Commercial register Geneva
Website:
ge.ch/registre-du-commercePhone number / Email address:
+41 22 546 88 60rc@etat.ge.ch
Opening hours:
09:00 - 12:00 / 14:00 - 17:00About the Commercial register of Geneva
The Geneva Trade Register is a public register used to identify companies that carry out commercial activities in the canton of Geneva.
The information contained in the Geneva Trade Register varies according to the legal form of the company, but generally includes the name or company name, the registered office, the corporate purpose, the management and control bodies, the share capital, the persons authorised to sign on behalf of the company, and certain other remarks.
All companies must be registered in the Commercial Register; however, for some legal forms, registration is only required under certain conditions (e.g., self-employed persons are only required to register if they have a turnover of more than CHF 100,000):
The information contained in the Geneva Trade Register varies according to the legal form of the company, but generally includes the name or company name, the registered office, the corporate purpose, the management and control bodies, the share capital, the persons authorised to sign on behalf of the company, and certain other remarks.
All companies must be registered in the Commercial Register; however, for some legal forms, registration is only required under certain conditions (e.g., self-employed persons are only required to register if they have a turnover of more than CHF 100,000):
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Mandatory registration in the Commercial Register :
Limited partnership (société en commandite simple)
Public limited company (SA)
Partnership limited by shares (SCA)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Cooperative
Foundation
Institution under public law
Mandatory registration under certain conditions:
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of CHF 100,000 or more
Association with a commercial purpose
Optional registration :
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of less than CHF 100,000
Non-profit association
Changes must also be entered in the Commercial Register. Registrations are published in the Feuille officielle du commerce, also called FOSC, which is published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The data of the Geneva Trade Register is publicly available and can be consulted online on the Zefix website or in the offices of the Geneva Trade Register (rue du Puits Saint-Pierre 4, 1211 Geneva).
The Geneva Trade Register is a public service and is governed by the Code of Obligations and the regulations on the Trade Register, as well as by the regulations on the fees of the Geneva Trade Register.
If you are in the Geneva region of Switzerland and would like to be assisted in your steps, we offer services to help you create a company in Geneva. Our clients are satisfied with our quality support service for several reasons: simplified and accelerated creation process, documents checked and modified if necessary to have a complete and compliant file. We are at your side until the final signature.
Limited partnership (société en commandite simple)
Public limited company (SA)
Partnership limited by shares (SCA)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Cooperative
Foundation
Institution under public law
Mandatory registration under certain conditions:
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of CHF 100,000 or more
Association with a commercial purpose
Optional registration :
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of less than CHF 100,000
Non-profit association
Changes must also be entered in the Commercial Register. Registrations are published in the Feuille officielle du commerce, also called FOSC, which is published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The data of the Geneva Trade Register is publicly available and can be consulted online on the Zefix website or in the offices of the Geneva Trade Register (rue du Puits Saint-Pierre 4, 1211 Geneva).
The Geneva Trade Register is a public service and is governed by the Code of Obligations and the regulations on the Trade Register, as well as by the regulations on the fees of the Geneva Trade Register.
Commercial Register Geneva
If you are in the Geneva region of Switzerland and would like to be assisted in your steps, we offer services to help you create a company in Geneva. Our clients are satisfied with our quality support service for several reasons: simplified and accelerated creation process, documents checked and modified if necessary to have a complete and compliant file. We are at your side until the final signature.