French Auto-Entrepreneur Attestation Template 2026
Free template of a French sworn statement attesting your auto-entrepreneur status to a third party such as a bank, landlord, or agency.
Does a micro-entrepreneur sworn statement carry legal weight in France in 2026?
Yes, but with limitations. It engages the declarant's personal legal responsibility and can be produced in court, yet it does not constitute official proof of status. The third party may simultaneously request a document issued by a public body — an avis de situation from the INSEE SIRENE directory or an URSSAF certificate. If false information is included, the author faces prosecution for forgery and use of forged documents under the Code pénal.
Source: Service-Public.fr — Attestation sur l'honneur (official model and rules) · updated 2026
About this form
The attestation sur l'honneur (sworn statement of honour) for a micro-entrepreneur is a free-form document that self-employed workers in France write and sign themselves to certify their status to a third party — a bank, landlord, client, or public authority. It sets out the individual's identity, their 14-digit SIRET business registration number, the nature of their activity, and their enrolment in the micro-social and micro-fiscal regimes (France's simplified self-employment system: the micro-social scheme applies flat-rate URSSAF social contributions on actual turnover, while the micro-fiscal scheme provides a simplified income-tax assessment based on a standard abatement, with an optional flat-rate levy — the versement libératoire — available in lieu of the standard income-tax calculation). No official CERFA form (a standard French government form) is required, no notary is needed, and the document costs nothing to produce. Legal validity rests solely on the declarant's handwritten signature. Anyone who includes false information faces criminal liability under article 441-1 of the Code pénal (French Penal Code) for forgery and use of forged documents.
Worked example
Camille Roussel, a freelance web developer registered as a micro-entrepreneur since 1 March 2024, needs to prove her status to a landlord to rent a workspace. She drafts a sworn statement stating her full identity, her SIRET (815 204 736 00021), her activity as an IT service provider classified as BNC (non-commercial profits), and her enrolment in the micro-social URSSAF scheme with the versement libératoire option for income tax. She dates and signs the document, hands the original to the landlord, and attaches her INSEE SIRENE status notice to strengthen the document's credibility. She retains a signed copy for her own records.
How to fill out the form
- State your full identity: first name, surname, date of birth, personal address, and business address (which may be the same).
- Enter your 14-digit SIRET number and, where applicable, your 9-digit SIREN, exactly as they appear on your INSEE business-status notice or your extract from the Registre national des entreprises (RNE — France's national business register, maintained by the INPI).
- Describe your activity and its tax category — sale of goods, BIC service provision (bénéfices industriels et commerciaux, i.e. industrial and commercial profits), or BNC liberal profession (bénéfices non commerciaux, i.e. non-commercial profits) — together with your activity start date.
- State your enrolment in the micro-entrepreneur regime: the micro-social scheme (URSSAF social contributions calculated as a flat percentage of actual turnover) and the micro-fiscal scheme, specifying whether you have opted for the versement libératoire (the optional flat-rate income-tax levy paid monthly or quarterly alongside social contributions).
- Date and place the document, copy out the standard French declaration wording "J'atteste sur l'honneur l'exactitude des renseignements ci-dessus" (I hereby swear that the information above is accurate), sign in handwriting, hand the original to the requesting party, and keep a signed copy for your own records.
Good to know
- Drafting this statement is entirely free. No notary, fiscal stamp, or signature legalisation is required. Be wary of paid websites charging for a downloadable template — official model letters are freely available on service-public.fr.
- A statement containing false information or an incorrect SIRET exposes you to 3 years' imprisonment and a €45,000 fine under article 441-1 of the Code pénal. For reference: article 441-2 covers forgery of public-authority documents (5 years / €75,000); article 441-4, forgery by a public official (7 years / €100,000).
- This sworn statement does not carry the evidential weight of an official document. A demanding third party may also request an official avis de situation SIRENE from INSEE or a turnover and social-declaration certificate issued free of charge via autoentrepreneur.urssaf.fr.
Frequently asked questions
Does a micro-entrepreneur sworn statement carry legal weight in France in 2026?
Yes, but with limitations. It engages the declarant's personal legal responsibility and can be produced in court, yet it does not constitute official proof of status. The third party may simultaneously request a document issued by a public body — an avis de situation from the INSEE SIRENE directory or an URSSAF certificate. If false information is included, the author faces prosecution for forgery and use of forged documents under the Code pénal.
What information must the sworn statement include?
The essential items are: full identity and address of the declarant, 14-digit SIRET number, nature and start date of the activity, enrolment in the micro-social and micro-fiscal regimes, place and date, the standard declaration wording attesting the accuracy of the information, and a handwritten signature. You may also specify the document's purpose — for example "submitted to my landlord" or "submitted to my bank" — to limit its scope of use.
How can I prove my micro-entrepreneur status without a sworn statement?
Three official, free documents exist: the avis de situation au répertoire SIRENE, downloadable from the INSEE website using your SIREN or SIRET; an extract from the Registre national des entreprises (RNE), managed by the INPI; and a turnover or social-declaration certificate issued from your personal account at autoentrepreneur.urssaf.fr. These documents are generally more persuasive for a bank or a corporate client than a self-drafted statement.
Does the sworn statement need to be legalised or notarially certified?
No. No signature legalisation at a French town hall (mairie) and no notarial intervention are required for a micro-entrepreneur status sworn statement. The declarant's handwritten signature alone is sufficient. Legalisation is only required in specific, limited circumstances — typically when the document must be submitted to a foreign authority that expressly requests certified signatures.
What are the micro-entrepreneur turnover thresholds to mention in 2026?
To remain in the micro regime, annual turnover must not exceed €188,700 for the sale of goods and accommodation, nor €77,700 for service provision and liberal professions. The TVA franchise en base (VAT exemption threshold — allowing you to invoice without charging VAT) applies while turnover stays below €85,000 (goods) or €37,500 (services). The proposed reduction to a single €25,000 threshold was abandoned; all figures remain unchanged in 2026.
What are the penalties for submitting a false sworn statement?
Drafting a statement containing false facts in order to obtain an advantage — a tenancy, a loan, or a commercial contract — constitutes forgery under French law. Article 441-1 of the Code pénal punishes forgery and its use with up to 3 years' imprisonment and a €45,000 fine. The deceived party may also pursue civil damages and seek termination of any contract obtained on the basis of false information.
Official sources
Updated on 2026-06-27
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