> ## 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. # Cameroon > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Cameroon (CMR) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | CM / CMR | | Registry | [RCCM (CFCE)](https://rccm.ohada.org/) | | Last updated | 2026-05-04 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Cameroon and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIU** | DGI Cameroon | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Numéro RCCM** | CFCE (Centre de Formalités de Création des Entreprises) / Greffe | *Tax ID:* Numéro d'Identifiant Unique issued by DGI. *Registration number:* OHADA Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier number issued via CFCE. ## Sector regulators `BEAC` · `COSUMAF` · `COBAC` · `ANIF` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with a board of directors; minimum capital FCFA 10,000,000 (non-listed) or FCFA 100,000,000 (public offering) under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Flexible share-capital company governed by OHADA AUSCGIE Art. 853-1 et seq.; shareholders hold actions and governance rules are freely set in the bylaws. No minimum capital required. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Most common entity for SMEs; associates hold parts sociales and liability is capped at their contributions. Minimum capital FCFA 100,000 under OHADA AUSCGIE. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners are deemed merchants and bear unlimited joint and several liability for company debts under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. | | Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with two classes of partners: general partners (unlimited liability) and limited partners (liability capped at contribution) under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. | | Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Sole trader operating under their own name; registered at the RCCM but no separate legal personality. The entrepreneur bears unlimited personal liability for business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Groupement d'Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group formed by two or more persons to facilitate members' economic activities; auxiliary and non-profit in purpose under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Cooperative. | | Société Coopérative | — | Cooperative society governed by the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (AUSCOOP); member-owned, operates for member benefit. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Société Civile | SC | Civil-law non-commercial company used for professional practices, real estate holding, or agriculture; not subject to OHADA commercial company rules. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). | | Succursale | — | Branch of a foreign company registered at the RCCM via the CFCE; no separate legal personality — the parent company bears all obligations. Closest US equivalent: Branch. | ## 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 | | Tax Registration | NIU Certificate | | Operating Permit | Patente | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Statuts · Registre des Associés · Registre des Actions | | Governance Records | *All required:* Extrait RCCM + Statuts + PV de nomination | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* PV d'AG · Résolution du Conseil d'Administration | | Address | *Any one of:* Bail · Quittance (ENEO / CAMWATER) · 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 (CFCE)** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Statuts (marital info req.)** | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **NIU Certificate** | Tax Registration | | **Patente** | Operating Permit | | **Registre des Associés (SARL)** | Ownership Records | | **Registre des Actions (SA)** | Ownership Records | | **PV de nomination** | Governance Records | | **PV d'AG** | Signing Authority | | **Résolution du Conseil** | Signing Authority | | **Bail** | Address | | **Quittance (ENEO / CAMWATER) (≤90 jours)** | Address | | **Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | BEAC, COSUMAF, COBAC — Commission Bancaire de l'Afrique Centrale | ### Collection notes * **Ownership Records:** Structure is Statuts + (Registre des Associés \[SARL] OR Registre des Actions \[SA]). The applicable share register depends on entity legal form. * **Address:** Lease (no time bound) or utility bill or bank statement (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 certificate exists in Cameroon; a dated Extrait RCCM (requested within 3 months) is the live-standing mechanism — see business\_registration. ## 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 the SARL. Legal representative. | | Président | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Heads the SAS. | | Directeur Général | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Day-to-day management in an SA. | | Administrateur | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of the board in an SA. | ## 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 information for founders/shareholders. | ## Notes * OHADA member; CEMAC zone — uses BEAC + COSUMAF.