Extracts from the commercial register of Togo

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

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a sovereign state in West Africa. Togo is a presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the West African CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF), the official language is French. Togo is a member of the United Nations (UN), the AKT-Group and other international organisations.

Togo ranks among the poorest countries in the world. Agriculture is the main pillar of the country's economy, employing roughly 65% of the working population while accounting for 35% of the GDP. Togo has large reservoirs of phosphate and is the fourth largest phosphate exporter in the world.

Togo has a mixed legal system, mostly consisting of french law and african unwritten law.

Corporate practice is regulated in the Civil Code, the Investment Code and the OHADA-Laws.

Main types of businesses:

• Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) – Limited liability company
• Société anonyme (SA) – Limited comapny
• Groupement d’intérêt économique (GIE) – Economical interest grouping
• Entreprise individuelle – Registered merchant

Commercial court departments are responsible for registration in the commercial register, these are directly subordinate to the Ministry of Justice. The commercial register (Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier - RCCM) is managed by authorised secretarys from the commercial court.

Relevant documents for registration in the commercial register must be submitted to the Centre des Formalités des Entreprises du Togo.

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 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 Togo

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

An extract from the business register of Togo 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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