SCI
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
The law does not impose no specific rules to decide on the transfer of the registered office. The quorum, the number of votes required and the body competent to take the decision shall be determined by the statutes when creating the business.
It may be one or more managers or partners meeting in general meeting.
Warning
If nothing is provided for in the statutes, the decision must be taken unanimously associates.
The decision must be recorded in a record.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
The notice of transfer of registered office must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a support for legal announcements
In case of transfer of registered office in the same jurisdiction, it is necessary to submit a new declaration of beneficial ownership (DBE) only if the transfer is accompanied by a change in identity, personal address, distribution of capital or control by the beneficial owners.
In many cases, the head office is located at the personal residence of the manager. Thus, when the manager moves, the personal address of the beneficial owner changes. In this case, an update of the DBE is mandatory.
FYI
On the company formalities window, the question of a change concerning the beneficial owners is now always raised in the course of the formality. If there is no change, then simply check “ The situation has not changed ” to validate the sending of the formality.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
The head office can be moved to one of the following locations:
- Domicile of the legal representative of the business
- Commercial premises
- Premises rented jointly by several companies
Moving the head office requires filling in several formalities.
1. Amendment of the statutes
The transfer of the registered office involves a amendment of the statutes of the company.
The law does not impose no specific rules to decide on the transfer of the registered office. The quorum, the number of votes required and the body competent to take the decision shall be determined by the statutes when creating the business.
It may be one or more managers or partners meeting in general meeting.
Warning
If nothing is provided for in the statutes, the decision must be taken unanimously associates.
The decision must be transcribed into a minutes.
2. Publication of the transfer
The transfer of the registered office entered in the minutes must be published in a support for legal announcements the place of the registered office, within a period of1 month from the time of decision-making.
You must publish 2 reviews, the first in a support of legal announcements of the place of the old head office and the second in a support of the new head office.
Registered office transfer notices must contain the mandatory particulars following:
- Reference to the transfer of the seat: indicates the new and old seat.
- Company name followed, if necessary, by the acronym of the business
- Legal form of the business
- Amount of share capital
- Address of the registered office
- Unique company identification number
- Mention " RCS: titleContent” followed by the name of the city where the registry of the business is located
- Mention of the RCS where the business will be registered following the transfer of its registered office
- Identities of persons with general power to initiate business: surname, first names, domicile
3. Declaration of transfer
The transfer of the registered office must finally be declared within the1 month, on the website company formalities window :
When reporting, you must submit the supporting documents following:
- Copy of the document that decided the transfer of the registered office
- Dated copy of the updated statutes
- Proof of use of the new premises: title deed, lease contract, electricity bills...
- List of successive seats of the business since its registration: signed by the legal representative
- Certificate of publication of the notice in a Legal Advertising Support (Shal)
FYI
The change of head office outside the jurisdiction necessarily entails a modification of the beneficial ownership declaration. Thus, a new declaration of beneficial ownership must be deposited on the companies' formalities window.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in severe penalties, such as the removal from the business.
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