Egypt - Obtain a Trade Licence
ProcedureEdit
- Obtain all necessary documents.
- Fill in and submit the application form along with all other requirements.
- Pay the license fee.
The applicant registers the Memorandum and Articles of Association and request a trade license. after reviewing the documents, the Commercial register delivers a registration certificate and the Starting a Business Details appropriate license.
- Any applicant requesting for the issuance of a business license, shall supply the documents prescribed under the trading Act.
- Where the applicant is a foreign investor and requests for a business license desiring to buy and run an enterprise in its existing situation; shall, in addition to the documents provided , submit to the Ministry photocopies of his passport and document evidencing the sale of the enterprise from the Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency or where the purchase is from private, an authenticated document evidencing the conclusion of the sale, as may be appropriate.
Where the applicant is a business organization, it shall together with the application submit the following documents to the appropriate authority:
- commercial registration certificate,
- authenticated original copies of memorandum and Article of association of the business organization,
- passport size photographs of the manager taken with in six months time,
- where the application is submitted by an attorney, an authenticated power of attorney and photocopies of identification card or passport of the attorney,and documents prescribed.
Where the applicant is a federal public enterprise or a regional public enterprise, it shall together with the application submit the following documents to the appropriate authority:
- commercial registration certificate,
- the law of its establishment,
- the appointment letter of the manager and his passport size photographs taken with in six months time,
- where the application is submitted by an attorney, an authenticated power of attorney and photocopies of the attorneys identification card or passport, and documents prescribed.
Companies are encouraged to register to the Regional Trade & Industry bureau closest to their business. These bureaus have the power to issue the registration and license to newly registered businesses.
- Filing an Appeal
- Applicants who are aggrieved by the decision of either the Licensing Committees or or both may appeal in writing to the Regional Boards within 30 days of the notification of the decision.
- Applicants who are aggrieved by the decision of the Regional Appeals Board may appeal in writing to the Minister of Trade and Industry within 30 days of the notification of the decision.
Required DocumentsEdit
- Completed Application Form and application fee of LE 50.
- Copy of Certificate of Incorporation for a company or registration certificate in case of individuals or partnership applicant.
- Certified copies of Form 2, and copies of share certificates of the company directors and shareholders.
- Proof of availability of business premises (written undertaking lease in lieu of agreement or tittle deed).
- Certified copies of valid Omang for citizens, and passport for non-citizen Directors and Shareholders
- Certified copies of valid work and residence permits for non citizen managers.
- A covering letter explaining how the business would operate and provide itemized list of goods or services.
- Satisfactory Physical Planners report for zoning of the plot.
- Satisfactorily Environmental Health report for the business premises from District Council Health Inspectors
- Drug and Regulatory Inspection report in case of Pharmaceutical Products and Pharmacy licence (Ministry of Health Quarters)
- Clearance letter from Bureau of Standards (BOBS) in case of filing station or of a Liquid Petroleum Gas seller. .
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
- Ministry of Trade and industry
Address : 2 Latin America, Garden City, Cairo
E-Mail : [email protected]
Website : http://www.mfti.gov.eg
- Ministry of Finance
Mr. Hany Kadry img
Address Nasr City
Phone no. 23428886 - 23428010 - 23428830
Fax 26861680 - 2686181
Fax: ++2(0)2 26861861
Email Address: [email protected]
E-mail [email protected]
Website http://www.mof.gov.eg
EligibilityEdit
Trade Act has reserved the following businesses for citizens of Ethiopia:
- Auctioneers
- Car wash
- Cleaning Services
- Curio Shop
- Fresh Produce
- Funeral Parlour
- General Clothing
- General dealers
- Hairdressers
- Hire Services
- Laundromat
- Petrol Filling Station
- Takeaway
FeesEdit
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ValidityEdit
Valid for 1 year
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Processing TimeEdit
processing take 15-30 days
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InstructionsEdit
- Please ensure that you print the form on legal size paper (8/1/2 X 14).
- Please ensure that the form is completed in its entirety
- Please sign the bottom
Required InformationEdit
- Full name of Applicant
- Registered/Residential Address of the Applicant
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Nationality of the Applicant
- Occupation/Business
- Description and Location of Property
- Condition of Property
- Name, Address and Nationality of vendor
Need for the DocumentEdit
Any person desiring to engage in a commercial activity shall submit to the appropriate authority application for Trade license by completing an application form.
Doing business in Egypt requires business registration and licensing. The Egyptian government with the objective of improving the existing commercial registration, implementation and business licensing rules the Egyptian Commercial Registration.
The Ministry of Trade and respective trade bureaus in different regional administration of the country are responsible bodies for business registration and license.
The Trade Act of Egypt provide for the establishment of the Trade Licensing Committees, Control Authorities and the Regional Appeals Boards. The issuance of licences has been decentralized to the Local Authorities.
Before a business can begin operating, owners must first obtain a license to trade. Following are procedures on how to apply for a trade license.
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External LinksEdit
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ics/2013/204635.htm
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