> ## 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. # Equatorial Guinea > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## 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 | *Tax ID:* Assigned via VUE (Ventanilla Única Empresarial); mandatory for all entities. *Registration number:* Issued upon inscription in the Registro Mercantil via VUE. ## 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 | | Good Standing | Certificado de Inscripción | ## 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, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **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 | | **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. * **Good Standing:** Equatorial Guinea is an OHADA member and follows the OHADA RCCM model; no separate certificate of good standing is issued. Active status is evidenced by a recently-dated Certificado de Inscripción from the Registro Mercantil (or Extrait RCCM via the OHADA regional portal) reflecting current registration. Request issuance within 30 days; foreign use commonly 60-90 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 / 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.