Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | TD / TCD |
| Registry | Tribunal de commerce de N’Djamena |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Chad and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIF | DGI (Direction Générale des Impôts) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | Tribunal de commerce de N’Djamena |
Sector regulators
COBAC · BEAC · CIMA · ANIF-Tchad
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | The standard closely-held limited-liability company in which each member’s liability is capped at their capital contribution; minimum capital typically 100,000–1,000,000 FCFA per AUSCGIE; governed by statuts. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital corporation with a minimum capital of 10,000,000 FCFA; shares are freely transferable; governed by a Conseil d’Administration (≥3 members) or a single Directeur Général. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Flexible share-capital company introduced by OHADA AUSCGIE 2014; no statutory minimum capital; shares are freely transferable; governance and capital structure determined by statuts. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General commercial partnership in which all members bear unlimited joint and several liability for the firm’s debts; no minimum capital; suitable for professional partnerships. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Mixed partnership combining commandités (general partners with unlimited liability) and commanditaires (limited partners whose liability is capped at their contribution); no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group of two or more persons formed to facilitate members’ own economic or social activity; an auxiliary purpose only; all members bear unlimited joint liability. Closest US equivalent: a statutory joint venture or business trust. |
| Entreprenant | — | Simplified sole-trader declaration under OHADA AUSCGIE Art. 30–1 et seq.; a natural person declaring a civil, commercial, craft, or agricultural activity as a sole proprietor; no separate legal personality; subject to revenue and activity-type thresholds. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Succursale / Bureau de Représentation | — | Registered branch or representative office of a foreign legal entity operating in Chad; no separate legal personality; the foreign parent entity bears full liability; must be registered in the RCCM. Equivalent to a US branch or representative 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 | Any one of: Certificat NIF · Attestation NIF |
| Operating Permit | Autorisation municipale d’exercer |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Liste des associés · Registre des actionnaires |
| Governance Records | Extrait RCCM |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Résolution des associés · PV d’Assemblée Générale · 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, Governance Records |
| Statuts (notarised) | Constitutive Documents |
| Certificat NIF | Tax Registration |
| Attestation NIF | Tax Registration |
| Autorisation municipale d’exercer | Operating Permit |
| Liste des associés (SARL) | Ownership Records |
| Registre des actionnaires (SA) | Ownership Records |
| Résolution des associés | Signing Authority |
| PV d’AG | 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 COBAC (banking/MFI), Agrément CIMA (insurance), BEAC — Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale, ANIF-Tchad — Agence Nationale d’Investigation Financière |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by tribunal de commerce de N’Djamena; searchable via rccm.ohada.org; confirms RCCM number, legal form, registered office, current status.
- Constitutive Documents: SARL/SAS: notarised per AUSCGIE Art. 10. SA: notarised. Filed with RCCM at incorporation; copy retrievable from registry.
- Tax Registration: Issued by DGI; mandatory for all commercial activity; collected via ANIE guichet unique at incorporation.
- Operating Permit: Issued by N’Djamena mairie or relevant prefecture; required for most commercial activities at municipal level.
- Sector-Specific License: COBAC agrément required for all credit institutions and microfinance entities (CEMAC single-licence Reg. N°01/24/CEMAC/UMAC/COBAC, eff. 2025-01-01). CIMA code applies to insurers. Collect applicable licence only.
- Ownership Records: Equity holders listed in statuts (SARL/SAS) or in a separate share register (SA). The SARL liste des associés is typically embedded in the statuts or maintained as an internal document; the SA registre des actionnaires is a separate ledger.
- Governance Records: Lists gérant(s) (SARL/SAS) or Conseil d’Administration members and Directeur Général (SA); current officers registered and publicly searchable.
- Signing Authority: For entities: shareholder/associate resolution. For third-party representatives: notarised procuration (power of attorney).
- 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 (SARL/SAS) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Managing director; day-to-day operational authority; registered in RCCM. |
| Directeur Général (SA) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive officer; legal representative of SA; registered in RCCM. |
| Administrateur (SA) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of Conseil d’Administration; governance/oversight role. |
| Président du Conseil d’Administration | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board chair; governance role; may combine with DG functions (PCA-DG model). |
| Mandataire / Procurateur | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Holder of notarised procuration; scope defined by instrument. |
Notes
- Chad is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (confirmed HCCH Status Table: 129 contracting parties as of 31-XII-2025; Chad not listed). Foreign documents require full legalisation chain via the issuing country’s competent authority + Chadian embassy or consulate.
- CIMA is NOT a CEMAC instrument — it is a separate 14-state treaty body (Treaty of Yaoundé, 10 July 1992; in force 15 February 1995) covering both CEMAC (6 states) and UEMOA (8 states) member states. Do not request a COBAC agrément for insurance activity; the applicable licence is the Agrément CIMA under the CIMA Code.
- RCCM portal (rccm.ohada.org) provides search access but full extracts may require registration or in-person request at the N’Djamena tribunal de commerce. Verify current portal access before relying on remote retrieval.
- COBAC single banking licence (Reg. N°01/24/CEMAC/UMAC/COBAC, adopted 2024-12-20, eff. 2025-01-01) changes the authorisation landscape. Banks licensed in any CEMAC state may now branch into Chad without a separate national licence; verify which COBAC authorisation document to request.