Standard articles of a property holding company (SCI) (France)
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Standard articles of a French société civile immobilière (SCI) for two to four members who contribute cash to buy and manage one or more properties, often within a family. The company is then set up on the one-stop business formalities portal (formalites.entreprises.gouv.fr), with the legal notice. The articles cover the purpose, contributions and capital, members' liability, transfer of shares with everyone's approval, management, decisions and accounts. They do not cover contributing a property, which needs a notary, split ownership of shares, or the tax option. In French.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- You and your family want to buy a property in France together through a company.
- You want to pool money with partners to buy and manage rental properties.
- You want clear rules on who manages the property and how shares can be sold.
- You want standard articles to set up an SCI, a property holding company.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Company name
- Members (name, date and place of birth, address of each)
- Company purpose (its business)
- Registered address
- Duration of the company in years (99 at most)
- Cash contribution and number of shares of each member
- Capital amount
- Number of shares
- Value per share
- Members contributing community property, with the name of each one’s spouse who was told of the contribution (if any)
- Manager
- Manager's address
- Term of office (or “indefinite”)
- Financial year end (day and month, for example “31 December”)
- City
- Date
- First member (full name)
- Second member (full name)
- Third member (if any)
- Fourth member (if any)
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Common questions
- Why do these SCI articles accept cash contributions only?
- Because contributing a property to a company transfers its ownership and must be published at the land registry service, which requires a notarial deed. With these articles the members contribute cash, and the SCI then buys the property before a notary, possibly with a loan. If one of you wants to contribute a property already owned, go to a notary.
- Are the members of a French SCI liable for the company's debts?
- Yes, without limit, but in proportion to their share of the capital: a member holding 30% of the shares answers for 30% of the debt (article 1857 of the Civil Code). The creditor must first pursue the company, and may turn to the members only once that has failed (article 1858). This is a major difference from an SARL or SAS, where the loss is limited to the contributions.
- Can a member of an SCI sell their shares freely?
- Not under these articles: any transfer, even to another member or to a child, needs the consent of all members. That is stricter than the Civil Code, which, absent a clause, requires everyone's consent but exempts transfers to the transferor's ascendants and descendants (article 1861). The transfer is made in writing and must be made enforceable against the company (article 1865).
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