Declaration of non-conviction and filiation: free template
The declaration of non-conviction and filiation is required when registering a business with the French trade and companies register (RCS) and the national business register (RNE). The director declares that no conviction or sanction bars them from running a business, and states their filiation. No set form is imposed: a dated and signed declaration is enough — generate yours below, free of charge.
Up to date for 2026 — verified on September 6, 2026ActioFin templateGuide: about 5 min
This content is part of the path: Registering my business and starting up· Step 7 of 10· Next step: Declaring beneficial owners — threshold, deadlines and striking-off
Deadlines
- When the registration file is filed
- The declaration goes with the file submitted to the single window: without it, the formality is incomplete.
- For each new director
- One declaration per person concerned: it is personal and does not pass from one director to the next.
Documents to prepare
- Name in use and birth name
- Date and place of birth
- Home address
- Father's name and mother's birth name
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DÉCLARATION SUR L'HONNEUR DE NON-CONDAMNATION ET DE FILIATION
En application des dispositions de l'article A. 123-51 du code de commerce :
Je soussigné(e) …, né(e) sous le nom de … le … à …, de … et de … (nom de naissance), demeurant …, déclare sur l'honneur n'avoir fait l'objet d'aucune condamnation pénale ni d'aucune sanction civile ou administrative de nature à m'interdire de gérer, d'administrer, de diriger ou de contrôler une personne morale, ou d'exercer une activité commerciale ou artisanale.
Fait pour servir et valoir ce que de droit.
Article L. 123-5 du code de commerce (alinéa 1) : « Le fait de donner, de mauvaise foi, des indications inexactes ou incomplètes en vue d'une immatriculation, d'une radiation ou d'une mention complémentaire ou rectificative au registre du commerce et des sociétés est puni d'une amende de 4 500 € et d'un emprisonnement de 6 mois. »
Fait à …, le …
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Who this applies to
- Anyone registering a business with the RCS or the RNE through the single business formalities window.
- The director or permanent representative, depending on the legal form: they are the one who dates and signs the original.
- Also required for certain changes of director during the life of the company.
Worked example
Example: Nadia registers her SASU
Nadia sets up a SASU and files her application with the single window. Besides the articles of association and proof of registered office, she needs a sworn declaration of non-conviction and filiation. She writes her birth name, her date and place of birth, her parents' names — her mother's under her birth name — then declares that no conviction bars her from directing a company. She dates it, signs it, and attaches it to the file. Without her mother's birth name, the formality would have been rejected.
How to fill it in, step by step
- State your full identity: name in use, birth name where different, date and place of birth, address.
- Fill in the filiation: your father's name and your mother's birth name — this is the item most often forgotten.
- Use the non-conviction wording: no criminal conviction and no civil or administrative sanction barring you from managing, administering or directing.
- Date and sign the original in your own hand: an unsigned declaration is worthless.
- Attach the declaration to the file submitted through the single business formalities window.
The template, item by item
- Birth name
- To be stated even where it matches the name in use. Filiation is checked against the birth name: a name in use alone is enough to get the declaration rejected.
- Mother's birth name
- It is indeed the birth name that is expected, not the married name. This is the most frequent omission.
- Scope of the declaration
- It covers the absence of criminal conviction and of civil or administrative sanction barring you from creating, managing, administering or directing a business — not the absence of any record whatsoever.
Good to know
- No form is imposed: the model provided by the administration is a convenience, not a formal requirement. A dated and signed declaration carrying the right statements will do.
- The declaration is personal: in a company with several directors, one is needed per person.
- A false declaration exposes the signatory to the criminal penalties of article 441-7 of the Criminal Code — the notice appears at the foot of the generated document.
Common mistakes
- Omitting the filiation and declaring only the absence of conviction: the document is then incomplete and the formality is rejected.
- Giving the mother's married name instead of her birth name.
- Having the declaration signed by someone other than the director concerned: it is personal.
- Reusing a previous director's declaration when management changes.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a compulsory CERFA form?
No. The administration provides a model, but no form is imposed: a dated and signed sworn declaration carrying the identity, the filiation and the non-conviction wording is sufficient.
Why is filiation required?
It identifies the person unambiguously in the register, including among namesakes. That is why the mother's birth name is required rather than her married name.
What happens in the event of a false declaration?
It exposes the signatory to the penalties of article 441-7 of the Criminal Code — one year's imprisonment and a €15,000 fine — without prejudice to refusal or cancellation of the formality.
Is one declaration needed per director?
Yes. It is personal: each person called upon to direct, administer or represent the business draws up their own.
Go further
Understand this form: the related course
Official sources
- entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr — Declaration of non-conviction and filiation for registration with the RCS and the RNE (service R44809): document required at registration, dated and signed by the director or permanent representative depending on the legal form — September 6, 2026
- service-public.gouv.fr — Model declaration of non-conviction and filiation (official generator): customisable model, to print and sign — September 6, 2026
- entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr — Starting a business: registration formalities for a sole trader (sheet F36763): the non-conviction declaration is among the required documents — September 6, 2026
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