Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Gabon with a translation and an apostille as pdf-file via e-mail.

Gabon is a state on the west coast of Central Africa. The country is a presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the CFA-Franc BEAC. The official language is French. Gabon is a member of the United Nations (UN), the AKT-Group and other international organisations.

Gabon is one of the richest and most developed countries in Africa. The industry is the leading economical sector, totalling up to 57% of the country's GDP. Natural resources are the major focus of the industry, mainly petrol, iron, gold and manganese. Petrol has the largest export share among those resources with roughly 70%.
Suprisingly, 60% of the country's population work in agriculture, which only accounts for 5% of the GDP.

Gabon has a mixed legal system, mainly consisting of french and african legal elements.

Corporate practice is regulated in the Civil Code, the Investment Law and other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses in Gabon:

• Société à responsabilité limitée – Limited liability company
• Société anonyme – Public limited company
• Société à nom collectif – Business Partnership
• Sociеtе commandite simple - Simple limited partnership

Additionally, one-man businesses and foreign branch offices may operate in Gabon.

The Investment Agency (Agence Nationale de Promotion des Investissements du Gabon, ANPI-Gabon) is responsible for registration in the commercial register. The registration is carried out by assigned court clerks (greffier du tribunal), directly subordinate to the Ministry of Justice.

Contents of the register:

• Full legal name
• Representatives
• Director and proprietors
• Current status (active/inactive)
• Type of business
• Full address
• Additional data

NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.

Information about the Director and the Proprietors of international corporations is not public, therefore only the information about Directors and Proprietors of local corporations is included in the extract.

Search in the register is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 7-14 days after request submission.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name
• Registration number

Legalization of extracts from Gabon

Gabon did not accede to The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 1966. Therefore, all gabonian documents are subject to legalization.

An extract from the business register of Gabon can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims
• Register legal entities with foreign participation
• Check potential employers

You can order an extract without mandatory registration or subscription. Just complete our form and our employees will investigate for missing information, provide you with the extract, translate it to English and deliver the original, the translation as well as the bill for our services to you via mail.
There is no risk involved for you as we provide you with the documents in question on a fixed price. If requested, we will have the extract verified and apostilled. The documents are sent to you by mail. Special fees for the apostille apply.

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