Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | GQ / GNQ |
| Registry | Registro de la Propiedad y Mercantil, Ministerio de Justicia |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Equatorial Guinea and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal) | Unidad de Identificación Fiscal, Ministerio de Hacienda y Presupuestos |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Número de Inscripción Registral | Registro de la Propiedad y Mercantil, Ministerio de Justicia |
Sector regulators
COBAC · COSUMAF · CIMA · ANIF · BEAC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | SRL / SARL | Quota-based private limited company; the standard SME vehicle under OHADA AUSCGIE; liability capped at capital contributions; minimum capital XAF 100,000 (Decreto Ley 45/2020). Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Sociedad Anónima | SA | Share-capital company with transferable shares and mandatory board structure; minimum capital XAF 10,000,000 (AUSCGIE Art. 387); may be closely held or publicly listed. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified share-capital company under OHADA AUSCGIE; flexible governance with no statutory minimum capital; shares not freely tradable on public markets. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo | SNC | General partnership under OHADA AUSCGIE; all partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for company debts; at least two members required. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. |
| Sociedad en Comandita Simple | SCS | Limited partnership under OHADA AUSCGIE; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and one limited partner whose liability is capped at their contribution. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. |
| Empresario Individual | — | Sole trader / individual entrepreneur registered under the OHADA Uniform Act on General Commercial Law (AUDCG 2010); no separate legal personality; the natural person is personally liable for all business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group under OHADA AUSCGIE; enables two or more persons or entities to pool resources for a specific economic purpose without forming a full company; members retain unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Business Trust. |
| Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (AUSCOOP 2010); members share profits and bear liability proportional to participation; common in agriculture and services. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Sucursal de Empresa Extranjera | — | Registered branch of a foreign company; no separate legal personality; the parent entity bears full liability for the branch’s obligations; must register with the Registro Mercantil via VUE. Closest US equivalent: 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 | Certificado de Inscripción |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Estatutos · Acta Constitutiva |
| Tax Registration | Certificado NIF |
| Operating Permit | Patente Comercial |
| Ownership Records | All required: Estatutos + Libro de Socios/Accionistas |
| Governance Records | All required: Certificado de Inscripción Registral + Estatutos + Acta de nombramiento |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Acta de Asamblea General · Resolución del Consejo de Administración |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Factura de Servicios Públicos · Estado de Cuenta Bancario |
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 |
|---|---|
| Certificado de Inscripción (Registro Mercantil) | Legal Registration |
| Estatutos | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Acta Constitutiva | Constitutive Documents |
| Certificado NIF | Tax Registration |
| Patente Comercial | Operating Permit |
| Libro de Socios/Accionistas | Ownership Records |
| Certificado de Inscripción (Registro Mercantil) | Governance Records |
| Acta de nombramiento | Governance Records |
| Acta de Asamblea General | Signing Authority |
| Resolución del Consejo de Administración | Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Factura de Servicios Públicos (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | COBAC (banking), COSUMAF (capital markets), CIMA (insurance) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by Registro de la Propiedad y Mercantil, Ministerio de Justicia. No online portal.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarised public deed required; OHADA-compliant; marital status of founders mandatory.
- Tax Registration: Issued by Unidad de Identificación Fiscal (VUE/Ministerio de Hacienda); governed by Ley N°1/2024.
- Operating Permit: Municipal/national commercial operating permit; obtained via Ministerio de Comercio.
- Sector-Specific License: Sector-specific license from sub-regional body; required for regulated industries.
- Governance Records: Directors named in the Acta Constitutiva and subsequent appointment minutes.
- Signing Authority: Board/general assembly resolution or notarised 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 / Gerente | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Appointed manager of SRL; legal representative. |
| Directeur Général / Director General | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive director with day-to-day management authority. |
| Administrateur / Consejero | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member of SA or SAS. |
| Président du Conseil / Presidente del Consejo | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board chair; governance role. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
marital_status | founder | OHADA Estatutos / Acta Constitutiva require founders’ marital regime under AUSCGIE. |
Notes
- Equatorial Guinea uses Spanish (not French) as the dominant commercial-filing language, even though OHADA texts are in French; expect Estatutos, not Statuts.
- No public online Registro Mercantil portal; registry searches are paper-based and take 7–14 days — plan for extended turnaround on corporate extracts.
- Equatorial Guinea is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (verified 2026-05-06 via HCCH status table); foreign documents require full diplomatic legalisation.
- The new Ley General Tributaria N°1/2024 (in force Nov 2024) supersedes the 2004 tax law — any reference to the old law is stale.