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The National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts ( Conseil National des Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce - C.N.G ) represents all members of the profession of Court and Trade Registrars ( Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce ) in transactions with public authorities and the government.

Court and Trade Registrars (‘Registrars') hold an integral position in the French Commercial Court .

Registrars maintain the Business Registries (“economic function”) and fulfil a judicial function as well.

There are 241 Registrars for 185 Commercial Courts with the potential for one person to be the Registrar for several Commercial Courts within the jurisdiction of one " Cour d'Appel " (Court of Appeal).

Mission  of the National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts:
  • To protect and act in the common interest of the profession of Registrars (article L741-2 of the Code de l'Organisation Judiciaire).
  • To manage and conduct professional examinations, and facilitate training of Registrars and staff.

The National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts is governed by the article R 821-13 of the Code de l'Organisation Judiciaire.

 

Composition of the National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts:

For each geographic area designated by the Court of Appeal, Registrars elect a representative to be a member for the National Council. The National Council is constituted by 25 elected members, each member is elected for a 4-year term, which may be renewed once.

Once the Registrars are elected to the Council, the members of the Council then elect from their number a 7 member Executive Committee as follows:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Council Secretary
  • Deputy Council Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Special Projects Managers (x 2)

 

Composition of National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts

Appointments to the Council and the Executive Committee are governed by the Composition of National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts
Decrete n° 91-743 dated July 31th, 1991.

Executive Committee:


(7 members)
The Executive Committee is elected to their positions for a 2-year term, which may be renewed once. The current Executive Committee is :

 

Président

Maître Didier OUDENOT

Vice-President

Maître Frédéric BARBIN

Secretary

Maître Francis LEGER

Treasurer

Maître Corrine SCHMITZ

Special projects managers

Maître Philippe BOBET
Maître Pierre FAURE
Maître Louis Dominique RENARD
              


National Council (local delegates)

COURS D’APPEL
PERSON ENTITLED

AGEN-LIMOGES

Me Laurent PILLE

Greffier du TC de Limoges

AIX EN PROVENCE

Me Florence ZENOU

Greffier associe du TC de Marseille

AMIENS

Me L-Dominique RENARD

Greffier du TC de Saint Quentin

ANGERS-POITIERS

Me Marc BINNIÉ

Greffier associe du TC de Saintes

BASTIA-NIMES

Me Anne PENCHINAT

Greffier associe du TC de Nimes

BESANCON-DIJON

Me Alain PIERRAT

Greffier associe des TC de Belfort & de Besançon

BORDEAUX

Me Jean-Marc BAHANS

Greffier associe du TC de Bordeaux

BOURGES-ORLEANS

Me Bruno LAISNÉ

Greffier Associé du TC de Tours

CAEN

Me Francis LEGER

Greffier Associe du TC de Caen

DOUAI

Me J-Marc PARMENTIER

Greffier associe du TC d’Arras

GRENOBLE-CHAMBERY

Me Frédéric MEY

Greffier associe du TC de Chambery

LYON

Me Pierre FAURE

Greffier du TC de Saint Etienne

MONTPELLIER

Me Simon MAUREL

Greffier du TC de Carcassonne

NANCY-REIMS

Me J-Baptiste LESCANNE

Greffier du TC de Chalons en Champagne

PARIS

Me Philippe BOBET

Greffier Associé du TC de Paris

PAU

Me Jacques HOUZELOT

Greffier du TC de Pau

RENNES

Me Frédéric BARBIN

Greffier du TC de Nantes

RIOM

Me Gilles DUMAS

Greffier du TC de montlucon

ROUEN

Me Georges CLERC

Greffier Associe du TC de Rouen

TOULOUSE

Me Didier OUDENOT

Greffier Associe du TC de Montauban

VERSAILLES

Me Corinne SCHMITZ

Greffier associe du TC de Versailles

The National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts is governed by the article R 821-13 of the Code de l'Organisation Judiciaire

LIST OF HONORARY PRESIDENTS


The National Association of French Court and Trade Registrars
(Association Nationale des Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce)

(1872 - 1991)

1872

Alfred LAROZE

of Bordeaux (fondateur)

1873

M. MALBRANCHE

of Bernay

1880

Georges LAROZE

of Bordeaux

1916

Georges FAUCON

of Rouen

1931

Robert MARTIN

of Havre

1943

Anselme BERTON

of Chateauroux

1955

Guillaume FAUCON

of Rouen

1960

Maurice PELAT

of Tarascon sur Rhône

1970

Robert de la HAYE

of Valenciennes

1973

Etienne REGNARD

of Paris

1976

Charles-Henri COTTIN

of Nice

1979

Yves RAYMOND

of Perpignan

1982

Michel VALENTIN

of Saint Nazaire

1985

Paul BORON

of Belfort

1987

Albert CURE

of Béziers

1989

Jacques DOUCEDE

of Nanterre

1991

Jacques BELLEC

of Lorient


The National Council of Business Registrars and Commercial Courts (Conseil National des Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce)

(Since 1992)

1992

Jacques BELLEC

of Lorient

1996

Charles BAHANS

of Bordeaux

1998

Henri NAPPI

of Bastia

2000

Alain PIERRAT

of Saint Die Des Vosges

2002

Jeanne LECINE-BARAT

of Toulouse

2004

Pascal DANIEL

of Orléans

2006

Christian BRAVARD

of Lyon

2008 Michel JALENQUES of Clermont-Ferrand

 


Function of the Court and Trade Registrar

The Registrars assist the Court in hearings and in all legal cases. By sealing Court's orders Registrars authenticate and enforce the judge's decision. The Registrar also maintains the registry of French companies within the jurisdiction of one " cour d'appel ". As a public officer, Registrars are appointed by the Ministry of Justice. Registrars may operate either on an individual basis or as member of a company.

Registrars ( Greffier du Tribunal de Commerce ) are public officers endowed with public authority ( officier public et ministeriel ) pursuant to Article L741-7 of Code de Commerce. Registrars undertake their duties under the authority, and supervision, of the Ministry of Justice as prescribed by regulation. This includes State oversight of the conditions of access to, and exercise of, the profession of Registrar.

As a «  officier ministériel  » , the Registrar validates magistrates' decisions and private agreements. The Registrar's role includes the counselling and drafting private agreements.

As a «  officier public  » , the Registrar is a delegate of the public authority (the State, and public bodies) and on its behalf authenticates and seal acts.

Registrars have two different functions: one judicial and one economic.

Judiciary Function :

In fulfilling this function a Registrar:

  • Assists the President of the Commercial Court and Court judges in the hearings (litigation, prevention, conciliation, bankruptcy)
  • Authenticates, seal acts (decisions, judgements, orders …)
  • Conserves and secures acts (decisions, judgements, orders…)
  • Makes sure that Parties are informed by providing them acts (decisions, judgements, orders …) or can provide copies of acts to any party by request.
Economic Mission:

In fulfilling this function a Registrar:

•  Collects information regarding sole traders and companies by receiving, reviewing, authenticating, registering and archiving documents as prescribed by regulation. (For example company balance sheet, debts, leasing and good will mortgages, and documents regarding receiverships and court-supervised turnaround procedures).

•  Makes publicly available information regarding the “financial and economic photography of the company's ID by means of an up-to-date registry (For example the information available includes - certificate KBis and K, indebtness and companies' proceedings.) This information is available by means of modern, high-performance communication systems (information technology and telematics), which allow to rapid distribution of the information held in the registry.

Please visit the Infogreffe website for information regarding the Registrars' legal information and procedures . (English version available).
www.infogreffe.com

Useful Links (English version available) :

http://www.infogreffe.fr

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/