> ## 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. # Djibouti > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Djibouti (DJI) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | DJ / DJI | | Registry | ODPIC | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Djibouti and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | -------------- | ------ | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIF** | DGI | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Numéro RCS** | ODPIC | *Tax ID:* Issued via Guichet Unique (ANPI); required for all taxpayers; obtained within 3 business days of formation. *Registration number:* Attributed upon registration; published on ODPIC website. No publicly documented format standard. ## Sector regulators `BCD` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company with one or more associés; managed by a gérant; minimum capital 1,000,000 DJF. The standard SME vehicle. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with a board of directors; may issue shares to raise equity; AML law requires all shares to be registered. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified share-capital company with flexible bylaws; no mandatory minimum capital; single shareholder permitted. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners are jointly and unlimitedly liable for company debts; all partners have the status of commerçant. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. | | Groupement d'Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping formed to facilitate or develop members' economic activities; no minimum share capital; activity must be auxiliary to members' own business. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Entreprise Individuelle | — | Sole proprietorship operated by a single natural person; no separate legal personality; owner bears unlimited personal liability for business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | ## 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 | Récépissé d'immatriculation RCS | | Constitutive Documents | Statuts | | Tax Registration | Attestation NIF | | Operating Permit | Patente d'activité | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Registre des associés · Registre des actionnaires | | Governance Records | *All required:* Extrait RCS + Statuts | | 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 RCS (daté) | ## 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 | | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | **Récépissé d'immatriculation RCS** | Legal Registration | | **Statuts** | Constitutive Documents, Governance Records | | **Attestation NIF** | Tax Registration | | **Patente d'activité** | Operating Permit | | **Registre des associés (SARL)** | Ownership Records | | **Registre des actionnaires (SA)** | Ownership Records | | **Extrait RCS** | Governance Records, Good Standing | | **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** | BCD agrément, ARMD licence sectorielle | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by ODPIC; registration mandatory within 1 month of formation. * **Constitutive Documents:** Constitutive document under domestic Code de Commerce; two certified copies filed at ODPIC. * **Tax Registration:** Issued by DGI; obtained via Guichet Unique (ANPI) alongside RCS registration. * **Operating Permit:** DGI-issued business activity permit; obtained at Guichet Unique; registration completes within 3 business days. * **Sector-Specific License:** BCD for banking, Islamic finance, microfinance, payment services; ARMD for telecoms, ICT, energy. * **Governance Records:** Director/gérant identity filed at ODPIC on formation and on any change. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution or notarized power of attorney; no jurisdiction-specific standardized form. * **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:** Djibouti follows the subsumed-by-extract pattern: a dated Extrait RCS issued by ODPIC confirms current active registration status. Request a fresh extract (≤90 days). No separate certificate of good standing is issued. ## 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 SARL or SNC; legal representative with day-to-day authority. | | Président (SAS) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Heads the SAS; sole mandatory officer with operational authority. | | Directeur Général (SA) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Appointed by board; day-to-day management authority. | | Président du Conseil d'Administration | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Presides over SA board; governance role. | | Administrateur | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of SA board (Conseil d'Administration). | | Mandataire / Procurateur | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarized power of attorney; legally binds company. | ## Notes * Djibouti is not an OHADA member state (absent from OHADA's 17-member roster). Company law is governed entirely by the domestic Code de Commerce (Loi n° 134/AN/11/6ème L, 2012, as amended by Loi n° 001/AN/18, 2018). Do not apply OHADA Uniform Acts (AUSCGIE, AUDCG) to Djibouti entities. * Djibouti is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (confirmed HCCH Status Table, 129 parties as of 31-XII-2025; Djibouti absent). Full legalisation chain required: Ministry of Justice → Ministry of Foreign Affairs → receiving country embassy. * SA and SAS shares must be registered in a securities account per Loi 106/AN/24 (bearer shares prohibited from remaining unregistered). Implementing dematerialisation regulations have not been publicly confirmed as of 2026-05-06 — request written confirmation that shares are registered. * The Guichet Unique (ANPI) is the single registration window: RCS (ODPIC), NIF (DGI), Patente (DGI), and CNSS social registration all obtained within 3 business days. Foreign-national managers must additionally provide a certified criminal record from their country of origin.