> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Bosnia and Herzegovina > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Europe | | ISO 3166-1 | BA / BIH | | Registry | Cantonal court (FBiH) / APIF (RS) / Brčko District court | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Bosnia and Herzegovina and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **JIB** | UIO (VAT); FBiH or RS Tax Administration (direct tax) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **MBS** | Cantonal court (FBiH) / APIF (RS) / Brčko District court | *Tax ID:* JIB: 13 digits (DDMMYY + municipality code + sequential + check digit). PDV broj (VAT): 12-digit number derived from JIB, issued by UIO upon VAT registration (threshold: BAM 100,000 annual turnover). *Registration number:* Format varies by entity and register; appears on the Rješenje o registraciji and registry extract (izvod). ## Sector regulators `FBA` · `ABRS` · `KOMVP` · `SECRS` · `CBBH` · `FIA` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | d.o.o. | Quota-based limited liability company; the dominant SME vehicle in BiH; liability capped at capital contribution; minimum BAM 1,000 (FBiH) or BAM 1 (RS). Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Dioničko društvo | d.d. | Joint-stock company with share capital divided into transferable shares; may be open (publicly held, min. BAM 50,000) or closed (privately held, min. BAM 20,000). Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Ortačko društvo | o.d. | General partnership in which all partners bear unlimited joint and several liability; no minimum capital; called o.d. in FBiH/Brčko and by similar form in RS. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Komanditno društvo | k.d. | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and one limited partner whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Samostalni preduzetnik | — | Sole-trader form for a single natural person conducting independent business activity; no separate legal entity; no minimum capital; called obrt or samostalna djelatnost in FBiH/Brčko and samostalni preduzetnik in RS. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Podružnica stranog pravnog lica | — | Registered branch of a foreign legal entity; not an independent legal person — the parent company bears full liability; must be registered in the applicable commercial register before conducting business in BiH. Equivalent to a US Branch. | | Zadruga | — | Cooperative society organized on a member-benefit basis; governed by separate cooperative legislation in both FBiH and RS; members' liability limited to their contributions. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. | ## 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 | *All required:* Rješenje o registraciji + Izvod iz sudskog/APIF registra | | Constitutive Documents | *All required:* Osnivački akt + Statut | | Tax Registration | *Any one of:* JIB potvrda · PDV uvjerenje | | Operating Permit | Odobrenje za rad | | Ownership Records | Izvod iz registra | | Governance Records | Izvod iz registra | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Odluka skupštine · Punomoć | | Address | *Any one of:* Ugovor o najmu · Račun za komunalne usluge · Bankovni izvod | | Good Standing | Izvod iz sudskog/APIF registra | ## 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 | | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Rješenje o registraciji** | Legal Registration | | **Izvod iz sudskog/APIF registra** | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Osnivački akt (founding decision/contract)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Statut (if applicable)** | Constitutive Documents | | **JIB potvrda** | Tax Registration | | **PDV uvjerenje** | Tax Registration | | **Odobrenje za rad (municipal operating permit)** | Operating Permit | | **Odluka skupštine (assembly/board decision)** | Signing Authority | | **Punomoć (notarised power of attorney)** | Signing Authority | | **Ugovor o najmu** | Address | | **Račun za komunalne usluge (≤90 dana)** | Address | | **Bankovni izvod (≤90 dana)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | FBA Licence (Agencija za bankarstvo FBiH), ABRS Licence (Agencija za bankarstvo RS), KOMVP Authorisation (Komisija za vrijednosne papire BiH), SECRS Authorisation (Komisija za hartije od vrijednosti RS), Ministerial Permit (sector-specific) | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Extract must be ≤3 months old. Specify which register (FBiH cantonal court, APIF, or Brčko District) based on registered entity address. * **Constitutive Documents:** Must be notarized. Single-member d.o.o. uses Odluka o osnivanju; multi-member uses Ugovor o osnivanju. d.d. requires separate Statut. * **Tax Registration:** JIB from entity-level tax administration; PDV broj (12-digit, derived from JIB) from UIO upon VAT registration. Collect both where applicable. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by the relevant municipality; requirements differ by canton (FBiH) or municipality (RS). Not all activities require a separate permit. * **Sector-Specific License:** Required for banking, insurance, securities, and other regulated activities. FBA and ABRS licenses differ by entity. * **Governance Records:** Direktor(i) and authorized representatives (prokuristi) are listed in the public registry extract. * **Signing Authority:** For legal representatives not already listed as direktor in the registry, a notarized POA (punomoć) or board resolution (odluka) is required. * **Address:** Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. * **Good Standing:** Bosnia and Herzegovina does not issue a separate good-standing certificate. The Izvod iz sudskog/APIF registra (court or APIF register extract), issued on request by the cantonal court (FBiH), APIF (RS) or Brčko District court, carries the entity's current registered data and active status. Accept an extract dated within 90 days. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` 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 | | ------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Direktor | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Managing director with day-to-day operational authority; registered in the commercial register. | | Izvršni direktor | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive director; sub-role to the managing director in larger structures. | | Nadzorni odbor član | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Supervisory board member (d.d.); governance oversight role. | | Skupština / Upravni odbor član | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Members' assembly or board member (d.d.); governance, not execution. | | Prokurista | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of commercial power of attorney (prokura); registered; authorized to legally bind the company. | | Zakonski zastupnik | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Statutory legal representative; may overlap with direktor in smaller entities. | ## Notes * Three parallel registries, three AML regimes: FBiH uses cantonal court registers (bizreg.ba); RS uses APIF (apif.net); Brčko District uses its basic court register. Each entity has its own commercial company law, registration procedure, and entity-level tax administration. A Bosnian company's KYB document set must be sourced from the correct register — do not mix cross-entity extracts. * PDV broj vs. JIB: The PDV broj is a 12-digit number derived from the 13-digit JIB, issued separately by UIO upon VAT registration. Do not substitute the JIB for the PDV broj on cross-border invoices — the UIO taxpayer database explicitly requires a 12-digit entry for VAT lookups.