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Sources for company and identifier verification

Choose between a directory, registry, filing, interest declaration and international identifier according to the fact you need to establish.

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Start with the jurisdiction and legal identifier. In France, distinguish the legal unit’s SIREN from the establishment’s SIRET. Keep identifiers as text to preserve leading zeros. For an international group, reconcile the national registry and LEI before interpreting a relationship.

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An address, declared activity, filing and control relationship answer different questions. Sirene describes a unit or establishment; an INPI filing, BODACC notice or interest declaration supplies a dated document.

Reading example

Two businesses share a trading name. Compare identifier, jurisdiction and period; retain separate records until the match is demonstrated. A closed establishment does not necessarily mean the legal unit has ceased to exist.

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FR

Annuaire des Entreprises

Find a French entity by name, SIREN or SIRET and compare administrative records.

This is an aggregator: check dates and the original register before drawing conclusions.

FR

DATA INPI

Consult France’s national business register data, trademarks, patents and designs.

Read each registration or filing with its status, date and protection scope.

FR

BODACC

Search French civil and commercial notices by company, SIREN, category and publication date.

A notice records a published event; it does not describe the entity’s entire current activity.

EU

EU Transparency Register

Identify interest representatives registered with EU institutions.

Registrants provide their own data; absence and accuracy both require caution.

UK

Companies House

View UK companies, officers, accounts and public filing history.

Companies House states that it does not check the accuracy of filed information.

US

SEC EDGAR

Search filings submitted to the US securities regulator.

Read a filing with its period, form type and any amendments.

FR

Avis de situation Sirene · Insee

Use a SIREN or SIRET to obtain an identity record for an entity in France’s Sirene register.

Insee states that this status notice has no legal force.

EU

European e-Justice · Find a company

Search interconnected business registers in the EU and selected EEA countries through BRIS.

Covered company forms and documents vary by national register; inspect the originating record.

INT

GLEIF — Global LEI Index

Find an entity with an LEI and examine its legal identity, registration status and reported relationships.

LEIs do not cover every business. LAPSED concerns renewal of the LEI registration; it does not establish dissolution of the entity.

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Frequently asked questions

Does a missing LEI mean a business does not exist?

No. The Global LEI Index does not list every business. Return to the relevant registry and distinguish entity status from LEI renewal status.

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