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Registration Requirements Details
Procedure 1.
Obtain an attestation on the uniqueness of selected company name from the Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC); pick up registration forms
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
DA 490
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Fees for attestation of company name: - Name search: DZD 480. - Fiscal stamp: DZD 10. The applicant must fill out a form, listing the four proposed company names, and pay a fee. The Commercial Registry (Centre National du Registre du Commerce, CNRC) conducts a name search and issues a name certificate on the same day.
Procedure 2.
Deposit the start-up capital with the notary public
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
The notary deposits the capital in a bank and obtains a deposit certificate before drawing up the statutes.
Procedure 3.
Draw up and notarize the company constitution documents, submit specimen of managers’ signatures, and prepare and submit the lease for the registered office of the company
Time to complete:
7 days
Cost to complete:
see comment
Name of Agency:
Comment:
According to Executive Decree n° 08-243 fees are: -5% if the company capital is between DZD 1 and DZD 200,000 , -1% if the company capital is between DZD 200,001 and DZD 300,000 DA, -0.7% if the company capital is between DZD 300,001 and DZD 400,000 -0.6% if the company capital is between DZD 400,001 and DZD 500,000 -0.5% if the company capital is between DZD 500,001 and DZD 1,000,000 -0.5% if the company capital is DZD 1,000,000 and above
Procedure 4.
Obtain the criminal record and birth certificate of manager
Time to complete:
2 days
Cost to complete:
DA 30
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Since 2003, one can apply for the criminal record (extract de casier judiciaire) anywhere, without visiting the Clerk of the Court in the manager’s birthplace. The managers must file the criminal record with the Trade Register and also provide a copy of the birth certificate, obtained at the birthplace. It is assumed that the managers already hold a birth certificate.
Procedure 5.
Publish the company constitution on the legal journal (B.O.A.L.) and a nationally circulated newspaper
Time to complete:
3 days
Cost to complete:
DA 1960
Name of Agency:
Comment:
The two newspapers are in Arabic and French language, respectively. The fees vary by newspaper. For a daily newspaper, the fee is DZD 280 per line of 24 characters. For the official journal, the Official Bulletin of Legal Announcements (BOAL), the fee is DZD 48 per line.
Procedure 6.
File for company registration with the commercial registry within two months of the formation of the company
Time to complete:
2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure)
Cost to complete:
DA 9760
Name of Agency:
Comment:
According to Law No. 04-08 (April, 14 2004), registration is completed within 1 day. However, in practice, it still takes 2 days to obtain the final registration certificate. Registration fee: - DZD 9,120 if the company capital is between DZD 30,001 and DZD 100,000. - DZD 9,520 if the company capital is between DZD 100,001 and DZD 300,000. - DZD 9,760 if the company capital is more than DZD 300,000.
Procedure 7.
Pay for the stamp duty and obtain a receipt
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
DA 4000
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Fiscal stamps are sealed at the fiscal administration. Other stamps are paid at the CNRC.
Procedure 8.
Register for income tax (Impôt sur le revenu global des personnes physiques, IRG), corporate tax (Impôt sur les bénéfices des personnes morales ou des sociétés, IBS), and VAT with the local tax inspectorate
Time to complete:
2 days
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Procedure 9.
Register for the Caisse Nationale des Assurances Sociales des Travailleurs Salariés (CNAS)
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
The following three departments handle social security matters: 1. The Caisse Nationale des Assurances Sociales des Travailleurs Salariés (CNAS) receives employee declarations. 2. The Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale des Non Salariés (CASNOS) receives employer declarations. 3. The Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Chômage (CNAC) is the competent authority for unemployment matters. The employer must report any new employee within 10 days of hiring.
Procedure 10.
Open the company’s bank account with a commercial bank
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
The bank account can be opened only following commercial registration (a receipt by the Commercial Registry suffices). The bank requires the following documents: company statutes, tax registration, statistical ID, copy of director’s birth certificate. Documents are deposited in one day, but the time needed for bank accounts to be operational and receive check books varies from bank to bank.
Procedure 11.
Register for the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale des Non Salariés (CASNOS)
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Procedure 12.
Register with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (CNAC)
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Procedure 13.
Make a company seal
Time to complete:
2 days
Cost to complete:
DA 800
Name of Agency:
Comment:
Procedure 14.
Have company’s accounting books stamped at the court
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
DA 6000
Name of Agency:
Comment:
The accounting and inventory books must be stamped when the company starts its business activity. The fees amount to about DZD 2,000 per book.
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