Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | DZ / DZA |
| Registry | CNRC (Centre National du Registre de Commerce) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Algeria and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIF + NIS | DGI Algeria (NIF) / ONS (NIS) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | RC | CNRC (Centre National du Registre de Commerce) |
Sector regulators
Banque d'Algérie · COSOB
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | The standard closely-held limited-liability company for SMEs, typically requiring 2–20 quota-holding partners with a minimum capital of DZD 100,000; partner liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Entreprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée | EURL | Single-member variant of the SARL, allowing one natural or legal person to operate with limited liability and a separate legal personality; capital is determined by the sole partner and is distinct from personal assets. Equivalent to a US Single-Member LLC. |
| Société Par Actions | SPA | Joint-stock company requiring at least 7 shareholders; shares are freely transferable and the company may access public capital markets. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear joint, personal, and unlimited liability for company debts; no minimum capital required. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited personal liability and one or more limited (commanditaire) partners whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite par Actions | SCA | Hybrid limited partnership whose limited-partner interests are represented by freely transferable shares, with at least one general partner who retains unlimited personal liability; minimum capital of DZD 1,000,000 (or 5,000,000 if making a public call for savings). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Sole trader registered with the CNRC; the owner is personally and unlimitedly liable for all business debts with no separate legal entity created and no minimum capital requirement. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping in which two or more legal entities pool resources to facilitate or develop their respective activities for a fixed term; members retain unlimited joint liability and the GIE may operate without capital. Closest US equivalent: a contractual joint venture or statutory Business Trust. |
| Succursale / Bureau de Liaison | — | Branch office or representative office of a foreign company registered with the CNRC; has no separate legal personality and the foreign parent bears full liability. Equivalent to a US Branch or Representative Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Extrait du Registre de Commerce |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | All required: Carte NIF + Carte NIS |
| Operating Permit | Any one of: Carte d’Artisan · Autorisation d’Exercice |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Statuts · Registre des Associés |
| Governance Records | All required: Statuts + PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | PV du Conseil |
| Address | Any one of: Contrat de bail · Facture de services · Relevé bancaire |
| Good Standing | Attestation de Non-Faillite |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Extrait du Registre de Commerce (CNRC) | Legal Registration |
| Statuts | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Carte NIF | Tax Registration |
| Carte NIS | Tax Registration |
| Carte d’Artisan | Operating Permit |
| Autorisation d’Exercice | Operating Permit |
| Registre des Associés | Ownership Records |
| PV de nomination | Governance Records |
| PV du Conseil | Signing Authority |
| Contrat de bail | Address |
| Facture de services (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Attestation de Non-Faillite (Certificat de Non-Faillite) | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | Banque d’Algérie, COSOB |
Collection notes
- Address: Lease (no time-bound recency requirement) OR utility bill OR bank statement dated within 90 days. Satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
- Good Standing: Issued by the registry of the competent commercial court (Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce) after verification — distinct from the CNRC Extrait du Registre de Commerce. Required for public tenders and similar good-standing checks; expect issuance within 3 months for tender use. Banks typically accept a CNRC Extrait issued within 3 months in place of the attestation for KYB purposes.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gérant | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Manages SARL/EURL. |
| Président-Directeur Général | CONTROLLING_PERSON | CEO/Chair in SPA. |
| Administrateur | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member in SPA. |
| Directeur Général | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Operational CEO of SPA with day-to-day executive authority; distinct from the Président du Conseil d’Administration. |
Notes
- NIS is a statistical identification number issued by ONS, separate from social security; employer registration is via CNAS/CASNOS.