> ## 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. # Lebanon > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Lebanon (LBN) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------- | | Region | Asia (West, South & Central) | | ISO 3166-1 | LB / LBN | | Registry | Ministry of Justice — Commercial Register | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Lebanon and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIF** | Ministry of Finance | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Commercial Register Number (Raqm al-Sijill al-Tijari)** | Ministry of Justice — Commercial Register | *Tax ID:* Format: numeric TIN; VAT-registered entities append suffix (e.g., -601). TIN also serves as VAT number for registered entities. Standard VAT rate 11%; registration threshold raised to LL 5 billion (Budget Law 2024). *Registration number:* Assigned by the court of first instance upon registration; searchable at [http://cr.justice.gov.lb](http://cr.justice.gov.lb) (Arabic-only interface). ## Sector regulators `BDL` · `BCC/BCCL` · `CMA` · `ICC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ------------------------------------ | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Établissement individuel | — | Sole proprietorship; a natural person registered as a merchant in the Commercial Register; full personal unlimited liability for all business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Civil-law limited-liability company; 1–20 partners; minimum capital LL 5 million; quota transfers require 75% partner consent; governed by Decree-Law 35/1967 as amended by Law 126/2019. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership; all partners bear joint and unlimited personal liability for company debts; governed by Code of Commerce Arts. 39–73. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership; general partners bear unlimited liability while limited (silent) partners are liable only to the extent of their contribution; governed by Code of Commerce Arts. 74–98. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Société en Commandite par Actions | SCA | Limited partnership with share capital; one or more general partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners hold freely transferable shares; governed by Lebanese Code of Commerce Arts. 99–143. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). | | Société Anonyme Libanaise | SAL | Joint-stock company with transferable shares; minimum 3 shareholders; minimum authorized capital LL 30 million; board of 3–12 directors; at least one-third of board must be Lebanese nationals (Law 126/2019). Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Société Anonyme Libanaise — Holding | SAL (Holding) | SAL incorporated under the holding-company regime (Decree-Law 45/1983); object strictly limited to acquiring and managing shares in Lebanese or foreign companies; exempt from income tax on profits and dividends. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp (holding company). | | Société Anonyme Libanaise — Offshore | SAL (Offshore) | SAL incorporated under the offshore-company regime (Decree-Law 46/1983 as amended); operates exclusively outside Lebanese territory; subject to a flat annual tax rather than CIT; prohibited from banking, insurance, or generating Lebanese-source income. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Succursale de Société Étrangère | — | Branch of a foreign company registered with the Lebanese Commercial Register; not a separate legal entity — the foreign parent bears full liability; may conduct commercial operations in Lebanon. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office (foreign corporation). | | Bureau de Liaison | — | Representative office of a foreign company; registered with the Commercial Register but restricted to marketing and promotional activities; may not generate revenue or conclude contracts in Lebanon. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office (foreign corporation). | ## 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 | Commercial Register Extract | | Constitutive Documents | *Any one of:* Articles of Association · Acte constitutif | | Tax Registration | Tax Registration Certificate | | Operating Permit | Municipal Establishment Permit | | Ownership Records | Commercial Register Extract | | Signing Authority | Board Resolution (Procès-verbal) | | Address | *Any one of:* عقد إيجار · فاتورة خدمات · كشف حساب بنكي | | Good Standing | Commercial Register Extract | ## 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 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Commercial Register Extract (Extrait du Registre de Commerce)** | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Good Standing | | **Articles of Association** | Constitutive Documents | | **Acte constitutif (notarized)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Tax Registration Certificate (Shihada al-Tasrih al-Darabi)** | Tax Registration | | **Municipal Establishment Permit (Ruhsat al-Mahall / Permis d'exploitation)** | Operating Permit | | **Board Resolution (Procès-verbal)** | Signing Authority | | **عقد إيجار** | Address | | **فاتورة خدمات (خلال 90 يومًا)** | Address | | **كشف حساب بنكي (خلال 90 يومًا)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | BDL — Banque du Liban (banking/finance), CMA Lebanon (capital markets), ICC — Insurance Control Commission | **Not applicable in Lebanon:** Governance Records. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists. ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by the court-based Commercial Register; Arabic-language portal at [http://cr.justice.gov.lb](http://cr.justice.gov.lb); request certified extract in person or via Liban Post in some jurisdictions. * **Constitutive Documents:** Single notarized document filed with the Commercial Register; for SAL, also includes incorporation minutes and bank deposit certificate. * **Tax Registration:** Issued by MoF; reflects NIF/TIN; VAT registration certificate is separate if applicable. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by municipality (Beirut or provincial); sector-neutral; required for physical establishment. * **Sector-Specific License:** Required only for regulated-sector entities. * **Signing Authority:** For SARL, gérant authority derives from articles or assembly resolution; for SAL, board resolution or notarized POA required for non-board signatories. Notarization by Lebanese notary; no apostille available (see callouts). * **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:** Lebanon follows the French civil-law subsumed-by-extract pattern; the court-based Commercial Register issues dated extracts that attest current registered status. No separate certificate of good standing product exists. ## 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 (SARL) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Manager appointed in articles or by assembly; day-to-day operational authority. | | Administrateur (SAL board member) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Elected member of the Conseil d'Administration; governance role. | | Président du Conseil d'Administration (SAL) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Board chairman; governance, not operations (unless also DG). | | Directeur Général / DG (SAL) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive appointed by board; operational authority. | | Mandataire / Fondé de Pouvoir | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarized POA; authorized to legally bind the company. | ## Additional fields Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads. | Field | Applies to | Reason | | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `Nationality of board members` | shareholder | SAL requires at least 1/3 of board members to be Lebanese nationals (Code of Commerce Art. 144 as amended by Law 126/2019); nationality must be verified for compliance. | ## Notes * Banking sector operational constraints: Since 2019, Lebanese commercial banks operate under informal capital controls; bank-issued statements and certificates may be unobtainable or unreliable. Use non-bank proof-of-address alternatives and verify banking relationships with extreme caution. * No Hague Apostille: Lebanon is not a party to the Apostille Convention; document legalization requires the full embassy/MoFAF chain. Foreign-issued documents must be legalized via the originating country's MFA and then the Lebanese embassy. * Commercial Register portal is Arabic-only: [http://cr.justice.gov.lb](http://cr.justice.gov.lb) is accessible but requires Arabic queries; certified extracts must be requested in person at the relevant court's Commercial Register office. Operational delays are common given institutional strain.