> ## 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. # Central African Republic > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Central African Republic (CAF) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## 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) | *Tax ID:* Obtained via GUFE at registration; unique tax ID for all filings. *Registration number:* OHADA commercial registry number assigned at registration with GUFE-RCA. ## 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 | | 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** | 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 | **Not applicable in Central African Republic:** Sector-Specific License. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists. ### 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. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. A freshly dated Extrait RCCM from GUFE-RCA (Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce) reflects current registry status and serves as the good-standing equivalent. Accept an Extrait RCCM 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 | | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 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.