Extracts from the commercial register of Sudan

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

The Republic of the Sudan, also know as Sudan, is a state in Northeast Africa. Sudan is a federal presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the Sudanese Pound (SDG), the official languages are English and Sudanese Arabic. The state religion is the Islam. Sudan is a member of the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations.

The Sudan is the fourth-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa behind Nigeria, Southafrica and Angola. However, their economy has suffered substantially from wars and sanctions imposed by western countries.
At the same time, Sudan is rich on natural resources like petrol, iron, gold and uranium. The government is actively taking measures to expand the economical potential of the country. Currently, the most important foreign investor is China, the Ministry of Justice even have a chinese Version of their online domain.

Sudan has a mixed legal system, consisting mostly of muslim and english law.

Corporate practice is regulated in the Companies Act of 1925, the Law on Registration of 1971 and the Law on Company Names of 1931, besides other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses in Sudan:

• Private limited liability company
• Public limited liability company
• Partnership

Additionally, registered merchants and foreign branch offices may operate in Sudan.

Registration in the commercial register is managed by the Department of Commercial Affairs.

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 3-5 days after request submission.

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

• Full legal name

Legalization of extracts from Sudan

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

An extract from the business register of Sudan 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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