Domiciliation licence: anti-money-laundering training required since 27 June 2026
Article L123-11-3 of the French Commercial Code, amended by the law of 25 June 2026, adds a condition to the prefectoral licence: proof of training in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
According to the version in force since 27 June 2026 on Légifrance, nobody may run a domiciliation business without prior licensing, and the licence is granted only if the applicant meets several conditions: premises with a room ensuring confidentiality, a lease or ownership of the premises, no certain convictions and, now, having "followed training on combating money laundering and terrorist financing under terms set by decree" (our translation). The change comes from article 69 of law no. 2026-534 of 25 June 2026.
For a network manager, this moves time towards compliance: training the people concerned and keeping proof of it. The front desk does not stop: mail collection, certificates, questions about the documents to provide. The more of those repetitive tasks are absorbed elsewhere, the more human time is left for what engages the branch's responsibility.
For AppH
- AppH answers the everyday front-desk questions (opening hours, documents to provide, mail collection) from the information the branch publishes, to free up team time.
- A person stays in control: the branch approves what the answers say and takes over as soon as a question goes beyond the front desk.
Against / the honest limit
- AppH does not replace the required training, does not verify any identity and gives no compliance opinion on money laundering: those decisions stay with the branch.
- The exact terms of the training are set by a decree we could not consult for this article; the statute itself fixes neither duration nor provider.
A new compliance duty is a good reason to protect the team's time, not to hand compliance to a tool. The front desk can be helped; responsibility stays human.
Reviewed by a human at AppH