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Sophia-Antipolis : Setting up.
3 Options for Setting Up your Company in Sophia Antipolis

1- Acquiring of land in view to building

The acquisition of new land is formalised at first by signing a private pre-contract, followed by the signing of a duly authenticated bill of sale as soon as any possible suspensive conditions have been removed (acquisition of a building permit for example).

Pre-contract
This document has been prepared by SAEM Sophia Antipolis Côte d’Azur as authorised agent. If there is no suspensive clause, the signature of the pre-contract must be signed and the down payment of 40% of the land price not including land taxes be made. In other cases, this percentage may be negotiated. As soon as the pre-contract has been signed the company may go ahead with geological surveys, which are necessary for the reconnaissance of the ground. The company may, moreover, continue procedures in its own right for the filing of the preliminary request for land clearance with the DDAF as well as the building permit. The regulations for the designated zone development plan and the specifications are attached to the transfer.

The authenticated bill of sale
This comes into action up to 6 months after the signature of the pre-contract on the initiative of the seller. The total of the sale price plus the required VAT is paid on the day of the signature of the bill of sale. The bill of sale can be taken, as the case may be, in administrative form and without fees.

Building Permit
The request for a building permit to the Commune (District) is done as soon as the pre-contract is signed in order to obtain the preliminary authorisation for the corresponding land clearance.
The time allowed for technical regulation is between two and four months.
Total assistance is also available from the Operational Division of the SAEM Sophia Antipolis Côte d’Azur.

2. Renting a property in a building project already finished.

  • Choice of more than 60 projects.
  • Flexibility and rapidity.
  • The choice of 80% of the companies in Sophia Antipolis.

3. Setting up in a business centre

  • Immediate access to numerous shared facilities.
  • Reduced investment.
  • Contractual flexibility

 


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