LA BOULE BLEUE

Listed in a source registry

France INSEE Sirene / INPI RNE state register (annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr)

What is established and what is not

No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 14 official records from 10 official sources are on file. 6 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. Nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.

Facts on file, each with its evidence type

• First recorded on the web archive (record type: web-presence-since) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The company website was already online in 2001. Shows a web archive saw a page at this address on that date. It does not show who ran the site then. checked 2026-08-19. Internet Archive (Wayback)
• On the company register (record type: registered-since) [official record; status green] On the company register since 1967. Shows how long the company has been on the state register, which is hard to fake and easy to check. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
• No insolvency proceedings on record (record type: insolvency-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] We searched the official bulletin and found no insolvency proceedings on that date. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
• A change to the company's registration was published on the official record (record type: registry-change-published) [official record; status green] Indicates the register still receives filings from this company, so the record is maintained rather than abandoned. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
• Legally registered and still active (record type: registry-active-global) [official record; status green] Indicates the company is not dissolved or winding down. checked 2026-09-07. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
• registry-activity (record type: registry-activity) [official record; status green] Activity code in the state register: NAF 32.30Z. Shows what the state itself says the company does, which you can compare with what it promises you. checked 2026-09-07. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
• Website domain registered (record type: domain-registered) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows how long this web address has been registered. That is the age of the domain, not of the company: a domain can change owners. checked 2026-08-19. Domain registry record
• Files its annual accounts, latest on public record (record type: bodacc-accounts-filed) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025 Matched to this company by name only; no second anchor confirms it is the same legal entity.. Indicates the company still meets its reporting duties. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
• Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-establishment) [official record; status green] The place of business the company itself declared when it registered. The register records the declaration; it does not inspect the site or show that anything is made there. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
• financials-published (record type: financials-published) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2018: revenue €1.3M, profit €25.3K. Lets you size the supplier against your own volume: the figure comes from accounts filed with the state, not from a claim on a website. effective since 2018-09-30. INPI/BCE published accounts (data.economie.gouv.fr)
• EU customs identifier (EORI) active (record type: export-registered-eori) [official record; status green] An EORI number identifies the company to EU customs for imports, exports and transit. A valid number does not show that any shipment took place and is not a licence to export a particular product. checked 2026-07-23. EU EORI validation (European Commission)
• Places goods on the market (national producer register) (record type: places-goods-on-market; this record does not by itself establish manufacturing) [official record; status green] A state register lists this company as placing these goods on the market, as their maker or importer. By itself it does not show who makes them. checked 2026-09-07. Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
• Mentioned in independent media (record type: media-mention) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The press has written about it. A fact, not an endorsement. effective since 2026-07-16. laprovence.com
• No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-07-23. OpenSanctions
• No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-07-23. OpenSanctions
• Named directors on file (record type: directors-on-file) [official record; status green] One director named in the company register. The register names the people who run the company, so there is someone answerable if something goes wrong. checked 2026-07-23. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
• Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. effective since 2026-07-22. Annuaire des Entreprises (INSEE / INPI)
• Workforce size in the company register (record type: workforce-on-record) [official record; status green] Between 10 and 19 employees on the state record. Tells you whether the supplier can realistically take on your volume. effective since 2026-07-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
• EU VAT number valid for cross-border trade (record type: vat-valid) [official record; status green] The number is registered and active: we asked the EU VIES service and it answered yes. An invalid VAT number is the first sign an invoice comes from the wrong company. checked 2026-07-31. VIES (European Commission)
• Registered business units on file (record type: registered-units) [official record; status green] 2 active business units of 2 on the register, 1 with a manufacturing activity code. The register lists how many sites the company runs. effective since 2026-10-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)

Registered business units

2 active and 0 closed units in INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement); 1 active units carry a manufacturing activity code (section C of the activity classification). The activity code is what the register records for each site, not a finding that goods are made there.

• ZI DE LAVALENTINE CD 2C TRAVERSE DE LA BUZINE 13011 MARSEILLE: SIRET 31857314400017, active, head office, manufacturing activity code 32.30Z (Fabrication d'articles de sport), opened 1967-01-01, staff 10-19 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
• 4 PLACE DES TREIZE CANTONS 13002 MARSEILLE: SIRET 31857314400025, active, trade activity code 47.78C (Autres commerces de détail spécialisés divers), opened 2015-10-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)

Import rules for these goods

• Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)

Check independently

• Sanctions and watchlists (OpenSanctions)
• VAT number check (EU VIES)