Wallis and Futuna: request a Kbis from the court registry in Mata-Utu

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Paper and collection: Legalisation guidance requires an original signed by the Greffe. It does not describe how to order or collect it. [3]
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Fees at a glance: Ask the court for its local extract fee
Access: Mata-Utu court registry

Choose the right register

The Ministry of Justice lists the Tribunal de Première Instance à Compétence Commerciale de Mata-Utu as the local commercial court. For company evidence, ask to be connected to its Greffe, the office handling registry requests. [1]

Names and abbreviations explained

RCSRegistre du commerce et des sociétés: Commercial and companies register. The competent court registry issues a company extract called Kbis. [4]
RNERegistre national des entreprises: INPI’s French national business register. Wallis and Futuna is expressly excluded from its stated territorial scope. [2]
KbisOfficial company extract: Evidence of a company’s RCS registration, distinct from a simple directory entry or formation notice. [4]
INPIInstitut national de la propriété industrielle: France’s national industrial property institute. It operates RNE and describes its territorial scope. [2]

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Obtain the local company extract

Contact the local commercial court
Call +681 72 27 15, the number in the Justice directory. The court is in Mata-Utu, 98600 Uvea. Ask for the Greffe and its procedure for a Kbis or particular filed company documents. [1]
Identify the evidence required
Have the company name, local address and any RCS number ready. Specify Kbis if the recipient requires an official company extract. This helps distinguish the request from other records. [4] [1]
Agree ordering and delivery arrangements
Tell the court which document you need and provide your overseas address. Ask for the fee, payment method and required applicant details before ordering. [1]
Order the appropriate original if legalisation is required
For the ministry procedure described by France Diplomatie, the Kbis must be an original French document, less than three months old and signed by the local Greffe. That requirement belongs to this procedure. Check whether the recipient needs legalisation at all. [3]

Documents and fees

Document / information	Contents and purpose	Fee	How to get it
Extrait Kbis [1] [4] [3]	Official company extract confirming RCS registration.	Request a quote.	Call the local court on +681 72 27 15 and request an extract for the identified company. Format / delivery Signed French original required for the described legalisation. [1] [4] [3]
Kbis for submission to the ministry legalisation procedure [1] [4] [3]	Original French Kbis, less than three months old and signed by the local Greffe. This is a requirement for the submitted Kbis, not additional register content.	Budget separately for the extract and any legalisation. The cited document list does not give the local extract fee.	First establish the recipient’s requirements. Request the required original from the Greffe and check the applicable France Diplomatie procedure. Format / delivery Signed French original required for the described legalisation. [1] [4] [3]

Why DATA INPI is not the complete local route

INPI describes RNE coverage for economic activity in France and expressly excludes Wallis and Futuna. Do not assume the free RNE certificate or mainland online procedure applies to a locally registered company. The competent court registry is the practical next contact. [2] [1]

What a Kbis establishes

An official Kbis confirms RCS registration and contains the updated core recorded particulars, including company name, identifier, address and management information. Ask the local Greffe which additional filed copies are accessible in the particular case. [4] [1]

Originals, translations and overseas use

France Diplomatie expressly lists Kbis from Wallis and Futuna among documents eligible for ministry legalisation. Its reference to a French Kbis describes the document’s origin. It confirms neither the issue language nor an international court mailing service. Arrange any required translation and delivery separately. [3]

Avoid common mistakes

No RNE match is not reliable negative evidence for a local company: INPI expressly excludes Wallis and Futuna. [2]
The three-month threshold comes from legalisation guidance. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Can I use the free French RNE certificate?

RNE’s territorial scope expressly excludes Wallis and Futuna. For a local company, ask the competent Greffe in Mata-Utu about the registry extract. [2] [1]

Which Kbis format is required for ministry legalisation?

The ministry’s legalisation instructions require a signed original Kbis in French. State this purpose when requesting the document from the court. [3] [1]

Original sources

Sources reviewed: 15 September 2026. The guidance is based on the linked information published by registers and public authorities.

Tribunal de Première Instance à Compétence Commerciale de Mata-Utu Ministère de la Justice
Registre national des entreprises INPI
Liste des documents pouvant être légalisés par le ministère Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
Extrait Kbis et attestation RNE : quelles différences ? Direction de l’information légale et administrative

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