Commercial register Vaud
Address:
Rue Grenade 38, 1510 MoudonWebsite:
vd.ch/registre-du-commercePhone number / Email address:
+41 21 557 81 21info.rc@vd.ch
Opening hours:
08:30 - 11:30 / 14:00 - 16:00About the Commercial register of Vaud
The Vaud Commercial Register is a public register used to identify companies that carry out commercial activities in the canton of Vaud.
The information contained in the Vaud Commercial 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 and in any case allows the identification of the representation and liability regime.
All companies must be registered in the Commercial Register; however, for certain legal forms, registration is only obligatory under certain conditions (for example, self-employed persons are only obliged to register if they achieve a turnover of more than CHF 100,000):
The information contained in the Vaud Commercial 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 and in any case allows the identification of the representation and liability regime.
All companies must be registered in the Commercial Register; however, for certain legal forms, registration is only obligatory under certain conditions (for example, self-employed persons are only obliged to register if they achieve 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 (Sàrl)
Cooperatives
Foundation
Institution under public law
Mandatory registration under certain conditions:
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of CHF 100,000 or more
Associations with a commercial purpose
Optional registration :
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of less than CHF 100,000
Non-profit association
Changes (postal address, branches, partners, bankruptcy, liquidation,...) must also be entered in the Commercial Registers. Registrations are published in the Feuille officielle du commerce, also called FOSC, which is published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). For a search on companies, the data of the Vaud Commercial Register is publicly available and can be consulted online on the Zefix website or in the offices of the Vaud Commercial Register (Rue Grenade 38, 1510 Moudon).
The Vaud 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 costs of the Vaud Trade Register.
If you are in the Vaud region of Switzerland and would like to be assisted in your business start-up, we offer business start-up services in Vaud. 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 in complete security. 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 (Sàrl)
Cooperatives
Foundation
Institution under public law
Mandatory registration under certain conditions:
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of CHF 100,000 or more
Associations with a commercial purpose
Optional registration :
Sole proprietorship with an annual turnover of less than CHF 100,000
Non-profit association
Changes (postal address, branches, partners, bankruptcy, liquidation,...) must also be entered in the Commercial Registers. Registrations are published in the Feuille officielle du commerce, also called FOSC, which is published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). For a search on companies, the data of the Vaud Commercial Register is publicly available and can be consulted online on the Zefix website or in the offices of the Vaud Commercial Register (Rue Grenade 38, 1510 Moudon).
The Vaud 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 costs of the Vaud Trade Register.
Commercial register Vaud
If you are in the Vaud region of Switzerland and would like to be assisted in your business start-up, we offer business start-up services in Vaud. 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 in complete security. We are at your side until the final signature.