### SIRENE base of companies and their institutions (SIREN, SIRET)
This dataset comes from a certified public service
ATTENTION: This dataset will no longer be updated from
### 30 April 2019
and will be replaced by the [Base Sirene v3](https://data.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/economicref-france-sirene-v3%40public/table/)
This dataset provides access to the 9 million companies and 10 million active establishments in the INSEE Sirene directory, which registers their civil status daily.
WARNING
Since the Sirene database contains personal data, INSEE draws your attention to the legal obligations arising therefrom:
* The processing of these data is subject to the reporting obligations of Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978 as amended, says CNIL Law: <HTTPS://WWW.CNIL.FR/FR/LOI-78-17-DU-6-JANVIER-1978-MODIFIEE >
* Depending on your use of the dataset, it is your responsibility to take into account the most recent distribution status of each natural person. Article A123-96 of the Commercial Code provides that: ‘Any natural person may request either directly during the creation or modification formalities or by letter addressed to the Director-General of the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies that the information in the register concerning him may not be used by third parties other than the bodies authorised under Article R. 123-224 or the administrations, for the purpose of prospecting, in particular commercial.’
The INSEE website [www.sirene.fr](http://www.sirene.fr/) provides information on the content of these bases, as well as the associated [documentation](http://sirene.fr/sirene/public/faq) and a [Frequently Asked Questions](http://sirene.fr/sirene/public/faq) to help you, including more than 50 questions and answers.
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