Deposit the initial capital at the bank and obtain a receipt
Agency: Bank
The bank must check the origin of the funds and the purpose of the initial capital. The parties must submit a document stating their intent to start a new business.
Time and cost: 2 days, no charge
Draft the company’s articles of association with a lawyer
Agency: Notary or lawyer
There is no legal obligation to draft the company statutes with a lawyer and since February 2014, statute templates are available online at the ODPIC website (www.odpic.info). However, most entrepreneurs still draft the company statutes with a lawyer.
Lawyers and notaries charge approximately FCFA 90,000 to draft the statutes.
Time and cost: 3 days, DJF 100,000
Reserve the company name with ODPIC, register with the Companies Registry, publish the notice of commencement of activity, register the articles of association with the Hôtel des Impôts, register for taxes
Agency: Guichet Unique
Djibouti implemented a new Guichet Unique in 2017. In order to register a new company at the Guichet Unique, the following documents are required:
- Forms CN1 and RC1;
- 2 certified copies of the articles of association;
- 2 copies of the bank deposit receipt;
- 2 sworn statement copies or 2 copies of the criminal record.
The information provided by the entrepreneur is then transferred internally to the Guichet Unique’s institutional partners, namely the ODPIC, the Hôtel des Impôts, and the CNSS. Entrepreneurs can ask to register the company’s articles of association, obtain the reservation of the company name, register with the Companies Registry and obtain a professional license (patente) during their registration at the Guichet Unique.
The Guichet Unique is also in charge of the publication of the notice of commencement of activity in its website (http://www.guichet-unique.dj/annonces-legales).
The registration fees are: DJF 18,000 registration fees (immatriculation), DJF 5000 name reservation, DJF 1000 service fee of the Guichet Unique, DJF 10,000 for the registration of the articles of association and DJF 1000 per page for the stamp duty.
Time and cost: 5 days, see procedure comments
Pay the fees with the payment agent
Agency: Guichet Unique
After his/her interaction with front desk, the user then interacts with the payment agent, to whom he/she pays the fees for all agencies (ODPIC, the Hôtel des Impôts, and the CNSS).
Time and cost: 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure), no cost
Create a company seal, letterhead and books
Agency: Seal-making shop
Creating a company seal, letterhead and books can be done at the Seal-maker for DJF 2000 – 3000 (for seal and letterhead) + DJF 5000 – 7000 (books).
Time and cost: 3 days, DJF 2,000 – 3,000 (for seal and letterhead) + DJF 5,000 – 7,000 (books)
Register employees with the Caisse Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale
Agency: Caisse Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
