French Parent Documents for an Indian Subsidiary

Preparing an Indian subsidiary of a French company starts with the parent's records and authority to invest. Agree the document list before arranging signatures or certification.

This guide covers the French parent's document preparation. Use the France to India registration guide for the complete process, ownership decisions and setup budget.

Which French company will invest?

Identify the legal entity that will subscribe for the Indian shares. A group name, trading name and registered company name may describe different things.

Give your adviser the parent's current registration details and constitutional documents. State whether the proposed investor is an SAS, SARL or another legal form. The file must reflect the actual investor.

Prepare an ownership chart that connects the French parent with the people or entities behind it. Explain any holding company between the operating business and the proposed Indian company.

What should the parent prepare?

Use this table to organise the initial review. It is a preparation list; the final filing checklist depends on the structure and documents.

Keep the French originals together with any existing translations. Flag changes in the company name, address or authorised representatives.

Who should sign the parent approval?

Confirm the approving body and authorised signatory before drafting the resolution. The appropriate authority depends on the parent's constitutional documents and proposed transaction.

The approval should describe the intended Indian investment clearly. Ask your adviser to check the proposed entity name, subscription and signing authority before execution.

If several people sign different parts of the file, keep a simple responsibility list. Record who approves, who signs and who supplies each supporting document.

How should certification and translation be arranged?

Agree the required document format before booking certification. Ask which records need notarisation, an apostille or another form of authentication.

Confirm the current French issuing authority and the Indian recipient's document requirements. Do not assume that an appointment process used for an earlier transaction still applies.

India's Ministry of External Affairs explains apostille and attestation. Use that guidance with the MCA incorporation FAQs when checking the file.

Ask whether a translation is required and how it must be certified. Match names, dates and registration details across the original, translation and incorporation forms.

What can delay document acceptance?

Check these points before the file leaves France:

• The company name matches the current registration record.
• The signatory has the authority described in the parent approval.
• The proposed Indian investment is consistent across the documents.
• The identity records match the names used in the forms.
• The original and translated records can be matched without ambiguity.
• The team knows which originals must be retained or delivered.

Review scans before dispatching originals. Keep a dated list of the versions approved for signing.

How do the documents connect to funding?

The named investor, approved subscription and planned remittance should describe the same transaction. A change in the investing entity may require more than a name change on a form.

Confirm the bank's evidence requirements before arranging the transfer. Keep the parent approval, subscription records and remittance evidence together for the later reporting work.

Use the FC-GPR process guide to understand the reporting stage. The subsidiary registration service explains the work to include in the engagement.

Send the file for review

Prepare the parent records, ownership chart and proposed signatories. Continue through the France to India registration guide when you are ready to plan the complete setup.