Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CF / CAF |
| Registry | GUFE-RCA (Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Central African Republic and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIF (Numéro d’Identification Fiscale) | DGID / Ministry of Finance and Budget |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | GUFE-RCA (Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce) |
Sector regulators
COBAC · COSUMAF · CIMA · ANIF-RCA · BEAC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company; minimum capital 1,000,000 XAF; the standard SME vehicle under OHADA AUSCGIE 2014. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée | SURL | Single-member variant of the SARL; one natural or legal person holds all quotas; same liability shield and capital rules as multi-member SARL. Equivalent to a US single-member LLC. |
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with transferable shares; board and statutory auditor required; minimum capital 10,000,000 XAF (AUSCGIE Art. 387). Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Flexible share-capital company introduced by OHADA AUSCGIE 2014; governance defined by articles; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée Unipersonnelle | SASU | Single-shareholder variant of the SAS; one natural or legal person holds all shares; flexible governance as multi-member SAS. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (single-shareholder). |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners have merchant status and bear unlimited joint liability for company debts; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and at least one limited partner liable only to the extent of their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprenant | — | OHADA simplified sole-trader status for micro-entrepreneurs; established by free declaration to the clerk of the competent court; no separate legal entity. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping enabling members to pool resources for a shared economic purpose; no minimum capital; members bear joint unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: a contractual joint venture or statutory Business Trust. |
| Succursale | — | Branch of a foreign company registered at GUFE-RCA; no separate legal personality; the foreign parent bears full liability. Closest US equivalent: foreign corporation branch/rep 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 RCCM |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | Attestation NIF |
| Operating Permit | Patente |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Registre des Associés · Registre des Actions |
| Governance Records | PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: PV d’Assemblée Générale · Résolution du Conseil d’Administration · Procuration notariée |
| Address | Any one of: Contrat de bail · Facture de services · Relevé bancaire |
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 |
| Statuts | Constitutive Documents |
| Attestation NIF | 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 |
| Procuration notariée | Signing Authority |
| Contrat de bail | Address |
| Facture de services (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by GUFE-RCA; confirms legal existence, RCCM number, registered address.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarized constitutive document; must include marital regime of founders (OHADA requirement).
- Tax Registration: Issued by DGID; obtained via GUFE at registration.
- Operating Permit: Municipal/national trading licence; issued annually.
- Ownership Records: Ownership evidence varies by legal structure: Statuts for all forms; Registre des Associés for SARL; Registre des Actions for SA/SAS.
- Governance Records: RCCM extract names gérant/directeur; PV de nomination evidences board appointments.
- Signing Authority: Board resolution or notarized POA evidencing signing authority.
- 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.
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 | Manager of a SARL; legal representative with signing authority. |
| Directeur Général | CONTROLLING_PERSON | CEO-equivalent in an SA; day-to-day executive authority. |
| Président (SAS) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Head of SAS; operational executive. |
| Administrateur | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the Conseil d’Administration in an SA. |
| Président du Conseil d’Administration | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Chair 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 regime of each founder/shareholder (AUSCGIE, rev. 2014). |
Notes
- CAR is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (verified: HCCH status table, 129 parties as of 2025-12-31; CAR absent); foreign documents require full embassy legalisation chain.
- GUFE legal registration window is 7 days; the 48-hour aspirational target has not been operationally verified. Build in delays, especially outside Bangui.
- ANIF-RCA is the national FIU; all suspicious transaction reports must be filed with ANIF-RCA, not COBAC directly.