> ## 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. # Republic of the Congo > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Republic of the Congo (COG) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | CG / COG | | Registry | [RCCM (Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier)](https://rccm.ohada.org/) | | 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) | *Tax ID:* Numéro d'Identifiant Unique issued by DGI. *Registration number:* OHADA Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier number. ## 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 | | Good Standing | Extrait RCCM | ## 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, Good Standing | | **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. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. No separate CoGS certificate — a recently-dated Extrait RCCM (≤3 months) issued by the Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce serves as proof of current active status under the OHADA RCCM framework. ## 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` | 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.