Automatic deregistration for change of address suspended

On Monday October 20, Romain Bouzid, Registrar of the Mixed Courts of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre, visited Saint-Barthélemy. An exchange was organized at the Chambre Économique Multiprofessionnelle (Cem), between the lawyer and business representatives.
It was an opportunity for Romain Bouzid, who had not been there since 2022, to re-explain his role and missions, and to discuss new reforms such as the concealment of directors' personal addresses... This theme is also linked to another issue. The more global issue of addressing. Since 2022, a new system driven by the Collectivité has been in place. "It involves creating addresses in the following format: number, type or name of road, name of district and zip code", explains Fabrice Querrard, territorial advisor for digital, data and innovation, contacted on October 23.
This network is designed to facilitate administrative procedures. It concerns everyone on the island. A map of Saint Barth listing the various locations has already been created: https://urlr.me/dmukfr
According to the elected representative, this process of updating addresses will take several years for the 6,000 or so businesses on Saint Barth. For the time being, automatic deregistrations have been suspended. They will remain suspended for as long as necessary," says Registrar Romain Bouzid. The precise timetable will be defined in consultation with the Cem and the Collectivité. "
Over the past five years, 783 companies have been automatically struck off the register following the return of letters marked NPAI (N'habite pas à l'adresse indiquée). This was a recurring problem that was putting the companies concerned in difficulty. The deferment should give managers who have not yet clarified their address time to do so, without running the risk of being struck off the register by the commercial court clerk's office.
Companies must complete the formalities on the website of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI), and can request an address certificate from the local authority. In this case, the registry will not charge any additional fees. They will not need to publish a legal notice. It is possible to integrate this address clarification into another administrative procedure carried out for the company. When filing annual accounts, for example.