Creation service of SEL (Liberal Exercise Company)

The One-stop shop allows you to create your SEL online. Login to the site procedures.inpi.fr, fill in your information and submit your supporting documents to create your company quickly and securely.

Definition of private practice companies

Liberal practice companies are the variation, for regulated liberal professions, of the legal forms defined for commercial activities (SARL, SA, SAS, SCA, etc.):

• private practice company with limited liability (SELARL);
• public limited liability company (SELAFA);
• private practice company by simplified shares (SELAS);
• private practice company limited by shares (SELCA).

Only the liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status, or whose title is protected (for example, "maître" for lawyer), and for which an implementing decree has been published, can constitute an SEL.

Liberal professions that can practice in SEL:

	Judicial administrators	Commercial court clerks
	Lawyers	County court bailiff
	Legal representatives in the liquidation of companies	Statutory auditors
	Judicial auctioneers	notaries
	Industrial property advice	Accountants
	Agricultural and land experts, forestry experts	Surveyors
	Midwives	dental surgeons
	Médecins	Community pharmacists
	Directors and deputy directors of medical biology analysis laboratories	Paramedical professions (nurse, dietitian, speech therapist, etc.)
	Veterinarians	Architects

Table of the main characteristics of SELs

	SELCA	SELAFA	SELARL	SELARLU	SADDLES
Partners	3 minimum including 1 sponsor and 1 general partner	3 or more	Of 2 100 to	1	1 or more
Share capital	€37 minimum		No minimum
Management body	One or more natural person managers	Managed by a management board or by a board of directors which appoints a president and a general manager; and a supervisory board	One or more elected officers, natural persons, who practice the profession in the SARL	1 or more managers	President natural person, who exercises the profession of the object
Professional Liability	Personal liability on all assets and the SEL jointly and severally
Responsibilities for social debts	General partners jointly and severally liable for company debts	Limited to contributions
Tax regime of the SEL	Corporation tax (IS)			Income tax except option for IS	IS
Supporting documents requested during creation	Same as SCA	Same as SA	Same as SARL	Same as EURL	Same as SAS

Prepare and follow your formality on the One-stop shop

The Electronic Business Formalities Counter (Guichet unique) is a secure internet portal, with which any company will be required to declare its creation, the modification of its situation or the cessation of its activities as of January 1, 2023.

You can now use the services of the Guichet unique to carry out your business formalities online.
To create an SEL, you will have to select at the start of the formality, “Legal person” for the form of the company to be created.

Supporting documents for the creation of an SEL

The activity of your SEL is, by definition, regulated, check that you meet all the required conditions.
Learn more about regulated activities and professions.

Cost of the formality

The cost of the formality of creation depends on the origin of the fund: headquarters at the domicile of the manager, rental of a commercial lease, purchase of a business or management rental, etc.
Its amount will be determined according to your different options and specified at the time of payment.
Learn more about current rates.

Payment of the formality

To make the payment, the One-Stop Shop offers a choice of payment:

by bank card via a secure payment module;
through a customer account. This method is particularly suitable for declarants and agents who carry out a large number of formalities.

Formality follow-up

From his dashboard, the declarant can access all of his filed formalities. The formalities are presented:

with the name of the company in the case of a legal entity;
with the surname and first name of the entrepreneur in the case of sole proprietorship.

Each formality is accessible (for consultation or for modification) via a summary sheet of the elements provided by the declarant.
Each formality is assigned a status that offers various options for action in terms of follow-up, depending on the stage of the formality.

About the One-stop shop

SEL Creation Service

The One-stop shop allows you to create your SEL online. Login to the site procedures.inpi.fr, fill in your information and submit your supporting documents to create your company quickly and securely.

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