Set up account for France
Account setup follows the same process for all countries that use Compliance Network. This article covers France-specific requirements and considerations for each step.
See Set up account for the standard how-to steps.
Setup sequence:
Create an organization and assign France products.
Add companies (one per SIREN).
Create ERP System IDs.
Add people and assign roles.
Next steps: Configure network and endpoints.
Before you begin
Confirm the following before starting account setup:
SIREN is verified and active with INSEE (https://www.insee.fr/).
French VAT registration is confirmed active. Verify at https://www.impots.gouv.fr/ or the EU VIES system at https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/.
SIRET numbers are collected if the customer has multiple physical locations. These are used during endpoint configuration, not at this stage.
Create an organization
Follow the standard steps for creating an organization: Set up account.
Only workspace administrators can create organizations.
When assigning products, use the following France e-invoicing product IDs:
| Product ID | Use |
|---|---|
fr_invoice_inbound_1.0 | Receiving invoices as buyer |
fr_invoice_outbound_1.0 | Issuing invoices as supplier |
fr_Report__1.0 | E-reporting (B2C, cross-border, and out-of-scope transactions) |
Assign all products the customer will use at the organization level. Companies created under the organization inherit these products by default.
Add companies
Follow the standard steps for adding companies: Set up account.
For France, each company represents one legal entity identified by its SIREN. Create one company per SIREN, regardless of how many physical locations the customer operates.
Tax ID: SIREN
Enter the SIREN in the tax ID field (taxId). This is the nine-digit legal identifier that INSEE assigns when a business registers in France.
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Nine digits, no separators |
| Example | 123456789 |
| Validation | Luhn algorithm checksum on the ninth digit |
| Where to verify | https://www.insee.fr/ |
The platform validates SIREN format on submission. Do not use SIRET (14 digits) as the company tax ID. SIRET is used for establishment-level address configuration during endpoint setup, not here.
VAT registration
VAT number format: FR + two-digit key + nine-digit SIREN (example: FR12345678901). Confirm the customer's VAT registration is active before proceeding. See the checklist in Set up account for France.
Multiple locations
If a customer has multiple physical locations (establishments), they still have one SIREN and one company record. Each establishment has its own SIRET, a 14-digit identifier made up of the SIREN (digits one through nine) plus a five-digit establishment code (NIC).
No additional setup is needed at this stage for multi-location customers. SIRET-based address configuration happens during endpoint setup. See Network and endpoint configuration.
Create ERP System IDs
ERP System IDs are created in Compliance Network under ERP Setup. They identify each connected system for diagnostics and analytics, and define the communication method (push or pull) for API notifications.
All France accounts need at least one ERP System ID for receiving documents from the network. If the customer also has e-reporting obligations, create a second ERP System ID for that purpose. See France e-reporting for details on e-reporting scope and setup.
The platform automatically creates default ERP System IDs when you provision a new organization, but these are not synchronized to Network Services and cannot be used for network endpoint configuration. Create new ERP System IDs manually.
Create an ERP System ID in Compliance Network
The ERP System ID is now available for use in endpoint configuration.
Add people and assign roles
Follow the standard steps for adding people and assigning roles: Set up account.
User management is the same across all countries. There are no France-specific role requirements.