1.
National ID Card (simple copy)
CEO or sole proprietor
or
Passport (simple copy)
CEO or sole proprietor
2.
Company extract (simple copy)
company only
3.
Certificate of incorporation (simple copy)
company only
4.
Lease - certified (simple copy)
5.
Sublease
rented premises
6.
Health inspection certificate (simple copy)
business activitiy with human or environmental impact
Attention at counter:
Max. 15mn
Waiting time until next step:
Max. 3h.
1.
Trading Enterprises Order 1993
Articles 14, 16, 28
2.
Trading Enterprises Regulations 1999
Articles 10, 11, 15, 16
3.
Trading Enterprises (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Article 2
4.
Memorandum Trading Enterprises Regulations as Amended 2012
Article 1
5.
Industrial Licensing Act 2014
6.
Industrial Licensing Regulations 2014
7.
Business Licensing and Registration Act 2019
8.
Business Licensing and Registration Regulations 2020
Additional information
The applicant lodges an application online on eLicenses for a Trading or a Manufacturing License. He/she can benefit fo a free and open access to eLicenses platform at the OBFC's Data Entry Kiosque. He/she can also ask support and guidance from any licensing officer.
The hard copies of the documents must be scanned and uploaded in eLicenses. The required documents may vary in regards with the type of license (trading or manufacturing) and the nature of the business activity (to assess for instance any environmental impact).
The online application will be reviewed by the relevant Licensing authority by 3-4 days. If the license is granted, the applicant will receive automatically an electronic notification by mail to make the payment. The certificate will be delivered right after payment.