Are you a business owner looking to set up a new company or change the location of your head office?
These actions will involvethe publication of a Legal Announcement in a Journal d'Annonces Légales.
But what is a Legal Notice?
A common requirement for any growing business, the publication of an Annonce Légale is a procedure you need to be aware of, whatever your sector of activity.
The purpose of the latter is to make a company's information, and in particular any changes to it, public via a JAL.
The JAL or Journal d'Annonces Légales is a medium with the particularity of being able to publish legal notices. It acts as the official journal of business life.
The fact remains that it is often difficult to choose from among the JALs in one's own département, as the offer is vast and diverse.
Don't panic, today's article will help you find your JAL!
To begin with, it's important to look at the criteria required to become a Journal d'Annonces Légales.
First and foremost, it's important to emphasize that it's thanks to a decree from the Prefecture that a newspaper can obtain JAL status.
This decree authorizes them to publish legal notices.
In order to obtain the Prefecture's approval, it is essential that the candidate media meet a certain number of criteria, including :
- must appear at least once a week
- Be in existence for more than 6 months
- Must publish at least within the département
- Have a minimum circulation and subscriber base corresponding to the numbers then set by decree, depending on the department to which it belongs and, in particular, the number of inhabitants.
Once all these conditions have been met, it is possible for a newspaper to be authorized by the Prefecture.
The full list of authorized newspapers is then published for each département.
Next, choose your Journal d'Annonces Légales (legal gazette)
In order to choose the JAL best suited to your company, you need to consider a number of conditions, including the following:
- The JAL chosen must be authorized
- When the publication concerns a legal entity, the JAL must be located in the département where the company's head office is located.
- When the publication concerns an individual, the JAL must be located in the département of the individual's tax home.
Once these criteria have been met, the final choice among the remaining JALs is made by the structure's manager.
Finally, we need to look at the different components of a JAL publication rate.
Thus, the cost will vary according to two major criteria:
- The "line price" of the publishing department. Each department has its own price per line.
- The number of lines making up the legal ad.
Then there's the 20% VAT and the publication costs for the chosen Journal.
This price is freely determined by the authorized JALs.
In conclusion, such administrative procedures are mandatory at various stages in the life of a company.
It's important to publish legal notices in a legal gazette when setting up a company, transferring its registered office or at any other moment in the life of a company that needs to be publicized.
These actions, which require time, money and expertise, must be carried out with care.
Written by our expert Quentin Moyon
September 6, 2018
