The Banque de France collects information on court decisions from the registries of commercial courts, the courts of first instance with jurisdiction over commercial matters, and from the courts in the overseas departments and territories.

French Classification of Activities (NAF Rev. 2)

Market and mainly non-market sectors excluding agriculture: sections B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, N, P, Q, R, and S of NAF Rev. 2 (2008)

A business bankruptcy is a statistical concept used to refer to the initiation of collective proceedings (judicial reorganisation or judicial liquidation) ordered by a competent court following a cessation of payments.

The purpose of judicial reorganisation proceedings is, where possible, to ensure the continuation of activity, the preservation of employment, and the clearance of liabilities—that is, the restructuring and partial or gradual settlement of the company’s debts.

In most cases, however, these proceedings ultimately result in judicial liquidation, marking the disappearance of the business.

Legal unit

Legal unit in the market and mainly non-market sectors excluding agriculture

Monthly and quarterly regional series (by sector)

Monthly and quarterly departmental series (total)

The time series begin in 1990.