> ## 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. # Burkina Faso > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Burkina Faso (BFA) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | BF / BFA | | Registry | RCCM — Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce, Ouagadougou | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Burkina Faso and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **IFU** | DGI (Direction Générale des Impôts) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Numéro RCCM** | RCCM — Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce, Ouagadougou | *Tax ID:* Alphanumeric: 8 digits + 1 letter; permanent and unique; required for banking, customs, and contracting. Issued via CEFORE at incorporation. *Registration number:* OHADA registration number; searchable via eFN RCCM portal (fichiernationalrccm.bf, launched 2023-12-28). ## Sector regulators `BCEAO` · `WAEMU Banking Commission` · `CIMA/CRCA` · `AMF-UMOA` · `CENTIF` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | 1+ associés; liability limited to contribution; min. capital FCFA 5,000 (Décret 2016-314). Most common SME vehicle under AUSCGIE 2014. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with separate legal personality; min. capital FCFA 10,000,000 (FCFA 100,000,000 if publicly listed); governed by a board of 3–12 administrateurs. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified joint-stock company; share-based capital with flexible governance freely defined in bylaws; no min. capital; single-shareholder variant SASU under AUSCGIE 2014. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership; all associés are merchants bearing joint and unlimited liability for company debts; registered at RCCM under AUSCGIE 2014. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership combining commandité (general) partners with unlimited joint liability and commanditaire (silent) partners liable only to contributions; capital divided into parts sociales under AUSCGIE 2014. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Individual merchant registered at RCCM as a natural person exercising a commercial activity; no separate legal personality; full personal liability. Standard sole-trader track under OHADA distinct from Entreprenant. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Entreprenant | — | Individual micro-entrepreneur making a simple declaration at RCCM without full registration; subject to turnover thresholds under AUSCGIE 2014 arts. 30 et seq.; no separate legal personality. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship (informal/micro track). | | Groupement d'Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping auxiliary to members' existing commercial activities; registered at RCCM under AUSCGIE 2014; members bear joint and unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Société Coopérative | — | Cooperative society governed by OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (AUSCOOP 2010); member-owned, purpose is to serve members' mutual interests rather than generate investor returns; registered at RCCM. Closest US equivalent: 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 | Extrait RCCM | | Constitutive Documents | Statuts notariés | | Tax Registration | Certificat IFU | | Operating Permit | *Any one of:* Patente municipale · Autorisation d'exercer | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Statuts · Registre des Associés · Registre des Actionnaires | | Governance Records | *All required:* Statuts + PV d'AG | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* PV d'Assemblée Générale · Procuration notariée | | Address | *Any one of:* Contrat de bail · Facture de services · Relevé bancaire | | Good Standing | Extrait RCCM | ## 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 RCCM** | Legal Registration, Good Standing | | **Statuts notariés** | Constitutive Documents | | **Certificat IFU** | Tax Registration | | **Patente municipale** | Operating Permit | | **Autorisation d'exercer** | Operating Permit | | **Statuts** | Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **Registre des Associés (SARL)** | Ownership Records | | **Registre des Actionnaires (SA)** | Ownership Records | | **PV d'AG** | Governance Records | | **PV d'Assemblée Générale** | Signing Authority | | **Procuration notariée** | Signing Authority | | **Contrat de bail** | Address | | **Facture de services (≤90 jours)** | Address | | **Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | Agrément BCEAO, Agrément CIMA, Agrément AMF-UMOA | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce via CEFORE/MEBF; eFN RCCM digital extract available since 2023-12-28. * **Constitutive Documents:** Notarised constitutive act required for SARL and SA (AUSCGIE 2014); SAS bylaws also notarised in practice. * **Tax Registration:** Alphanumeric identifier (8 digits + 1 letter) issued by DGI; obtained concurrently with RCCM at CEFORE. * **Operating Permit:** Municipal trade licence; obtained from local mairie; separate health/safety permits for regulated activities. * **Sector-Specific License:** Banking: WAEMU Banking Commission agrément. Insurance: CIMA Code Art. 326 licence (Direction des Assurances). Capital markets: AMF-UMOA (formerly CREPMF). * **Governance Records:** Directors/gérants named in statuts; changes filed with RCCM. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution (PV d'AG) or notarised power of attorney for signatories. * **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. No separate CoGS document is issued under the OHADA RCCM framework; a recently-dated Extrait RCCM (≤90 days) from the Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce serves as the functional equivalent of a good-standing certificate — see business\_registration slot ## 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 | | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Gérant | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Manages and legally represents the SARL. | | Président (SAS) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Sole mandatory officer of the SAS; broad operational authority. | | Administrateur Général | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Sole-director variant for smaller SA under AUSCGIE 2014. | | Directeur Général | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Operational CEO of an SA under board governance. | | Président du Conseil d'Administration | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Chairs the SA board; governance role. | | Administrateur | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of the SA Conseil d'Administration. | | Mandataire | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarised power of attorney to act on behalf of the company. | ## Additional fields Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads. | Field | Applies to | Reason | | ---------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `marital_status` | founder | OHADA Statuts require marital status, matrimonial regime, and spouse name for associés/actionnaires due to community-property (régime matrimonial) considerations under AUSCGIE 2014. | ## Notes * Burkina Faso is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (confirmed HCCH status table, 31 décembre 2025); foreign public documents require full legalisation chain (Ministry of Foreign Affairs + embassy). * ECOWAS withdrawal (effective 29 janvier 2025) does not affect OHADA membership or AUSCGIE applicability; WAEMU/UEMOA monetary and AML frameworks (BCEAO, AMF-UMOA) also remain in effect. * AES common-currency discussions (replacing CFA franc) are ongoing as of 2026-05-06 but no currency transition has taken effect; FCFA remains legal tender. Monitor for impact on financial regulatory alignment.