1. Submit Articles of Incorporation, Notice of Address and Notice of Directors in duplicate (2 copies each) on deed paper.
2. You also need to submit a Statutory Declaration signed by a Lawyer.
3. Pay the registration fee.

Note: If "Dominica" forms part of the Companys name a licence from the Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs granting permission for the use of "Dominica" must be submitted upon incorporation.

• Articles of Incorporation, Notice of Address and Notice of Directors in duplicate (2 copies each) on deed paper.
• Statutory Declaration signed by a Lawyer.
• Stamp: EC $5.00.

The Companies' Clerk

Companies and Intellectual Property Office

21 Kennedy Avenue

Roseau

Commonwealth of Dominica

Telephone: (767) 266 3358

Fax: (767) 440 6593

E-mail: cipoclerk@dominica.gov.dm

No signatory to the articles of the said Company is an individual who is:

• less than eighteen years of age;
• is of unsound mind and has been so found by a tribunal in Dominica or elsewhere; or
• has the status of a bankrupt

Registration Fee of EC $750.00 to be paid at the Registry.

Local Companies Annual Fees:

Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2002. (S.R.O. 57 of 2002)

In these Regulations the Companies Regulations, 1997 are referred to as "the Principal Regulations".

Regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting the following new sub regulations immediately after sub regulation (5):

• "The annual company fee payable under section 9A of the Act shall be as follows:
  • for a company whose share capital does not exceed $49,999 - $200.00
  • for a company with a share capital from $50,000 to $100,000 - $500.00
  • for a company with a share capital from $50,000 to $100,000 - $500.00
  • for a company with a share capital from $100,001 to $200,000 - $700.00
  • for every additional $100,000 of share capital over $200,000 or part thereof - $100.00

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

• Local Company Articles of Incorporation http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/local_company_articles_of_incorporation.pdf
• Local Company Notice of Address http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/local_company_notice_of_address.pdf
• Local Company Notice of Directors http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/local_company_notice_of_directors.pdf
• Local Company Statutory Declaration http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/local_company_statutory_declaration.pdf

Please explain the processing your application.    

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Application forms to register a local company are submitted to the Companies and Intellectual Property Office.

Articles of Incorporation

• Name of Company
• The Classes and any maximum numbers of shares that the company is authorized to issue
• Restriction if any on share transfers
• Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Directors
• Restrictions if any on business the Company may carry on
• Incorporators

Notice of Address

• Address of Registered Office
• Mailing Address

Notice of Directors

• Directors of the company

A corporation is a separate legal entity that has been incorporated through a legislative or registration process established through legislation. Incorporated entities have legal rights and liabilities that are distinct from that of the shareholders.

A corporation may conduct business as either a profit-seeking business or not for profit business.

The Companies and Intellectual Property Office was established under Part II of the Patents Act, Act 8 of 1999 (PDF, 1.18 MB). The CIPO is the National Companies and Intellectual Property Registry for the Commonwealth of Dominica and is a Department of the Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs.

The Office is responsible for administering legislation, registering and keeping records in relation to Intellectual Property, Companies, Business Names and International Business Companies in Dominica.

Functions of the Companies and Intellectual Property Office include:

• Registration of Intellectual Property
• Registration of International Business Companies
• Registration of Business Names, Local Companies and Non-profit Companies

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Web Portal: http://dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-register-a-local-company
• Corporation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation
• Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs: http://tourism.gov.dm/about-us/departments/companies-and-intellectual-property-office

More information which might help people.