Extracts from the commercial register of Syria

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

The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Western Asia. Syria is a semi-presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the Syrian Pound (SYP), the official language is Arabic. Syria is a member of the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations.

The syrian economy has suffered servere damage by both the Civil War and the sanctions imposed on Syria by western states. It is mainly under governmental control, however some branchens (e.g. tourism) still developed majorly private. Before the Civil War, agriculture employed 53% of the working population.

Syria has a mixed legal system, combining french, islamic and socialist legal elements.

Corporate practice is regulated in the Companies Act of 2011 and other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses:

• Business Partnership
• Limited business partnership
• Joint-Venture
• Limited liability company
• Limited company

The Ministry of Economy and Trade is in charge of the commercial register and the registration process. Their services are partially available online.

Contents of the commercial register of Syria:

Company profile is up-to-date company information and its corporate documents submitted in the register.

• Full legal name
• Registration number
• Legal form
• Type of business
• Main activity
• Contact details
• данные о директорах
• Director and proprietors
• Additional data

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

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

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.

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

• Full legal name
• Registration number

Legalization of extracts from Syria

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

An extract from the commercial register of Syria can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims

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