{"id":1708,"date":"2025-07-29T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/recent-crackdowns-on-nominees-in-thailand-the-law-and-court-cases\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:52:26","slug":"recent-crackdowns-on-nominees-in-thailand-the-law-and-court-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/recent-crackdowns-on-nominees-in-thailand-the-law-and-court-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9pression r\u00e9cente contre les pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9sign\u00e9s en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0: le droit et les affaires judiciaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infractions li\u00e9es \u00e0 la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res et expulsion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le <a href=\"https:\/\/ratchakitcha.soc.go.th\/documents\/127927.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r\u00e9glementation sur l'expulsion de 2026<\/a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 le 27 ao\u00fbt et est entr\u00e9 en vigueur le <strong>28 ao\u00fbt 2026<\/strong>. L'expulsion est une d\u00e9cision distincte de la peine p\u00e9nale. L'article 5 comprend les infractions li\u00e9es \u00e0 l'immigration, au travail ill\u00e9gal et aux infractions \u00e0 la loi sur les activit\u00e9s commerciales des \u00e9trangers ; sa cat\u00e9gorie distincte de cinq ans concerne le seuil d'emprisonnement l\u00e9gal d'une infraction, et non l'exigence que chaque pr\u00e9venu \u00e9tranger re\u00e7oive une peine de cinq ans. Les autorit\u00e9s p\u00e9nitentiaires doivent donner un pr\u00e9avis d'au moins 15 jours avant la lib\u00e9ration concern\u00e9e. Les peines avec sursis et les condamnations pr\u00e9voyant uniquement une amende font \u00e9galement l'objet d'un renvoi pour examen. Le renvoi ne signifie pas en soi une ordonnance d'expulsion automatique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un arrangement de nomination cr\u00e9e donc une exposition en mati\u00e8re d\u2019immigration ainsi qu\u2019une exposition en mati\u00e8re de droit des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et de droit p\u00e9nal. L\u2019article 5, paragraphe 3, couvre express\u00e9ment les infractions pr\u00e9vues par la loi r\u00e9gissant les affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res. La constitution ou la restructuration ult\u00e9rieure d\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 n\u2019efface pas une infraction ant\u00e9rieure ni ne garantit la permission continue de s\u00e9jour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thai authorities have dramatically intensified their pursuit of business crimes, particularly targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/nominee\/\">pr\u00eate-nom<\/a> structures used to circumvent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/property-guide-for-foreigners-in-thailand\/\">restrictions sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9trang\u00e8re<\/a>. De septembre 2024 \u00e0 mai 2025, les organismes charg\u00e9s de l&#039;application de la loi ont g\u00e9r\u00e9 <strong>861 dossiers de candidature<\/strong>. These cases caused economic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/damages\/\">dommages-int\u00e9r\u00eats<\/a> over <strong>15,3 milliards de bahts<\/strong> (which is approximately $450 million USD). The enforcement covers more than just nominee companies. It includes a wider range of business crimes. Authorities are pursuing <strong>57 739 cas de marchandises ill\u00e9gales<\/strong>. Ils m\u00e8nent \u00e9galement une enqu\u00eate. <strong>46 918 entreprises \u00e0 haut risque<\/strong> qui peuvent recourir \u00e0 des structures de pr\u00eate-nom. Ce renforcement des mesures d&#039;application met en lumi\u00e8re les probl\u00e8mes persistants li\u00e9s aux actions r\u00e9centes men\u00e9es contre les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande. Ces probl\u00e8mes rel\u00e8vent du droit et des proc\u00e9dures judiciaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"Des policiers et des agents de l&#039;immigration tha\u00eflandais m\u00e8nent une op\u00e9ration de r\u00e9pression contre des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans \u00e0 l&#039;ext\u00e9rieur d&#039;un b\u00e2timent commercial en Tha\u00eflande.\" class=\"wp-image-26272 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Des policiers et des agents de l&#039;immigration tha\u00eflandais m\u00e8nent une op\u00e9ration de r\u00e9pression contre des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans \u00e0 l&#039;ext\u00e9rieur d&#039;un b\u00e2timent commercial en Tha\u00eflande.\" class=\"wp-image-26272 lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thailand-nominee-structure-crackdown-police-raid-120x120.png 120w\" style=\"width:600px\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crackdown has been particularly intensive in Thailand\u2019s key tourist destinations. In Phuket, authorities arrested <strong>231 suspects<\/strong>. Ce groupe comprend <strong>98 ressortissants \u00e9trangers<\/strong>, principalement en provenance de Russie. Ils ont \u00e9galement saisi des biens d&#039;une valeur de plus de <strong>1,5 milliard de bahts<\/strong>.\u00a0The investigation found a complex network. Individual foreign nationals controlled many companies using Thai nominees. One Russian woman was an executive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/shareholder\/\">actionnaire<\/a> in nine companies. These companies had a total <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/registered-capital\/\">capital social<\/a> of 38 million baht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This enforcement effort represents more than isolated cases, it reflects Thailand\u2019s systematic approach to protecting its economy from illegal foreign business operations. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has made this a <strong>priorit\u00e9 nationale<\/strong>. Il a demand\u00e9 aux agences d&#039;agir rapidement face \u00e0 ce qu&#039;elles consid\u00e8rent comme une menace pour les petites et moyennes entreprises tha\u00eflandaises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avertissement\u00a0: Cet article est fourni \u00e0 titre informatif uniquement. Consultez un professionnel de la sant\u00e9.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/online-consultation-with-a-thai-lawyer\/\"> avocat tha\u00eflandais agr\u00e9\u00e9<\/a>r pour votre situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#recent-court-decisions-and-legal-precedents\">D\u00e9cisions judiciaires r\u00e9centes et pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents juridiques<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#supreme-court-legal-doctrine\">Doctrine juridique de la Cour supr\u00eame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#legal-framework-and-penalties\">Cadre juridique et sanctions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#targeted-enforcement-sectors\">Secteurs d&#039;application de la loi cibl\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#recent-high-profile-prosecutions-and-convictions\">Poursuites et condamnations r\u00e9centes tr\u00e8s m\u00e9diatis\u00e9es<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#case-studies-lessons-from-real-enforcement-actions\">\u00c9tudes de cas : Le\u00e7ons tir\u00e9es de v\u00e9ritables actions coercitives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#legal-consequences-for-different-parties\">Cons\u00e9quences juridiques pour diff\u00e9rentes parties<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#foreign-investors-and-business-operators\">Investisseurs et op\u00e9rateurs commerciaux \u00e9trangers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#professional-service-providers\">Prestataires de services professionnels<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#defensive-strategies-and-legal-compliance\">Strat\u00e9gies d\u00e9fensives et conformit\u00e9 juridique<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#due-diligence-and-compliance-measures\">Mesures de diligence raisonnable et de conformit\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#future-enforcement-trends-and-legislative-developments\">Tendances futures en mati\u00e8re d&#039;application de la loi et \u00e9volutions l\u00e9gislatives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#enhanced-penalty-provisions\">Dispositions relatives aux sanctions renforc\u00e9es<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#faqs-about-the-nominees-in-thailand\">FAQ sur les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#international-perspectives-how-thailands-crackdown-aligns-with-global-trends\">International Perspectives: How Thailand\u2019s Crackdown Aligns with Global Trends<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recent-court-decisions-and-legal-precedents\"><strong>D\u00e9cisions judiciaires r\u00e9centes et pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents juridiques<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"landmark-criminal-court-ruling-case-a-2812-2567\"><strong>D\u00e9cision historique du tribunal p\u00e9nal\u00a0: affaire A.2812\/2567<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#039;\u00e9v\u00e9nement r\u00e9cent le plus important s&#039;est produit le <strong>11 septembre 2024<\/strong>. Le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/criminal-law-thailand\/\">Tribunal p\u00e9nal<\/a> a fait une cl\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsi.go.th\/en\/Detail\/cc7d58a6b306bc88a62f957fa7d64b43\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">d\u00e9cision dans <strong>Dossier n\u00b0 A.2812\/2567<\/strong>.<\/a> Cette affaire impliquait <strong>23 accus\u00e9s<\/strong> qui faisaient partie de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-nominee-shareholders\/\">montages de pr\u00eate-noms<\/a> \u00e0 Phuket. Cette affaire, instruite par le D\u00e9partement des enqu\u00eates sp\u00e9ciales (DSI), impliquait un cabinet d&#039;avocats et d&#039;expertise comptable qui avait orchestr\u00e9 des montages financiers frauduleux pour environ <strong>60 entreprises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le tribunal a donn\u00e9 <strong>10 ans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/overcrowding-in-thai-prisons\/\">peines de prison<\/a><\/strong> aux 23 accus\u00e9s. Cependant, les peines ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9duites \u00e0 <strong>5 ans<\/strong> en raison des aveux et des casiers judiciaires vierges. Les peines furent alors prononc\u00e9es. <strong>suspendu pour 2 ans<\/strong> avec <strong>p\u00e9riode probatoire d&#039;un an<\/strong> ET <strong>Amende de 200\u00a0000 bahts<\/strong> for each defendant. The court ordered the companies involved to dissolve right away. They will face daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/fine\/\">amendes<\/a> of 10,000 baht if they do not comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les r\u00e9centes r\u00e9pressions contre les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0: le droit et les affaires judiciaires ont consid\u00e9rablement sensibilis\u00e9 le public aux cons\u00e9quences juridiques pour les investisseurs \u00e9trangers et au fonctionnement des structures de pr\u00eate-noms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This important case shows that Thai courts are giving big penalties. They are also being a bit lenient with first-time offenders who help the authorities. The case involved law firms and accounting firms. They acted as middlemen, providing Thai nationals as nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/director\/\">administrateurs<\/a> and shareholders. This allowed foreign nationals to run restricted businesses and own real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"supreme-court-legal-doctrine\"><strong>Doctrine juridique de la Cour supr\u00eame<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">tha\u00eflandais <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/supreme-court-dika\/\">Cour supr\u00eame<\/a> practice looks at substance rather than form when a shareholding is challenged: who actually paid for the shares, who takes the profits and who makes the decisions. The test in the statute itself is section 36 of the Foreign Business Act, which reaches a Thai who holds shares on behalf of an alien, or who presents an alien\u2019s business as his own, so that the alien can operate a restricted business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An agreement whose object is to evade a statutory prohibition is <strong>nul<\/strong> under section 150 of the Civil and Commercial Code, so a side agreement with a nominee gives the foreigner no enforceable rights. Investigators apply strict scrutiny to see if Thai shareholders have made real investments or are just helping foreign control. This legal approach makes it hard for businesses to defend nominee structures. Courts look at financial capacity, fund sources, and real business participation instead of just formal documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legal-framework-and-penalties\"><strong>Cadre juridique et sanctions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"foreign-business-act-violations\"><strong>Violations de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/foreign-business-act\/\">Loi sur les activit\u00e9s commerciales des \u00e9trangers<\/a> B.E. 2542 (1999)<\/strong> constitue le principal cadre juridique interdisant les arrangements avec des pr\u00eate-noms. <strong>Article 36<\/strong> Elle incrimine sp\u00e9cifiquement les ressortissants tha\u00eflandais agissant comme pr\u00eate-noms et les \u00e9trangers ayant recours \u00e0 des structures de pr\u00eate-noms. Les sanctions sont s\u00e9v\u00e8res\u00a0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Emprisonnement jusqu&#039;\u00e0 3 ans<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Amendes allant de 100 000 \u00e0 1 000 000 de bahts<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Amendes journali\u00e8res de 10 000 \u00e0 50 000 bahts<\/strong> pour des violations continues<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Fermeture forc\u00e9e de l&#039;entreprise<\/strong> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/dissolution-liquidation\/\">dissolution<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Saisie d&#039;actifs<\/strong> under proposed Anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/money-laundering\/\">Blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/a> Act amendments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Article 37<\/strong> Ce texte traite des \u00e9trangers qui exercent une activit\u00e9 commerciale ill\u00e9gale. Il pr\u00e9voit des sanctions telles que l&#039;emprisonnement, de lourdes amendes et la cessation d&#039;activit\u00e9. La loi inclut \u00e9galement des dispositions relatives aux p\u00e9nalit\u00e9s journali\u00e8res, pouvant entra\u00eener des amendes cumulatives consid\u00e9rables en cas d&#039;infractions r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enhanced-enforcement-through-anti-money-laundering-amendments\"><strong>Renforcement de l&#039;application de la loi gr\u00e2ce aux amendements anti-blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thai authorities have drafted changes to the <strong>Loi anti-blanchiment d&#039;argent BE 2542 (1999)<\/strong> that would classify nominee arrangements as <strong>infractions sous-jacentes au blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/strong>. The Anti-Money Laundering Office put that draft out for public comment on the government&#8217;s central legal system at law.go.th from 26 March to 24 April 2025. Its stated reason names Thai nationals who assist, support or hold shares for foreigners in breach of the Foreign Business Act, alongside beneficial ownership, court jurisdiction and penalties. <strong>The draft has not been enacted.<\/strong> On the sources open to us in September 2026, the consolidated Act that the Anti-Money Laundering Office itself publishes still runs only to Amendment No. 6 B.E. 2565 (2022), and its section 3 does not list Foreign Business Act offences among the predicate offences. If the draft becomes law, it would grant authorities expanded powers to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Saisir et geler les actifs<\/strong> des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais et des b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires \u00e9trangers<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Confisquer les biens<\/strong> de fa\u00e7on permanente pour l&#039;\u00c9tat<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Enqu\u00eater sur les r\u00e9seaux financiers complexes<\/strong> structures de soutien aux pr\u00eate-noms<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Imposer des accusations de blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/strong> entra\u00eenant des sanctions plus lourdes que les seules violations de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendments define acting as a nominee. This includes \u201chelping, supporting, or engaging in business operations of foreign nationals who cannot operate such businesses.\u201d It also includes \u201cholding shares for foreign nationals in partnerships, limited companies, or other legal entities.\u201d Public consultation on the draft closed on 24 April 2025; as noted above, it had not been enacted by September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"advanced-detection-systems-and-enforcement-technology\"><strong>Syst\u00e8mes de d\u00e9tection avanc\u00e9s et technologies de r\u00e9pression<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Syst\u00e8me d&#039;analyse d\u00e9cisionnelle des affaires (IBAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Tha\u00eflande utilise une nouvelle technologie pour identifier les structures de pr\u00eate-nom. Cela se fera par le biais de <strong>Syst\u00e8me d&#039;analyse d\u00e9cisionnelle des affaires (IBAS)<\/strong>, a big-data screening tool which the Commerce Ministry said in 2025 was expected to be operational from <strong>Ao\u00fbt 2025<\/strong> (Bangkok Post). The ministry&#8217;s committee urged fast integration of data from these agencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Service des recettes<\/strong> (dossiers fiscaux et donn\u00e9es financi\u00e8res)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Service des douanes<\/strong> (activit\u00e9s d&#039;import\/export)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>D\u00e9partement des terres<\/strong> (registres de propri\u00e9t\u00e9)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Police royale tha\u00eflandaise<\/strong> (donn\u00e9es d&#039;enqu\u00eates criminelles)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Bureau de lutte contre le blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/strong> (signalements de transactions suspectes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le syst\u00e8me IBAS peut identifier les structures de pr\u00eate-nom en analysant les probl\u00e8mes financiers. Cela concerne notamment les actionnaires tha\u00eflandais qui ne per\u00e7oivent pas leur juste part des dividendes ou les frais de gestion dissimul\u00e9s vers\u00e9s \u00e0 des \u00e9trangers. Le syst\u00e8me signale les entreprises o\u00f9 des pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9tiennent des actions dans plusieurs entit\u00e9s sans pouvoir d\u00e9montrer leur capacit\u00e9 financi\u00e8re \u00e0 supporter de tels investissements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"targeted-enforcement-sectors\"><strong>Secteurs d&#039;application de la loi cibl\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two overlapping lists of high-risk sectors were published in 2025, one by the Commerce Ministry for the flagged companies and one by the Department of Business Development for its inspections. Together they cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Le tourisme et les entreprises connexes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Commerce immobilier et foncier<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H\u00f4tels et complexes h\u00f4teliers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Transport et logistique<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Construction<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>commerce de terres agricoles<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Commerce \u00e9lectronique et entreposage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commerce Ministry&#8217;s committee flagged <strong>46,918<\/strong> potentially risky companies with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/property-guide-for-foreigners-in-thailand\/\">propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9trang\u00e8re<\/a> entre <strong>0,001% et 49,99%<\/strong> (Bangkok Post, May 2025), and the Department of Business Development set itself <strong>26 830 entreprises<\/strong> to inspect in 2025. That ownership range captures companies kept just below the 50% mark. Being below this mark keeps them from being classified as foreign under the Foreign Business Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"R\u00e9pression des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais en Tha\u00eflande\" class=\"wp-image-14741 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"R\u00e9pression des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais en Tha\u00eflande\" class=\"wp-image-14741 lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"768\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thai-nominee-shareholders-768x576.jpg 768w\" style=\"width:600px\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">R\u00e9pression des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais en Tha\u00eflande<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recent-high-profile-prosecutions-and-convictions\"><strong>Poursuites et condamnations r\u00e9centes tr\u00e8s m\u00e9diatis\u00e9es<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"phuket-real-estate-network\"><strong>R\u00e9seau immobilier de Phuket<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February 2025 Phuket police arrested two <strong>ressortissants chinois<\/strong> accused of using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-nominee-shareholders\/\">pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais<\/a>. Ils exploitaient des restaurants, des \u00e9coles internationales, des h\u00f4tels, des agences de location de voitures, des copropri\u00e9t\u00e9s et des ensembles de villas de luxe. La valeur totale de ces entreprises s&#039;\u00e9levait \u00e0 environ <strong>1 milliard de bahts<\/strong>. La police a saisi <strong>4,1 millions de bahts en esp\u00e8ces<\/strong> et ont perquisitionn\u00e9 des cabinets comptables impliqu\u00e9s dans des falsifications de documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case, reported by The Thaiger on 26 February 2025, shows the pattern investigators look for: an accounting office producing the paperwork, and the same Thai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-nominee-shareholders\/\">actionnaires pr\u00eate-noms<\/a> appearing across companies in unrelated business lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"posco-engineering-case\"><strong>\u00c9tude de cas d&#039;ing\u00e9nierie POSCO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a big corporate case, the DSI sent a South Korean executive of <strong>POSCO Engineering (Tha\u00eflande) Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Limit\u00e9e<\/strong> to prosecutors on 22 August 2024 (DSI announcement). The company was accused of using Thai employees as nominee shareholders. The South Korean-affiliated construction company generated <strong>plus de 9 milliards de bahts de recettes<\/strong> tout en \u00e9vitant pr\u00e9tendument les exigences l\u00e9gales en mati\u00e8re de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des montages de pr\u00eate-nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette affaire d\u00e9montre que les mesures d&#039;application de la loi s&#039;appliquent aussi bien aux petites entreprises qu&#039;aux grandes multinationales. Elle envoie un message clair\u00a0: la taille ou les liens avec des gouvernements \u00e9trangers ne prot\u00e8gent personne des poursuites judiciaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"russian-business-networks\"><strong>R\u00e9seaux d&#039;affaires russes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suite \u00e0 des plaintes adress\u00e9es au Premier ministre Srettha Thavisin, les autorit\u00e9s ont enqu\u00eat\u00e9 sur des ressortissants \u00e9trangers, notamment russes. Ces derniers achetaient des entreprises et des biens immobiliers \u00e0 des prix exorbitants dans le sud de la Tha\u00eflande. La r\u00e9pression a d\u00e9montr\u00e9 que\u2026 <strong>59 717 ressortissants russes<\/strong> Je suis arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 Phuket depuis le d\u00e9but du conflit russo-ukrainien. Cela s&#039;est produit en m\u00eame temps que\u2026 <strong>1 603 nouvelles immatriculations d&#039;entreprises<\/strong> Cela paraissait suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces enqu\u00eates ont men\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;arrestation de ressortissants \u00e9trangers de nombreux pays, notamment russes, iraniens, australiens et chinois. Cela d\u00e9montre que les forces de l&#039;ordre ciblent les structures de pr\u00eate-noms, quelle que soit la nationalit\u00e9 des \u00e9trangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"case-studies-lessons-from-real-enforcement-actions\">\u00c9tudes de cas : Le\u00e7ons tir\u00e9es de v\u00e9ritables actions coercitives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enforcement has spread beyond Phuket. In July 2026 more than 250 officers raided 18 locations in Chiang Mai against a suspected foreign nominee network, with assets put at about 633 million baht, as reported by The Pattaya News on 20 July 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key lesson: digital footprints, like emails and bank transfers, are now key to investigations. Always make sure your compliance documents are strong. These cases highlight the need for proactive legal audits. At ThaiLawOnline, we\u2019ve assisted clients in restructuring similar setups into compliant joint ventures, avoiding enforcement altogether. Where the asset is land held through a 51\/49 company, the available routes are set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-company-property-restructuring\/\">restructuring a Thai property company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legal-consequences-for-different-parties\"><strong>Cons\u00e9quences juridiques pour diff\u00e9rentes parties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thai-nationals-acting-as-nominees\"><strong>Ressortissants tha\u00eflandais agissant en tant que pr\u00eate-noms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les citoyens tha\u00eflandais qui servent de pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9sign\u00e9s s&#039;exposent \u00e0 de graves cons\u00e9quences personnelles et financi\u00e8res, tant en vertu de la loi actuelle que des amendements propos\u00e9s\u00a0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>poursuites p\u00e9nales<\/strong> en vertu de l&#039;article 36 de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Saisie d&#039;actifs<\/strong> en vertu des amendements propos\u00e9s en mati\u00e8re de lutte contre le blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>responsabilit\u00e9 personnelle<\/strong> pour les dettes et obligations de l&#039;entreprise<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Atteinte \u00e0 la r\u00e9putation<\/strong> affectant les opportunit\u00e9s commerciales futures<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>No deportation, but other consequences:<\/strong> a Thai national cannot be deported, although a person who acquired Thai nationality by naturalisation can in some cases have it revoked under the Nationality Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government has given strong warnings to Thai citizens. They say that nominee arrangements hurt Thailand\u2019s business reputation and help money laundering. Deputy Government Spokesman Anukul Pruksanusak stressed that many people become nominees \u201cunknowingly or willingly,\u201d but both circumstances result in identical legal consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"foreign-investors-and-business-operators\"><strong>Investisseurs et op\u00e9rateurs commerciaux \u00e9trangers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les ressortissants \u00e9trangers qui utilisent des structures de pr\u00eate-nom s&#039;exposent \u00e0 des sanctions compl\u00e8tes visant \u00e0 \u00e9liminer tout avantage commercial obtenu gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des arrangements ill\u00e9gaux\u00a0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Emprisonnement jusqu&#039;\u00e0 3 ans<\/strong> en vertu de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Expulsion<\/strong> et les interdictions d&#039;entr\u00e9e potentielles<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Confiscation totale des actifs<\/strong> en vertu des dispositions relatives au blanchiment d&#039;argent<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Dissolution d&#039;entreprise<\/strong> sans compensation pour les investissements<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>casier judiciaire<\/strong> affectant les activit\u00e9s commerciales futures en Tha\u00eflande et dans d&#039;autres juridictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#039;approche en mati\u00e8re de contr\u00f4le vise les b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires effectifs, et non les simples pr\u00eate-noms. Cela garantit que les \u00e9trangers ne peuvent se soustraire aux cons\u00e9quences de leurs actes en pr\u00e9tendant ignorer les agissements de leurs partenaires tha\u00eflandais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"professional-service-providers\"><strong>Prestataires de services professionnels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers that help with nominee structures face serious penalties. They are seen as the \u201ckey enablers\u201d of illegal business networks. Recent prosecutions have specifically targeted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Conseillers juridiques<\/strong> qui structurent les accords de pr\u00eate-nom<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>cabinets comptables<\/strong> qui g\u00e8rent les aspects financiers des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de pr\u00eate-nom<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>services d&#039;enregistrement d&#039;entreprise<\/strong> qui fournissent des administrateurs et des actionnaires d\u00e9sign\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>conseillers fiscaux<\/strong> qui contribuent \u00e0 optimiser les structures de pr\u00eate-noms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les prestataires de services professionnels peuvent faire l&#039;objet de poursuites p\u00e9nales. Leur r\u00e9putation commerciale peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre durablement entach\u00e9e. De plus, ils peuvent se voir infliger des sanctions r\u00e9glementaires par leurs ordres professionnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"defensive-strategies-and-legal-compliance\"><strong>Strat\u00e9gies d\u00e9fensives et conformit\u00e9 juridique<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legitimate-business-structures\"><strong>Structures commerciales l\u00e9gitimes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les investisseurs \u00e9trangers souhaitant op\u00e9rer l\u00e9galement en Tha\u00eflande disposent de plusieurs alternatives aux accords de pr\u00eate-nom\u00a0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Licences commerciales \u00e9trang\u00e8res (FBL)<\/strong>Le minist\u00e8re du D\u00e9veloppement des entreprises peut d\u00e9livrer des licences aux entreprises des listes 2 et 3. Cela permet une participation \u00e9trang\u00e8re majoritaire, sous r\u00e9serve de l&#039;approbation des autorit\u00e9s comp\u00e9tentes. Bien que la proc\u00e9dure de demande soit complexe et longue, elle offre une protection juridique compl\u00e8te aux activit\u00e9s des entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Promotion du Conseil des investissements (BOI)<\/strong>Les entreprises promues par le BOI peuvent avoir une participation \u00e9trang\u00e8re (formulaire 100%). Elles b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient \u00e9galement d&#039;importants avantages fiscaux et d&#039;une proc\u00e9dure simplifi\u00e9e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/work-permit-in-bangkok\/\">permis de travail<\/a> processes. For a List 2 or List 3 activity, promotion entitles the company to a certificate under section 12 of the Foreign Business Act, which exempts it from most of the Act only while the activity stays promoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/online-consultation-with-a-thai-lawyer\/\">Strat\u00e9gies d\u00e9fensives\u00a0? Contactez notre \u00e9quipe pour un audit de conformit\u00e9. Prenez rendez-vous d\u00e8s maintenant.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>De v\u00e9ritables coentreprises<\/strong>Les partenariats avec des investisseurs tha\u00eflandais l\u00e9gitimes qui apportent des contributions financi\u00e8res r\u00e9elles et participent \u00e0 la gestion de l&#039;entreprise restent l\u00e9gaux et prot\u00e9g\u00e9s. La principale diff\u00e9rence r\u00e9side dans le fait que les partenaires tha\u00eflandais doivent avoir de r\u00e9els int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9conomiques et le pouvoir de d\u00e9cision. Ils ne doivent pas \u00eatre de simples pr\u00eate-noms passifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>droits issus des trait\u00e9s<\/strong>Les investisseurs \u00e9trangers originaires de pays ayant conclu des trait\u00e9s d&#039;investissement avec la Tha\u00eflande peuvent b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de droits renforc\u00e9s pour exploiter certaines entreprises. Ces dispositions conventionnelles offrent des possibilit\u00e9s juridiques suppl\u00e9mentaires pour la participation des entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For expatriates navigating these changes, partnering with experienced legal professionals is crucial. Since 2006, ThaiLawOnline has helped more than probably a thousand clients set up legal structures. These include BOI-promoted companies and usufruct agreements for property. Our team has licensed Thai lawyers. We do careful checks to make sure your investments follow the changing rules. This helps reduce risks and increase opportunities in Thailand\u2019s active market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"due-diligence-and-compliance-measures\"><strong>Mesures de diligence raisonnable et de conformit\u00e9<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les entreprises souhaitant garantir la conformit\u00e9 doivent mettre en \u0153uvre des proc\u00e9dures d&#039;examen exhaustives\u00a0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Documentation financi\u00e8re<\/strong>Conservez des documents complets prouvant que tous les actionnaires tha\u00eflandais ont effectu\u00e9 des contributions financi\u00e8res effectives proportionnelles \u00e0 leur participation. Les relev\u00e9s bancaires, les justificatifs de transferts de fonds et les preuves de la provenance des fonds sont essentiels pour se d\u00e9fendre contre les all\u00e9gations de pr\u00eate-nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Implication op\u00e9rationnelle<\/strong>Il est essentiel de veiller \u00e0 ce que les actionnaires tha\u00eflandais participent activement aux d\u00e9cisions de l&#039;entreprise, assistent aux r\u00e9unions du conseil d&#039;administration et per\u00e7oivent les dividendes qui leur sont dus. La preuve documentaire de leur participation r\u00e9elle \u00e0 la gouvernance d&#039;entreprise constitue une protection cruciale contre les all\u00e9gations de manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examen de la structure juridique<\/strong>Des audits juridiques r\u00e9guliers des structures d&#039;entreprise permettent d&#039;identifier les vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9s potentielles avant qu&#039;elles n&#039;entra\u00eenent des poursuites. Un examen juridique professionnel doit porter non seulement sur les accords formels d&#039;actionnariat, mais aussi sur le contr\u00f4le op\u00e9rationnel et les flux financiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"future-enforcement-trends-and-legislative-developments\"><strong>Tendances futures en mati\u00e8re d&#039;application de la loi et \u00e9volutions l\u00e9gislatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"proposed-foreign-business-act-reforms\"><strong>R\u00e9formes propos\u00e9es de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur <strong>22 April 2025<\/strong>, Thailand\u2019s Cabinet instructed the Ministry of Commerce to revise the Foreign Business Act, shifting its guiding principle from protecting domestic businesses to competitiveness. That was a policy decision, not an amendment. The first concrete change since is Ministerial Regulation (No. 5) B.E. 2569, published on 28 August 2026, which exempts eight services from the licence requirement. These reforms represent a significant shift from protecting domestic businesses to building long-term economic competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les amendements propos\u00e9s pourraient modifier le syst\u00e8me \u00e0 trois listes qui r\u00e9git actuellement les restrictions impos\u00e9es aux entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res, ce qui pourrait permettre une plus grande participation \u00e9trang\u00e8re dans des secteurs auparavant soumis \u00e0 des restrictions. Cependant, des experts juridiques soulignent que les amendements ant\u00e9rieurs ont souvent consist\u00e9 \u00e0 transf\u00e9rer les restrictions vers d&#039;autres cadres r\u00e9glementaires plut\u00f4t qu&#039;\u00e0 les supprimer compl\u00e8tement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enhanced-penalty-provisions\"><strong>Dispositions relatives aux sanctions renforc\u00e9es<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The one concrete proposal is the draft amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act announced in May 2025, which would make acting as a nominee a predicate offence and so allow the assets of nominee businesses to be seized. It had not been enacted by September 2026. Heavier penalties beyond that have been discussed in the press but not put in a bill we have seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 2025 Deputy Commerce Minister Napintorn Srisunpang said he was confident the amendment would allow the authorities to eradicate the use of Thai nominees within a year; by September 2026 it had not been enacted. The government\u2019s commitment to aggressive enforcement suggests that penalties will become more severe rather than more lenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application de la loi ax\u00e9e sur la technologie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IBAS system represents just the beginning of Thailand\u2019s technological approach to business crime detection. Our own expectation, not an announced plan, is that it will be followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Intelligence artificielle<\/strong> analyse des r\u00e9seaux d&#039;entreprises complexes<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Suivi de la blockchain<\/strong> des transactions en cryptomonnaie utilis\u00e9es pour dissimuler la propri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Syst\u00e8mes d&#039;alerte automatis\u00e9s<\/strong> pour les nouvelles inscriptions d&#039;entreprises<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>partage international de donn\u00e9es<\/strong> avec les agences fiscales et polici\u00e8res \u00e9trang\u00e8res<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last reviewed: 30 September 2026. Legal provisions (FBA sections 36 and 37, CCC section 150) were checked by an earlier review on 27 September 2026. In this review the enforcement figures were traced to their press or agency sources: Khaosod and Bangkok Post (May 2025) for the 861 cases, 15.3 billion baht, 57,739 cases and 46,918 flagged companies; Bangkok Post, Nation and Thaiger (May 2024) for the Phuket arrests; Thaiger (26 February 2025) for the Chinese network; the DSI announcement of 22 August 2024 for POSCO. Corrected: the 0.001% to 49.99% band belongs to the 46,918 flagged companies, not the 26,830 inspections; POSCO was one executive; IBAS was expected, not confirmed, operational. Removed: an unsourced &#8220;30,000 to 50,000 baht per company&#8221; nominee fee and an unsourced list of future penalties. Figures are as reported and were not checked against government statistics.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqs-about-the-nominees-in-thailand\"><strong>FAQ sur les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782013474\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelle est la r\u00e9pression contre les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>La r\u00e9pression contre les pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande signifie que le gouvernement renforce son contr\u00f4le sur leur utilisation. Cela est particuli\u00e8rement vrai pour la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9trang\u00e8re d&#039;entreprises et de biens immobiliers. Cette initiative vise \u00e0 mettre fin aux montages ill\u00e9gaux de pr\u00eate-noms, qui permettent aux \u00e9trangers de contourner les r\u00e8gles relatives \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 fonci\u00e8re et autres investissements destin\u00e9s aux citoyens tha\u00eflandais.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782030459\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Comment la r\u00e9pression contre le recours aux pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9sign\u00e9s affecte-t-elle les \u00e9trangers qui utilisent des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Les \u00e9trangers ayant recours \u00e0 des pr\u00eate-noms tha\u00eflandais s&#039;exposent \u00e0 des risques juridiques importants en raison du renforcement des contr\u00f4les. Le gouvernement tha\u00eflandais surveille de pr\u00e8s ces pratiques. Le recours \u00e0 des pr\u00eate-noms ill\u00e9gaux est passible de lourdes sanctions. Il est donc essentiel pour les investisseurs \u00e9trangers de bien comprendre les risques juridiques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#039;utilisation de pr\u00eate-noms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782052133\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quels sont les risques li\u00e9s au recours \u00e0 des pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Le recours \u00e0 des pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande comporte des risques, notamment des poursuites judiciaires, des pertes d&#039;investissement et des contestations de propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Les autorit\u00e9s ont annonc\u00e9 des progr\u00e8s dans l&#039;application du droit des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s. Une application stricte de ces r\u00e8gles peut entra\u00eener des sanctions pour ceux qui utilisent des structures de pr\u00eate-noms ill\u00e9gales.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782053308\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Qui est Auramon Supthaweethum et quel r\u00f4le joue-t-elle ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Auramon Supthaweethum is an important person in the Thai government\u2019s efforts against nominees. She was Director-General of the Department of Business Development (DBD) during the 2024 to 2025 crackdown; the cabinet has appointed Kittiwat Patchimanan to the post from 1 October 2026. Her job is to oversee the enforcement of laws about nominee structures. She also ensures that businesses in Thailand follow these laws.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782092399\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quels sont les pouvoirs du minist\u00e8re du Commerce tha\u00eflandais concernant les pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9sign\u00e9s\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Le minist\u00e8re du Commerce dispose d&#039;un pouvoir important en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9glementation du recours aux pr\u00eate-noms en Tha\u00eflande. Il collabore avec d&#039;autres organismes, notamment l&#039;Autorit\u00e9 des zones industrielles de Tha\u00eflande (IEAT) et l&#039;Office de lutte contre le blanchiment d&#039;argent (AMLO). Cette collaboration permet de garantir que les entreprises respectent la r\u00e9glementation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/business-law-in-thailand\/\">lois sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s<\/a> et ne participez pas \u00e0 des pratiques ill\u00e9gales de pr\u00eate-nom.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782125141\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quel est l\u2019impact de cette r\u00e9pression sur les secteurs du tourisme et de l\u2019immobilier\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>La r\u00e9pression contre les pr\u00eate-noms devrait avoir un impact significatif sur les secteurs du tourisme et de l&#039;immobilier. Le gouvernement tha\u00eflandais travaille \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9laboration de r\u00e8gles claires en mati\u00e8re d&#039;investissement. Les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res devront peut-\u00eatre revoir leurs strat\u00e9gies. Elles sont tenues de respecter scrupuleusement les r\u00e8gles relatives au recours aux pr\u00eate-noms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782144914\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelles sont les cons\u00e9quences de l&#039;application des codes fonciers existants\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>The enforcement of existing land codes in Thailand has serious implications for foreign investors. Land Code section 86 lets a foreigner acquire land only under a treaty that grants that right, and no such treaty is in force; the other routes are narrow, such as section 96 bis (1 rai for a 40-million-baht investment) and BOI or industrial-estate permission. The increased focus on nominee arrangements shows the risks of bypassing these laws with local nominees.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1753782158506\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Que signifie le terme \u2018 personne morale \u2019 dans le contexte des pr\u00eate-noms d\u00e9sign\u00e9s ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>A juristic person refers to a legal entity, such as a corporation, that can own property and enter contracts. In the case of nominees, we may check the use of a legal entity. This is to make sure it follows rules about foreign ownership. We want to ensure it does not hide illegal nominee setups. Section 1012 of the Civil and Commercial Code only defines a partnership; the control test comes from sections 4 and 36 of the Foreign Business Act.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"international-perspectives-how-thailands-crackdown-aligns-with-global-trends\">International Perspectives: How Thailand\u2019s Crackdown Aligns with Global Trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-thailands-crackdown-aligns-with-global-trends\"><strong>How Thailand\u2019s Crackdown Aligns with Global Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thailand\u2019s nominee enforcement isn\u2019t isolated, it\u2019s part of a global push against illicit financial flows. Thai authorities are working to follow FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards. This is similar to Singapore\u2019s strict ownership registries and the EU\u2019s AML directives. They aim to fight money laundering. For Canadian investors like me, this reminds me of Canada\u2019s nominee crackdowns. These actions are part of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. Understanding these parallels can help expatriates adapt strategies, such as using treaty protections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Tha\u00eflande prend des mesures \u00e9nergiques contre les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans et les violations de la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res. Cela t\u00e9moigne d&#039;un changement significatif dans l&#039;application de la loi. Les autorit\u00e9s passent de poursuites ponctuelles \u00e0 une action syst\u00e9matique visant \u00e0 d\u00e9manteler les structures commerciales ill\u00e9gales. La combinaison de sanctions p\u00e9nales s\u00e9v\u00e8res, de technologies de d\u00e9tection avanc\u00e9es et de pouvoirs renforc\u00e9s de saisie d&#039;actifs cr\u00e9e un environnement propice \u00e0 la r\u00e9pression. Dans ce contexte, les montages de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans sont quasiment assur\u00e9s d&#039;\u00eatre d\u00e9tect\u00e9s et sanctionn\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les r\u00e9centes d\u00e9cisions de justice, notamment dans l&#039;affaire A.2812\/2567, d\u00e9montrent que les tribunaux tha\u00eflandais peuvent infliger des peines s\u00e9v\u00e8res. Ils font \u00e9galement preuve d&#039;une certaine souplesse envers les pr\u00e9venus qui coop\u00e8rent. Cette tendance \u00e0 un renforcement de l&#039;application de la loi laisse pr\u00e9sager des cons\u00e9quences plus graves pour les affaires futures. Les autorit\u00e9s acqui\u00e8rent ainsi de l&#039;exp\u00e9rience et de la confiance dans leur syst\u00e8me judiciaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour les investisseurs \u00e9trangers et leurs conseillers, le message est clair\u00a0: les structures de pr\u00eate-nom pr\u00e9sentent des risques juridiques et financiers importants. Ces risques peuvent entra\u00eener la perte totale de l\u2019investissement, des poursuites p\u00e9nales et une exclusion d\u00e9finitive du march\u00e9 tha\u00eflandais. La meilleure solution consiste \u00e0 utiliser des structures commerciales l\u00e9gales conformes au droit tha\u00eflandais. La mise en place et le fonctionnement de ces structures peuvent toutefois exiger davantage de temps, d\u2019argent et d\u2019efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thailand\u2019s business crime enforcement has changed. It has moved from a manageable risk to a serious threat. This is especially true for businesses using nominee arrangements. The question is no longer if authorities will find and punish nominee structures. It is now about how quickly they will act and how serious the consequences will be for everyone involved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les autorit\u00e9s tha\u00eflandaises ont consid\u00e9rablement intensifi\u00e9 leur lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique, ciblant notamment les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans utilis\u00e9es pour contourner les restrictions relatives \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9trang\u00e8re. De septembre 2024 \u00e0 mai 2025, les forces de l&#039;ordre ont trait\u00e9 861 affaires impliquant des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans. Ces affaires ont engendr\u00e9 des dommages \u00e9conomiques sup\u00e9rieurs \u00e0 15,3 milliards de bahts. L&#039;action r\u00e9pressive ne se limite pas aux seules soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans\u00a0; elle englobe un \u00e9ventail plus large de d\u00e9lits \u00e9conomiques. Les autorit\u00e9s poursuivent actuellement 57\u00a0739 affaires de marchandises ill\u00e9gales et enqu\u00eatent sur 46\u00a0918 entreprises \u00e0 haut risque susceptibles d&#039;utiliser des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans. Ce renforcement de la r\u00e9pression met en lumi\u00e8re les probl\u00e8mes persistants li\u00e9s aux actions r\u00e9centes men\u00e9es contre les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9crans en Tha\u00eflande. 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