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

The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa. Chad is a presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the official languages are Arabic and French. Chad is a member of the United Nations (UN), the AKT-Group and other international organisations.

Chad ranks among the poorest countries in the world. The most commonly found natural resources include petrol, gold, uranium, bauxite, and copper. Agriculture is the economical foundation of the country, employing roughly 80% of the working population whilst accumulating about 57% of the GDP. Chad's most important foreign trade partner are the USA. More than 80% of the country's total population live below the international poverty line.

Chad has a mixed legal system, drawing inspiration mostly from french law, muslim law and african unwritten law.

Corporate practice is regulated in the Civil Code, the OHADA-Laws and other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses:

• Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) – Limited liability company
• Société anonyme (SA) – Limited company
• Société par actions simplifiées (SAS) – Simple limited company
• Groupement d’intérêt économique (GIE) – Economic interest grouping
• Entreprise individuelle – Registered merchant

The Greffes du Tribunal de Commerce are responsible for registration in the commercial register. The commercial register itself (Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier - RCCM) is managed by authorised secretaries from the commercial court.

All relevant documents for registration must be submitted to the Guichet Unique. Their services are partially available online.

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 on the directors and shareholders of international companies is not publicly available, therefore just the information on directors and shareholders of local companies 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 Chad

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

An extract from the business register of Chad 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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