France: licensing a closed company's records

1. 1

   Find who controls the assets

   In France, that is usually the judicial liquidator (liquidateur judiciaire) under the Commercial Code, Book VI. Confirm their authority in writing.

2. 2

   Check the company's status

   Check the national company register for the current status and any appointed officeholder. A dissolved company may need restoring before anything can be licensed.

3. 3

   Export the records

   List each system, the years it covers and roughly how much it holds. micro1 lists English as the language for this track.

4. 4

   Take people out

   Personal data stays protected under the GDPR and the Loi Informatique et Libertés. Employee and HR records are usually left out entirely.

5. 5

   Run the fit check, then apply

   micro1 lists France among ten countries for companies that are no longer operating, with 30+ peak employees company.micro1.ai/get-started · 15 Nov 2026.

6. 6

   Take local advice and decide

   Our detailed rights guides cover the UK, US, Canada and Australia only. Ask a local insolvency or data protection adviser before you agree anything.

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