diff --git a/docs/partnership/document-center/company-registration/france.mdx b/docs/partnership/document-center/company-registration/france.mdx
index 549f688c5c4..c12de4821a0 100644
--- a/docs/partnership/document-center/company-registration/france.mdx
+++ b/docs/partnership/document-center/company-registration/france.mdx
@@ -8,24 +8,132 @@ import DocumentsIntro from '../partials/_intro-registration.mdx';
-| Legal entity | Proof of registration | Articles of association | Other documents |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| Société anonyme
Société à responsabilité limitée
Société civile professionnelle
Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée
Société par actions simplifiée
Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle
Société en nom collectif
Société en commandite par actions
Société en commandite simple | Kbis∗ certificate of incorporation | ✓ **Required**
if requested by Swan | Declaration of UBOs∗ (collected by Swan) |
-| Entrepreneur individuel | One of the following documents will provide proof of registration:
- INSEE∗ registration document
- A document certifying registration with the Chamber of Commerce (for sole-employed carrying out a commercial activity)
- A document certifying registration with the Trade Register (for self-employed carrying out a craft activity)
| ☒ Not required | [First transfer](../../../topics/onboarding/account-holders/index.mdx#first-transfer) from a bank account in Europe or the EEA∗ in the name of the client |
-| Professions libérales | INSEE registration document | ☒ Not required | URSSAF∗ registration |
-| Associations | JOAFE∗ journal issue | ✓ **Required**
if requested by Swan | *None* |
-| Syndic de copropriété | Kbis certificate of incorporation | ✓ **Required** | - UBO∗ declaration (collected by Swan)
- UBO's identity document
- Legal representative's identity document
- Professional card
- Financial guarantee
- Professional liability insurance
|
-| Syndicat de copropriété | Proof of registration in the ANAH∗ register | ☒ Not required | Copy of the [minutes from a general meeting](./index.mdx#requirements-minutes) during which the syndicat was designated |
-
-∗ Acronyms:
-- **Kbis**: K extract for a business that serves as your company's ID card
-- **UBO**: Ultimate Beneficial Owner
-- **INSEE**: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
- - *(English: French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)*
-- **URSSAF**: Unions de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales
- - *(English: Organizations for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions)*
-- **EEA**: European Economic Area
-- **JOAFE**: Journal officiel des associations et fondations d'entreprises
- - *(English: Official Journal of Associations & Corporate Foundations)*
-- **ANAH**: Agence Nationale de l'Habitat
- - *(English: National Housing Agency)*
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+### Acronyms
+
+| Acronym | French description | English description |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Kbis** | Délivré par le *Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce* | Serves as a company's ID card |
+| **INSEE** | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques | French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies |
+| **URSSAF** | Unions de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales | Organizations for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions |
+| **JOAFE** | Journal officiel des associations et fondations d'entreprises | Official Journal of Associations & Corporate Foundations |
+| **ANAH** | Agence Nationale de l'Habitat | National Housing Agency |
+
+## Companies {#companies}
+
+### Legal forms {#company-types}
+
+| Legal form (French) | Description |
+|---|---|
+| Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) | Limited liability company |
+| Société d'Exercice Libéral A Responsabilité Limitée (SELARL) | Liberal professional limited liability company |
+| Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée (SELAS) | Liberal professional company limited by shares |
+| Société civile professionnelle (SCP) | Professional civil society |
+| Société Civile (SC) | Civil society |
+| Société Civile Immobilière (SCI) | Real estate civil society |
+| Société Civile de Moyen (SCM) | Civil society for shared means |
+| Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL) | Single-member limited liability company |
+| Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) | Simplified joint-stock company |
+| Société anonyme (SA) | Public limited company |
+| Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU) | Single-member simplified joint-stock company |
+| Micro-entreprise | Micro-enterprise |
+| Société en nom collectif (SNC) | General partnership |
+| Société en commandite par actions (SCA) | Partnership limited by shares |
+| Société en commandite simple (SCS) | Limited partnership |
+| Extrait Kbis* | Company registration certificate* | - Official document
- Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Syndic de copropriété | Co-ownership management company / property management company (for co-owned buildings) |
+
+### Accepted documents {#company-documents}
+:::info Document request
+*Documents marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
+All other documents may be requested on a case-by-case basis.
+:::
+
+| Document type (French) | Description | Details |
+|---|---|---|
+| Extrait Kbis* | Company registration certificate* | - Official document
- Must be dated within the last 3 months
|
+| Déclaration des bénéficiaires effectifs.* | Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) declaration* | - For example:
- Copie intégrale des informations déclarées
- Déclaration Relative au(x) Bénéficiaire(s) Effectif(s) d'une Société
- Document Relatif au Bénéficiaire Effectif
- Must be an official document, dated, signed, and stamped.
|
+| Statuts de l'association* | Articles of Association* | - Must be dated and signed within the last 3 months.
|
+| Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal | Power of Attorney (POA) and the identity (ID) document of the legal representative | - POA must be dated (within the last year) and signed.
- ID document of the legal representative if they are not the account holder
- Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
|
+| Pièce d'identité des bénéficiaires effectifs | Identity documents of the UBOs | - All valid ID documents are accepted
- Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
|
+| Justificatif de domicile des bénéficiaires effectifs | Proofs of address of UBOs | - Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | - Will be sent to the end user
- Must be dated and signed.
|
+| Etat financiers de l'organisation or Liasse Fiscale | Proof of company income | |
+| Déclaration sur l'honneur des Bénéficiaires effectifs | Sworn statement | - Must be dated and signed within the last 3 months.
|
+| Organigramme de l'entreprise | Company structure chart | - Document must be authentic and the latest version.
|
+
+## Self-employed individuals and freelancers {#self-employed}
+
+### Legal forms {#self-employed-types}
+
+| Legal form (French) | Description |
+|---|---|
+| Entrepreneur individuel | Self-employed |
+| Professions libérales | Freelancers |
+
+### Accepted documents {#self-employed-documents}
+
+
+| Document type (French) | Description | Details |
+|---|---|---|
+| Preuve d'enregistrement* | Proof of registration* | - For example:
- Avis de situation INSEE
- L'extrait Kbis
- Synthèse INPI
- Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Premier transfer* | First transfer* | - For self-employed (entrepreneur individuel) individuals only
- Must make a first transfer into their payment account from another bank account registered in their name.
- Bank account must be within the European Economic Area (EEA)
|
+| Preuve d'activité | Proof of activity | - For professions libérales, provide the URSSAF declaration from the last month.
|
+| Justificatif de l'adresse de la société | Proof of company address | - Provide a document such as Synthèse INPI, Kbis, or avis de situation INSEE.
- Must be dated within the last 3 months
|
+| Justificatif de ressources | Proof of income | - Submit a tax return (Avis d'imposition) from the previous year, or
- last month's pay slip (fiches de paie) dated within the last 3 months, or
- the last URSSAF declaration.
|
+| Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | - Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences)
- Must be signed and dated.
|
+
+
+## Associations {#associations}
+
+### Legal forms {#association-types}
+
+| Legal form (French) | Description |
+|---|---|
+| Association de fait ou association non déclarée | Informal or undeclared association |
+| Association loi de 1901 | Association under the French 1901 Law |
+| Association avec agrément | Accredited association |
+| Association d'utilité publique | Public-interest association |
+
+### Accepted documents {#association-documents}
+
+
+| Document type (French) | Description | Details |
+|---|---|---|
+| Preuve d'enregistrement* | Proof of registration* | - Announcement in the Journal Officiel (official journal)
- Requested for associations from **Alsace** or **Moselle**
|
+| Statuts de l'association* | Articles of Association* | - Must be dated and signed.
|
+| Procès verbal* | Latest meeting minutes* | - Meeting minutes must be the most recent within the last 2 years.
|
+| Procès verbal du président* | Appointment of the president* | - Internal company document showing the details of the appointed president
|
+| Justificatif de l'adresse de la société | Proof of company address | - Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Avis d'imposition | Company's tax return | - Must be the most recent tax return.
|
+| Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal | Power of attorney & identity document of the legal representative (if not the account holder) | - Must be dated within the last year
|
+| Premier transfert | First transfer | - Requested for associations from **Alsace** or **Moselle**
|
+| Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | - Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences)
- Must be signed and dated.
|
+
+## Homeowners associations {#homeowners-associations}
+
+### Legal forms {#homeowner-association-types}
+
+| Legal form (French) | Description |
+|---|---|
+| Association à responsabilité limitée | Limited liability association |
+| Société civile | Civil society |
+| Syndicat de propriétaires | Homeowners' union |
+
+
+### Accepted documents {#homeowner-association-documents}
+
+
+| Document type (French) | Description | Details |
+|---|---|---|
+| Preuve d'enregistrement* | Proof of Registration* | - Official document
- Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Pièce d'identité du représentant légal ou le président* | ID document of the legal representative or the president* | - Must be a valid ID document
- It will be used to verify authority
|
+| Procès verbal* | Latest meeting minutes* | |
+| Statuts de l'association* | Articles of Association* | - Must be dated and signed.
|
+| Procuration signée par le représentant légal et Pièce d'identité du représentant légal | Power of Attorney (POA) and the ID document of the legal representative | - POA must be dated (within the last year) and signed
- ID document of the legal representative if they are not the account holder
- Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).
|
+| Premier transfert | First transfer | - Required if proof of registration isn't available
|
+| Pièces d'identité des bénéficiaires effectifs | Identity documents of UBOs | - All valid ID documents are accepted.
|
+| Procès verbal de nomination des élus | Minutes of appointment of elected officials | - Internal company document
- Must be signed
|
+| Justificatif de l'adresse de la société | Proof of company address | - Must be dated within the last 3 months.
|
+| Avis d'imposition de l'entreprise | Company's tax return | - Must be the most recent tax return.
|
+| Formulaire Personne Politiquement Exposée (PPE) | PEP form | - Will be sent to the end user
- Must be dated and signed.
|
+
diff --git a/docs/partnership/document-center/partials/_intro-registration.mdx b/docs/partnership/document-center/partials/_intro-registration.mdx
index 74d75087d9a..c91995bea42 100644
--- a/docs/partnership/document-center/partials/_intro-registration.mdx
+++ b/docs/partnership/document-center/partials/_intro-registration.mdx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
:::tip Document retrieval
-Whenever possible, Swan retrieves required documents independently.
+Whenever possible, Swan independently retrieves required documents. If retrieval isn't possible, Swan may request the documents listed on this page to open an account for your company registered in {props.country}
:::
-If it's not possible for Swan to retrieve a document, the list of documents on this page can be requested to open an account for your company registered in {props.country}.
-Documents must have been issued within the last **three months** and be written in the **Latin alphabet**. They must be comprehensive, accurate, and legally compliant.
+Documents must be written in the **Latin alphabet**, and must be comprehensive, accurate, and compliant with legal requirements.
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