Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CG / COG |
| Registry | RCCM (Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Republic of the Congo and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIU | DGI République du Congo |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce (OHADA RCCM) |
Sector regulators
BEAC · COSUMAF · COBAC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company requiring a board and minimum capital of FCFA 10,000,000 (non-listed); governed by OHADA AUSCGIE Art. 385–853. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified share-capital company with flexible bylaws and no minimum capital requirement; shares are not freely tradable on public markets. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company; the default SME vehicle under OHADA, with liability capped at each member’s contribution and no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners are merchants bearing unlimited joint and several liability for company debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and at least one limited partner liable only to the extent of their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Entreprise Individuelle | — | OHADA individual-entrepreneur status for a single natural person carrying on a small commercial, artisanal, or service activity; declared (not incorporated) at the RCCM with a simplified regime. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group formed by two or more persons to facilitate or develop members’ economic activity; has legal personality but is not a commercial company. Closest US equivalent: a contractual joint venture or statutory Business Trust. |
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 | Attestation NIU |
| Operating Permit | Patente |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Statuts · Registre des Associés · Registre des Actions |
| Governance Records | All required: Extrait RCCM + Statuts + PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: PV d’AG · Résolution du Conseil d’Administration |
| 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 (marital info req.) | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Attestation NIU | Tax Registration |
| Patente | Operating Permit |
| Registre des Associés (SARL) | Ownership Records |
| Registre des Actions (SA) | Ownership Records |
| PV de nomination | Governance Records |
| PV d’AG | Signing Authority |
| Résolution du Conseil | Signing Authority |
| Contrat de bail | Address |
| Facture de services (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BEAC, COSUMAF, COBAC — Commission Bancaire de l’Afrique Centrale |
Collection notes
- Ownership Records: Statuts are required for all entity types. Collect Registre des Associés for SARLs, Registre des Actions for SAs.
- Address: Acceptable formats: lease agreement (no freshness limit), or utility bill or bank statement dated within 90 days.
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 | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Manages the SARL. Legal representative. |
| Président | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Heads the SAS. |
| Directeur Général | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Day-to-day management in an SA. |
| Administrateur | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the board in an SA. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
marital_status | founder | OHADA Statuts require marital information for founders/shareholders. |
Notes
- OHADA member; CEMAC zone — uses BEAC + COSUMAF.