Persian to French Company Registration Certificate Translation

What an Iranian Company Registration Certificate Contains

An Iranian company registration certificate, often issued by the Companies Registration Office (Edareh-ye Sabt-e Sherkatha), is the foundational incorporation document for a business entity. For a limited liability company the certificate confirms the legal name, registration number, date of incorporation, registered office address, and the duration of the company. It also records the shareholders, their respective capital contributions, the board of directors, and the managing director’s identity and signature authority. The document carries the official stamp of the registration authority and the signature of the authorised registrar. In Iran, company registration is governed by the Commercial Code, and the certificate itself is maintained by the State Organisation for Registration of Deeds and Properties.

Common Persian Terms and Their French Equivalents

Below are terms that regularly appear on Iranian company registration certificates, paired with their romanisation and standard French translation used in incorporation paperwork for francophone jurisdictions.

Persian	Romanisation	French
شرکت با مسئولیت محدود	sherkat bā mas'uliyat mahdud	Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)
مدیر عامل	modir-e āmel	Directeur général
هیئت مدیره	hay'at-e modireh	Conseil d'administration
سرمایه	sarmāye	Capital
ثبت شرکتها	sabt-e sherkathā	Registre du commerce
شماره ثبت	shomāre-ye sabt	Numéro d'immatriculation
تاریخ ثبت	tārikh-e sabt	Date d'enregistrement
امضاء	emzā'	Signature
مهر شرکت	mohr-e sherkat	Cachet de la société
آگهی تاسیس	āgāhi-ye ta'sis	Avis de constitution

Why Translate an Iranian Company Registration Certificate to French

Businesses expanding into a French-speaking market, whether in France, Switzerland, Canada, or parts of Africa, routinely need a French-language version of their Iranian incorporation documents. Common situations include registering a subsidiary, opening a branch office at the local French commercial and companies register (RCS), applying for a business bank account, or responding to a due diligence request from a prospective partner. A translation that faithfully reproduces the company name, capital structure, and management details allows French-speaking authorities and commercial counterparties to evaluate the entity without delay. Without it, the incorporation file simply stops.

AI Translation vs Human-Certified Work: Which One Do You Need

For many everyday uses, an instant AI translation is more than enough. If you are preparing a first draft for internal review, checking whether the certificate contains the right details before sharing it with a lawyer, or assembling a preliminary information pack for a potential investor, the self-serve AI output gives you a working document in minutes at negligible cost. The structure and all key fields are preserved.

When the translation will be submitted directly to a commercial court, a notary’s office, or a bank that requires a signed certificate of accuracy, the situation changes. In those cases, an official certified translation, often bearing a translator’s stamp and declaration, is what the receiving institution expects. Lekhak offers certified translation on-demand for submissions that need that level of formality. Notarisation, apostille, and legalisation are separate government acts that you arrange directly with the relevant authorities; a certified translation can be one part of that chain.

What Lekhak’s AI Translation Produces

When you upload a Persian company registration certificate to Lekhak, the platform extracts the text, translates it into French, and returns a single DOCX file in minutes. The output keeps the original document’s layout: company identifiers appear where you expect them, shareholder and director names are clearly separated, and stamps are noted as editorial annotations. You get a fully editable file with fields like [NAME], [REGISTRATION NO], and [DATE OF ISSUE] clearly indicated, making it easy to verify against the original. There is no courier, no queue, and no business‑hours constraint. From our experience processing similar company foundation documents, the AI correctly handles the numerical precision of capital amounts and the repetitive table structures common in Iranian registration forms, so you can move straight to review.

Notarisation, Apostille, and Legalisation Steps for a French Business Setup

Both Iran and France are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention. An Iranian company registration certificate intended for official use in France must normally bear an apostille from the Iranian Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The translation itself can be prepared before or after the apostille, but French commercial authorities usually accept only an apostilled original accompanied by a certified translation. A typical sequence is: obtain a duplicate certificate if needed, have the original apostilled in Iran, then commission a certified translation into French. The apostille process is handled entirely by Iranian public institutions; the certified translation is where Lekhak’s on‑demand service can step in. After that, the translated document is submitted to the French registration body alongside the apostilled original.

How to Obtain a Duplicate Iranian Company Registration Certificate

If the original certificate is lost or damaged, a duplicate can be requested from the State Organisation for Registration of Deeds and Properties, which houses the Companies Registration Office. The company’s legal representative or a person holding power of attorney typically submits a written application stating the registration number and the reason for the request. The office verifies the company’s file and issues a certified copy bearing the current registration stamp. Processing times depend on the workload of the local branch, and a small administrative fee applies. Once obtained, the duplicate can be used for apostille and translation without any loss of legal standing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Lekhak’s AI translation preserve the structure of an Iranian company registration certificate?

Yes. The output DOCX retains the original layout, with company name, registration number, capital, and management fields organised as they appear on the source document.

Can I use the instant AI translation for an official French business registration?

French commercial authorities typically expect a certified translation. For internal drafts or preliminary reviews the instant AI version works well; for final submission, a certified translation is the safer route.

How quickly does Lekhak deliver the self‑serve translation?

The AI translation is produced in minutes. You upload the file, the system processes it, and the DOCX is ready immediately thereafter.

Is the translation a literal word‑for‑word conversion or does it adapt terms to French business practice?

Lekhak’s AI translates faithfully but renders institution titles and legal terms in their conventional French equivalents, such as “directeur général” for managing director, to match French corporate vocabulary.

Does Lekhak provide an apostille for the certificate?

No. An apostille is a government act obtained in Iran through the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lekhak does not perform notarisation, apostille, or consular legalisation.

What if my certificate has handwritten notes or faded stamps?

The platform’s OCR component handles a range of scan quality and can extract most handwritten Persian text. If a section is entirely illegible, the output flags it for manual review.

Can Lekhak translate a certificate that is already apostilled?

Yes. The presence of an apostille page does not interfere with the translation process. You upload the full scanned document and the AI works with all pages.

Are there any recurring Persian abbreviations the AI might misinterpret?

Common abbreviations like “س.ش” (sherkat-e sāderejāti, for public joint stock) are recognised and expanded into the full French form in context; from past documents, the handling is consistent.

What if I need a translation of only the summary page, not all attached schedules?

You can upload only the pages you need translated. The file translation takes whatever pages are in the uploaded document.

Does Lekhak keep a copy of my certificate after translation?

Lekhak stores the file temporarily for processing and then deletes it according to its data retention policy. No permanent archive is created without your action.