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Role a n d M i s s i o n s o f C E P I C I

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T h e B u s i n e s s E n vi ro n m e n t

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DOCUMENT INTRODUCING THE ONE-STOP SHOPFOR DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE• The coordination of the activities of the economic
offices in embassies and consulates of Côte d’Ivoire
abroad;• The initiation of communication and marketing actions
aimed at making Côte d’Ivoire a destination for investments;« CEPICI, the One-Stop
Shop for Investments
in Côte d’Ivoire »• The bringing together of foreign investors and champions of national small and medium size enterprises/
small and medium size industries in order to support
their development;

Mr. ESSIS Esmel EmmanuelDirector General of CEPICI“CEPICI is the key body promoting and facilitation direct
investments in Côte d’Ivoire. Thus, I would like to invite all the
economic operators and everyone wishing to do business inCôte d’Ivoire to call on us because CEPICI is their home. They
will enjoy all the support necessary for the smooth operation of
their businesses.”
CEPICI is the One-Stop Shop for direct investments in Côte d’Ivoire.
Itgathers, coordinates and streamlines all the Government’s initiatives
and actions regarding the promotion of investments and the development of the private sector.

• The setting up of an arrangement to attract investments from the Diaspora;• The establishment and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system for all the investments thathave enjoyed the advantages of the Investment Code.
Generallyensuring, in relation with the relevant admi4.
nistrations and public and private agencies, the implementation of the provisions of the Investment Code;5.

Participating in all the actions that contribute to theimprovement of the business climate and making proposals
to the Government;

To this end, CEPICI is responsible for:
Facilitating, through its Investor’s One-Stop Shop, the formalities
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relating to investments in Côte d’Ivoire;

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Contributing, as an executing agent, to the implementation of the Government’s and Development Partners’ programs for the private sector in Côte d’Ivoire;

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Acting as a platform for exchange and consultation
meetings between the public and private sectors in order toinitiate and formulate proposals to the Government with aview to addressing the concerns of the private sector.

Processing and issuing licenses for investments;

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Ensuring the promotion and attracting national and foreign direct
investments to Côte d’Ivoire through:• The organization of fairs, economic promotion events in Côte
d’Ivoire and abroad;• The promotion of the Public/Private Partnership among nationaland foreign investors;

BP V152 Abidjan 01 – Côte d’Ivoire • 16th floor - Building BELLE RIVE Abidjan - Plateau
Tel : (225) 20 31 14 00 - Fax: (225) 20 31 14 09 • www.cepici.gouv.ci

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OF CEPICIThe following can be listed:

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Corruption control (adoption of acharter of ethics and code of ethics
for public sector agents. Ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
and the African Union Convention
on Preventing and Combating Corruption);
The establishment of the High
Authority for Good Governancewith the power to deal with cases
and to sanction;
Transparency and efficiency inthe management of public procurements with the establishment of
the Regulatory Authority for Public
Procurement;
The improvement of security;
The business environment is defined as a set of political, legal,
institutional and regulatory conditions that governeconomic activities.
Reforming the business environment is a priority for governments
because of the significant influence of this environment on the development of the private sector, and, hence, on economic growthand job and livelihood creation.
After more than a decade of crises, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
has resolutely embarked on a process aimedat improving the investment climate. To this end, a reform program was defined in
2011. This program was updated in January 2013 to take into account all the changes in the political environment in the country
with a view to creating “one of the best business climates in Africa
and promoting public-private partnerships (PPPs)”.
These reforms aim to improve the economic activities’ overall
framework and sectoral framework.

The strengthening of the public
administration’s efficiency;
The improvement of the provision and quality of infrastructures
throughhuge construction andrehabilitation works on urban, interurban and dirt roads across thecountry;
The improvement of the provisionand quality of manpower throughthe rehabilitation ofthe universities
and public colleges and throughthe reform of the educational system with the introduction of the
Bachelor, Master, Doctorate (LMD)system in order to take further account of the training employment
matching, etc.

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Reforms in the Overall Framework

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Transfer of Ownership:
External Sectoral Reform Programs such as Doing Business of theWorld Bank Group
Under the Doing Business program of the World Bank Group, the Ivoriangovernment launched in 2013, an extensive structural and sectoral reform program of the business environment. These reforms aim to reduce
the procedures, time and costs of economic acts and to facilitate andsecure the formalities relating to private investments.
Thanks to the efforts made, Côte d’Ivoire has improved significantly its
ranking in the 2014 Doing Business Report published on October 29, 2013:• It is on the list of the top 10 reformers in the world• The countrymoved from I77th in 2013 to 167thout of 189 economies
assessed.
To date, the government has completed a series of sectoral reforms tofacilitate business. The most important reforms are listed below:
Setting up a New Business
Simplification and reduction of the number of procedures, time andcost of business startup• Establishment of CEPICI’s One-Stop Shop for business startup formalities;* The membership of the One-Stop Shop comprises all the administration’s bodies involved in the business startup chain,* It establishes a business in 24 hours,* It publishes the notice of business incorporation online on thesite of CEPICI automatically after the registration of the company;• Introduction of the declaration on word of honor in lieu of the police
record at the time of the registration of the company;

Simplification of property transfer formalities through a reduction of
the requirements, time and costs for ownership transfer:• Relinquishment of the income tax clearance for the situation of thesold property only;• Institution of a formality combining the registration and land
advertisement;• Operationalization of the Electronic Land Register;• Reduction of the cost of the certificate of location from CFAF 100,000
to 90,000 in 2013 for a bare or built site with an area below or equal to2,000 m2 or a built lot with only one two-story construction minimum;• Reduction of transfer registration fees for building from 10 to 7% (in2013), then from 7 to 6%.
Granting a Construction Permit:
Facilitation of the procedures and significant shortening of the time for
granting a ministerial construction permit:• From 474 to 364 days (in 2013), then to 87 days;• From 16 to 11 procedures.
Contract Implementation
Improvement of the judicial efficiency by reducing the processing timeof commercial disputes and legal costs:• Creation of commercial courts and setting up of the commercial
court of Abidjan in November 2012;* Institution of consular judges alongside professional judges;* 56 days on average for the processing of commercial disputes(average time for proceedings and sittings);• Regulation of the cost ofacts of justice with a view to suppressing
incidental legal costs.

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08• Establishment of business by private deed without obligation to deposit
the statute as notary minutes for companies of the limited liability (SARL)
type (with provision of the statute under private seal and “DSV” on the website of CEPICI www.cepici.gouv.ci and socio-professional organizations);• Removal of the minimum capital requirement for companies of thelimited liability (SARL) type;• Removal of all taxes on business startup formalities for any trading
company with a capital below or equal to CFAF 10,000,000* Reduction of CFAF 661,613 to 270,913 (in 2013), then to CFAF
15,000 today, of the startup cost of a limited liability company(SARL) with a capital below or equal to CFAF 10,000,000.

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Setting up of the virtual One-stop Shop forForeign Trade in July 2013.
• Shortening of the time required to prepare import related documents
by merging the documents and simplifying the procedures.
• Simplification of the procedures by processing electronically sometransactions.
Lending Process
Adoption of the Legal Framework for the creation, authorization, organization and supervision of the Credit Information Desks

Connection to the Electricity System
Simplification of the procedures and significant shortening of theconnection of a bonded plan or commercial warehouse to the electricity
system for a subscribed power of 160 KVA and a distance below 200m:• From 55 to 28 days
• From 8 to 4 procedures
Enforcement of the strict compliance with the current Price Schedule(Art 5 – Order No 187, imposes the authorization of the General Directorate of Energy for any invoice outside the schedule).
Protection of Investors
Strengthening of investors’ protection by improving the ease of suits
index and the director liability index:* Right granted to shareholders holding a capital <= 10% to seek
the expertise of a transaction made by the managers of the company* The right of shareholders to seek redress from managers for atransaction made and approved by the managing bodies of thecompany in case of abuse, imbalance, conflict of interest or damage suffered.

Prospects
Currently, Côte d’Ivoire is striving to consolidate its results and continue
with the reform momentum. A number of reforms have been planned for2015, including:• The creation of businesses on line
• The establishment of credit bureaus• The remotestatement and payment of taxes and duties online• The implementation of the virtual one-stop shop forthe granting of
construction permits• The full operationalization of the One-stop Shop for Foreign Trade.
For more information about investment climate , please contact CEPICI’s Investment
Climate Department at 20 22 28 49 or environnement-des-affaires@cepici.ci

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The new 2012 Code grants investors who decide to settle in Côte d’Ivoire
more guarantees that the 1995 Code did. These guarantees are related to:• The support of the Stateto businesses that have suffered damages
relating to popular uprisings,• The access to developed industrial zones.
This new Investment Code provides the following incentives, among
others:• Total VAT exemption on equipment during the investment period,• Reduction on the amounts to be paid to the Customs Services on
the equipment,• Partial exemption on the employer’s contribution on wages andsalaries,• SMEs enjoy the following additional measures:- Granting of a preferential tariff for the purchase of water andelectricity, and new technologies services for raw material processing units,- The extension of the time for the enjoyment of tax benefits,- The extension of the time for the enjoyment of benefits in free
trade zones,- The partial exemption of the employer’s share of the tax on
wages and salaries,- Exemption from all registration fees on all acts to be registered.
Les benefits of the Investment Code apply to all investors, whether they
are nationals or foreigners. In licensing, they have to do with the:Eligibility of the Business Areas:
All the business areas, except for non-industrial, commercial and banking
and financial service buildings.
Lowering of the Investment Threshold:• For all businesses:- Minimum amount for the eligibility in licensing: 200 millionCFA F
instead of 500 million CFA F- Upper limit: 1 billionCFA Finstead of 2 billionCFA F• SMEs:- Lower limit: 70 millionCFA F- Upper limit: 200 millionCFA F

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LICENSING REGIMEZONE A(District of Abidjan)

ZONE B(+ 60,000 inhbts)

ZONE C(- 60.000 inhbts)

BENFITS DURING THE INVESTMENT PERIOD (CREATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES)• Reduction, by 40 to 50%, of the amount of the fee to be paid the Customs on equipment and material and firstsets of spare parts• Total VAT exemption

DURATION

2 years with a possibility to extend for one year if 66% of theinvestments have been completed

BENEFITS DURING THE OPERATING PHASE (Creation)
DURATION

5 years

8 years

15 years

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

REDUCTION OF PATENTS AND LICENCES(1ST YEAR)• PENULTIMATE YEAR
• LAST YEAR

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

REDUCTION OF EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

50%

75%

90%

EXEMPTION OF TAX ON PROPERTY INCOME
FOR HOUSING FACILITIES MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE STAFF

0%

0%

100%

EXEMPTION FROM TAX ON THE HEREDITAMENT

100% Si invest >1 Milliard FCFA

100% Si invest >1 Milliard FCFA100%

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The activities of the One-Stop Shop Consists of Four (4) Services
as follows :• the One-Stop Shop for business start-up• the One-Stop Shop for authorizations• the One-Stop Shop for industrial lands• the One-Stop Shop for facilitating administrative formalities
The One-Stop Shop for business start up
The One-Stop Shop is responsible for :facilitating administrative formalities relating to the1.
establishment, operation, transmission or extension ofbusinesses;2.
helping to reduce costs and delays for these formalities (within 24 hours);
3.
receiving and processing investors’ applications toenable them to enjoy the benefits of the Investment Code;4.
ensuring, in relation with the relevant administrations and public and private agencies, the implementation of the provisions of the Investment Code;5.
Receiving and processing investors’ applications
for land to be used for industrial purposes;
6.

facilitating formalities for businesses and investors.

To enable economic operators to find in a single venue all thefacilities necessary to complete the formalities required for theirsettlement and the carrying out of their activities in Côte d’Ivoire,the following administrations involved in the business creation
process were pooled for the purpose of establishing a company
within 24 hours :• the Tax Directorate (DGI), for the registration of deeds and theassignment of taxpayer accounts• the Office of the Clerk of the Commercial Court of Abidjan,
for the registration in the Trade and Real Estate Credit Register(RCCM)• the Ministry of Trade, Handicrafts and the Promotion of SMEs,
for the registration in the Import-Export Code• the National Social Security Fund (CNPS), for the registrationof employers.
Note : All the services of the One-Stop Shop are free of charge,
only the charges of the administrations issuing documents are tobe paid.

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One (1) copy of the identification card (national identification card or
passport) for nationals or of the consular card for non-national managers (andpossibly of an employee, or failing that, one (1) copy of a birth certificate);2.

One (1) copy of the birth certificate of the manager;

3.
Two (2) copies of the registered lease contract or two (2) copies of
the title of ownership or certificate of ownership;4.
One (1) sworn statement signed by the applicant and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
record issued within the last 3 months, or failing that, any other document
in lieu of an extract from the criminal record;5.

One (1) residence certificate;6.
One (1) extract of marriage record or the copy of the family record
booklet (page about the spouses);7.
One (1) certified proxy if the application is filed by a representative(with the exception of notaries);
8.

If an individual that can commit the company is appointed, provide:• One (1) copy of the national identification card;• One (1) sworn statement signed by the applicant and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
record issued within the last 3 months, or failing that, any other document in lieu of an extract from the criminal record;• One (1) residence certificate.

9.

Location plan of the place where the activities are carried out.

AMOUNT OF FEES RELATINGTOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OFA COMPANYREGISTRATION FEES

TRADE REGISTERCFA F 1,000(1)*

CFA F 10,000(1)*Total to be paid: (1) + (2) = CFA F 11,000
Import export Code: (For users of Foreign Trade): CFA F 30,000* The lease contract must be submitted during the registration formalities (refer to Art. 550, paragraph 1 of the General Tax
Code) at the rate of 2.5% of the amount of the covering the lease period. (That formality is completed in the registration
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One (1) copy of the identification card (National Identification cardor passport) of the manager and shareholders or partners (and possiblyof an employee, or failing that, one (1) copy of a birth certificate);1.
One (1) copy of the identification card (National Identification cardor passport) of the manager and shareholders or partners (and possiblyof an employee, or failing that, one (1) copy of a birth certificate);

2.
Five (5) copies of the articles of association of the company and/or minutes of a meeting;2.
Five (5) copies of the articles of association of the company and/or minutes of a meeting;3.
One (1) copy of the notarial statement of subscription andpayment (DNSV);

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One (1) copy of the notarial statement of subscription andpayment (DNSV);

4.
Two (2) copies of the registered* lease contract or two (2) copies
the title of ownership;

4.
Two (2) copies of the registered* lease contract or two (2) copies
the title of ownership;5.
One (1) sworn statement signed by the manager and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
recordissued within the last 3 months, or failing that, a document in lieu
of an extract from the criminal record.

5.
One (1) sworn statement signed by the manager and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
recordissued within the last 3 months, or failing that, a document in lieu
an extract from the criminal record.

6.
One (1) copy of the certified list of managers, directors or partners
who have unlimited personal liability or authority to commit the company;

6.
One (1) copy of the certified list of managers, directors or partners
who have unlimited personal liability or authority to commit the company;

7.

One (1) certified proxy in case of retrieval by a representative;

7.

One (1) certified proxy in case of retrieval by a representative;

8.

A location plan of the place where the activities are carried out.

8.

A location plan of the place where the activities are carried out.

(Limited Liability Company with a capital of CFA F 10,000,000)(Limited Liability Company with a capital above CFA F 10,000,000)

AMOUNT OF FEES RELATINGTOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANYAMOUNT OF FEES RELATINGTOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANY

Notarial
Procedure

Notarial
Procedure

Compulsory

Cost to be
determinedwith thenotaryRegistration Fees

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Trade Register

Free ofchargeCFA F 10,000(RCCM)+CFA F 5,000(certificate ofdeposit at theoffice of thecourt clerk)

Formality
completed

Free of charge

Publication of the
Notice of Establishment

Electronically on thesite of CEPICI

Compulsory

Free of charge

Cost to be
determinedwith thenotaryRegistration Fees

SearchFees

Trade Register

0.3% of thecapital amount
0.1% of the
portion of thecapital above 5
billion CFA F
18,000 CFA F for
the DNSV
18,000 CFA F
for the meeting
minutes

500 CFA F
per page(articles ofassociationand lease
contract)

CFA F 10,000(RCCM)+CFA F 5,000(certificate ofdeposit at theoffice of thecourt clerk)

Publication of the
Notice of Establishment

Electronically on
the site of CEPICIFree of charge

Import export Code: (For users of Foreign Trade): CFA F 30,000

Import export Code: (For users of Foreign Trade): CFA F 30,000* The lease contract must be submitted during the registration formalities (refer to Art. 550, paragraph 1 of the General Tax
Code) at the rate of 2.5% of the amount of the covering the lease period. (That formality is completed in the registration
office of the Tax Directorate or at the Formality Window / CEPICI* The lease contract must be submitted during the registration formalities (refer to Art. 550, paragraph 1 of the General Tax
Code) at the rate of 2.5% of the amount of the covering the lease period. (That formality is completed in the registration
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1.
One (1) copy of the identification card (National Identification cardor passport) of the manager and shareholders or partners (and possiblyof an employee, or failing that, one (1) copy of a birth certificate);2.
Four (5) copies of the articles of association of the company andpossibly/or minutes of a general meeting plus a copy for each of the partners;3.
One (1) copy of the notarial statement of subscription andpayment (DSV) or forwarding of the (DNSV);
4.
Two (2) copies of the registered* lease contract or two (2) copies
the title of ownership ;5.
One (1) sworn statement signed by the manager and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
recordissued within the last 3 months, or failing that, a document in lieu
an extract from the criminal record.
6.
One (1) copy of the certified list of managers, directors or partners
who have unlimited personal liability or authority to commit the company;
7.

One (1) certified proxy in case of retrieval by a representative;

8.

A location plan of the place where the activities are carried out.

AMOUNT OF FEES RELATINGTOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANY
Notarial
Procedure

Registration Fees

Optional

Formality
completed

Free ofcharge(1)*Free of charge(2)*SearchFees

Trade Register

Free ofcharge(3)*CFA F 10,000(RCCM)+CFA F 5,000(certificate ofdeposit at theoffice of thecourt clerk)(4)*

Publication of the
Notice of Establishment
Electronically on thesite of CEPICIFree of charge(5)*Total to be paid: (1)* + (2)* + (3)* + (4)* + (5)* = CFA F 10,000
Import export Code: (For users of Foreign Trade): CFA F 30,000* The lease contract must be submitted during the registration formalities (refer to Art. 550, paragraph 1 of the General Tax
Code) at the rate of 2.5% of the amount of the covering the lease period. (That formality is completed in the registration
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1.
One (1) copy of the identification card (National Identification cardor passport) of the manager and shareholders or partners (and possiblyof an employee, or failing that, one (1) copy of a birth certificate);2.
Four (5) copies of the articles of association of the company andpossibly/or minutes of a general meeting plus a copy for each of the partners;3.
One (1) copy of the notarial statement of subscription andpayment (DSV) or forwarding of the (DNSV);
4.
Two (2) copies of the registered* lease contract or two (2) copies
the title of ownership ;5.
One (1) sworn statement signed by the manager and completed,within 75 days from the registration, by an extract from the criminal
recordissued within the last 3 months, or failing that, a document in lieu
an extract from the criminal record6.
One (1) copy of the certified list of managers, directors or partners
who have unlimited personal liability or authority to commit the company;
7.

One (1) certified proxy in case of retrieval by a representative ;8.

8. A location plan of the place where the activities are carried out.

AMOUNT OF FEES RELATINGTOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANY
Notarial
Procedure

Optional

Free ofchargeRegistration Fees
0.3% of the capitalamount0.1% of the portionof the capital above
CFA F 5 billion
F CFA 18,000 for the
DNSV
CFA F 18,000 for the
meeting minutes
Note : Minimum
payment set at
CFA F 18,000

Stamp
Fees

CFA F
5 000 /
page

SearchFees

Trade
Register

CFA F
5 000

CFA F
10,000(RCCM)
+
CFA F
5,000
(certificate
of depositat theoffice ofthe court
clerk)

Publication of the
Notice of Establishment

Electronically on thesite of CEPICIFree of charge

Import export Code: (For users of Foreign Trade): CFA F 30,000* The lease contract must be submitted during the registration formalities (refer to Art. 550, paragraph 1 of the General Tax
Code) at the rate of 2.5% of the amount of the covering the lease period. (That formality is completed in the registration
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
16th floor - Building BELLERIVE PLATEAU • Tel. : (225) 20 31 14 00 - Fax: (225) 20 31 14 09
ONE-STOP SHOP OF CEPICI
2nd floor - Building LE DJEKANOU PLATEAU • Tel: (225) 20 30 23 85 - Fax: (225) 20 30 23 94