Company formation · Andorra
Company formation in Andorra with a specialist admitted locally
Company formation in Andorra runs on Andorran formalities, Andorran rules of practice and the Catalan language. Tell us what you want to build and we will match you, free of charge, with a lawyer admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra.
- Practitioners admitted to the Andorran bar
- Documents drafted in Catalan, the sole official language
- Free matching, no obligation to proceed
Matching costs nothing. Lawyers’ fees are agreed directly with you.
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The situation
Setting up a business in the Principality
Setting up a business in the Principality raises questions that only Andorran practice can answer: which structure fits your project, who may sign and file the documents, and how the file is expected to be presented. Andorra is a parliamentary co-principality whose 1993 Constitution separates judicial power from the Consell General and the Government, and Catalan is the sole official language of the State and of judicial activity — a practical point when your deeds, filings and correspondence must be drafted and understood locally. Every company matter also sits inside a legal system that is not codified in a single civil code, but combines statutes, the usages and customs of the Principality and the case law of the Tribunal Superior de Justícia. We do not give advice; we match you, free of charge, with a practitioner admitted to the Andorran bar who handles company formation in Andorra.
Andorra in practice
How company matters work in Andorra
Andorra is a parliamentary co-principality: the Bishop of Urgell and the President of the French Republic are joint heads of state with limited, constitutionally defined powers, while legislative power lies with the Consell General and executive power with the Government. For anyone forming a company, the practical questions are who may act, in which language, and before which bodies.
Who may act for you in Andorra
The practice of law is reserved to advocates admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra under Law 48/2014, as amended by Law 10/2023. Admission requires the relevant law degree, the Andorran aptitude certificate obtained after examinations, and a practical traineeship. For company work this matters: whoever prepares and files your documentation must be entitled to practise in the Principality.
One lawyer represents and defends
Andorra has no separate procurador profession. The advocate admitted to the Andorran bar both represents and defends the client in judicial proceedings, so procedural representation is exercised by the same lawyer who pleads the case. In practice you deal with one professional rather than a two-tier structure, which keeps instructions and reporting simpler.
Catalan is the language of the file
Catalan is the sole official language of the State and of judicial activity: proceedings, filings and judgments are in Catalan. For a founder arriving from abroad this is a practical point, because the documents that will support the company before notaries, the administration or the courts must be produced and understood in that language.
No single civil code
Andorran civil law is not gathered into one code. It combines statutes on obligations, leases, property, family and succession with the usages and customs of the Principality and the case law of the Tribunal Superior de Justícia. Company and contractual questions are therefore researched in both legislation and jurisprudence, which is hard to replace without local experience.
Where disputes end up
The Llei qualificada de la Justícia of 3 September 1993 allocates judicial power to the Batlles, the Tribunal de Batlles, the Tribunal de Corts and the Tribunal Superior de Justícia, structured into civil, criminal and administrative jurisdictions. The Batllia d’Andorra hears first instance and investigation, and the Tribunal Superior de Justícia is the highest instance and hears appeals.
Costs and legal aid
Judicial fees (taxes judicials) exist in Andorra under the Llei de taxes judicials of 22 June 2000 and are treated as procedural costs; in the civil jurisdiction the claimant or applicant for the court service is the taxpayer. Advocates’ fees are freely agreed with the client. Free legal aid may be granted by reasoned order to those proving insufficient means, with a decision due within one month of a complete application.
The country information on this page is drawn from official Andorran sources (Consell General, Consell Superior de la Justícia, Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra and the Portal Jurídic d’Andorra), consulted on 1 February 2025.
- Consell Superior de la Justícia — judicial organisation of Andorra
- Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra — admission and practice
- Llei qualificada de la Justícia, 3 September 1993
- Llei 48/2014 on the practice of the legal profession
- Constitution of the Principality of Andorra, 1993
- Llei de taxes judicials, 22 June 2000
Common concerns
What makes Andorran company work different
Founders usually arrive with the same three questions, and each of them has a local answer.
Where do you start?
You know what you want to build, but not which structure fits, what the file must contain, or who is entitled to sign and file it. Guessing costs time and money.
The paperwork is in Catalan
Filings, deeds and judgments are drafted in Catalan, the only official language of the State. Drafts must satisfy Andorran practice, not merely read well when translated.
Custom is not written in one code
Andorran civil law combines statutes with the usages and customs of the Principality and the case law of the Tribunal Superior de Justícia, so an answer is not always found in one text.
Why use the platform
How we help you get there
A short description of your project is all we need to identify the right specialisation.
Matched with a bar-admitted practitioner
We connect you only with lawyers admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra, the body that regulates practice in the Principality, so the person handling your file is entitled to act there.
One point of contact, not two
Andorra has no separate procurador profession: the advocate who advises you also represents and defends you in proceedings, which keeps instructions, reporting and costs simpler to follow.
A file that speaks Catalan
Your adviser drafts and reviews documents in the language in which Andorran filings, deeds and judgments must be produced, so meaning is not lost between languages.
Free matching, clear scope
Describing your project and receiving a match costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Once introduced, you agree fees directly with the lawyer, whose professional duties are governed by Andorran law.
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Questions
Company formation in Andorra: common questions
Is a local adviser really necessary for company formation in Andorra?
The practice of law in Andorra is reserved to advocates admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra. Work that involves legal drafting, legal advice or acting before the Andorran authorities or courts must therefore be handled by someone entitled to practise in the Principality, and we match you with a practitioner who holds that standing.
In which language will my company documents be handled?
Catalan. It is the sole official language of the State and of judicial activity, so proceedings, filings and judgments are in Catalan. Documents intended for notaries, the administration or the Andorran courts must be produced and understood in that language, which is a practical point for founders coming from abroad.
How long does it take to form a company in Andorra?
We do not publish a fixed timetable, because the steps depend on the structure you choose, the documents involved and the authorities that process them. Your matched specialist will set out the sequence for your particular project and explain what is required at each stage.
What does it cost to be matched with a lawyer?
Nothing. Describing your project and receiving a match is free, and there is no obligation to proceed. Once you are introduced, fees are agreed directly between you and the lawyer, since advocates’ fees in Andorra are freely agreed with the client.
Does Andorran company and contract law follow a single civil code?
No. Andorran civil law is not codified in a single code: it combines statutes on obligations, property, family and succession with the usages and customs of the Principality and the case law of the Tribunal Superior de Justícia. Legal research therefore looks at legislation and jurisprudence together.
What happens if a company dispute ends up before the Andorran courts?
Civil claims are heard within the civil jurisdiction, with first instance and investigation before the Batllia and appeals before the Tribunal Superior de Justícia, the highest instance. An appeal against a final judgment is filed within 20 business days of notification, and your advocate handles both representation and defence.
Next step
Tell us about your project in Andorra
One short description of what you want to set up is enough. We will match you with a lawyer who handles company formation in Andorra, and you decide how to proceed.