Maghreb Registers
Official registers of North Africa, explained in English
Company registers, official gazettes, land titles, court records and access-to-information rules in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Mauritania, read from the official Arabic and French sources.
Updated 7 November 2026
Countries
Algeria: CNRC trade register, Journal Officiel, criminal records and data lawAlgeria hub: the CNRC trade register under law 04-08, the Journal Officiel on joradp.dz, criminal record bulletins and law 18-07 on personal data.Egypt: commercial register, GAFI incorporation, Official Gazette and courtsEgypt hub: the commercial register law, GAFI online incorporation and fees, extracts at post offices, the Official Gazette and the Court of Cassation.Libya: commercial register, Official Gazette and Ministry of Justice linksLibya hub: the commercial register at the Ministry of Economy and Trade, company documents, and the Official Gazette linked by the Ministry of Justice.Mauritania: trade register, Journal Officiel and land registrationMauritania hub: the registre du commerce under the Code de commerce, the APIM one-stop shop, the Journal Officiel and land rules in ordinance 83-127.Morocco: trade register, Bulletin Officiel, land titles and data rightsMorocco hub: OMPIC trade register and DirectInfo, the Bulletin Officiel, ANCFCC land titles, law 31-13 on access to information and the CNDP.Tunisia: RNE company register, JORT, land titles and access to informationTunisia hub: the Registre National des Entreprises, the JORT, the land registry and land court, and the access to information authority.
Company registers
Company registers in Algeria: the CNRC and the trade registerHow Algeria's trade register works under law 04-08: the CNRC, the register extract, legal notices in the BOAL, the 2018 e-portal and a common identifier.Company registers in Egypt: the commercial register and GAFI incorporationHow Egypt's commercial register works: law 34 of 1976, GAFI incorporation, online-only filing since September 2023, entry fees and extracts.Company registers in Libya: al-sijill al-tijari and the Ministry of EconomyLibya commercial register: the Ministry of Economy and Trade, its register office and e-system, and documents to form or change a joint-stock company.Company registers in Mauritania: the registre du commerce and APIMMauritania trade register under the Commercial Code as amended in 2015: local and central registers, deadlines, fines, extracts and the APIM one-stop shop.Company registers in Morocco: local registers, the OMPIC central register and the ICEHow Morocco's trade register works: local court registers, the OMPIC central register, certificats négatifs, the ICE number, extracts and deadlines.Company registers in Tunisia: the Registre National des EntreprisesHow Tunisia's Registre National des Entreprises works under law 2018-52: name reservation, beneficial owners, update deadlines and OECD findings.Egypt's commercial register offices and the Internal Trade Development AuthorityEgypt register offices are run by the Internal Trade Development Authority: office types, post office extracts, the UCR number and the 1976 law.Foreign company branches, representative offices and agencies in LibyaMinistry of Economy document lists for foreign company branches, representative offices, licences and commercial agencies in Libya, with minimum deposits.Trade register deadlines and penalties in Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Libya and EgyptSide-by-side deadlines and fines for trade register filings in Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria, with what Libyan and Egyptian sources state.
Gazettes and laws
Access-to-information laws and data protection authorities in North AfricaMorocco law 31-13 and Tunisia law 2016-22 on access to information, deadlines and appeals, and data protection laws in Morocco, Algeria and Egypt.Glossary of Arabic official register terms used in Libya and EgyptTransliterated Arabic terms from Libyan and Egyptian register, company and gazette sources, with English meanings and the source that uses each one.Glossary of French official register terms used in Morocco, Algeria and MauritaniaEnglish meanings of French terms used in trade registers, gazettes, criminal records, data protection and land law in Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.Morocco's law 09-08 on personal data and the CNDPMorocco law 09-08: prior declaration or authorisation, rights of data subjects, transfers abroad, the CNDP, fines in dirhams and public registers.Official gazettes of North Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and MauritaniaThe official gazettes of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Mauritania: titles, publishers, editions, prices and online access.The Journal Officiel of Mauritania: issues, numbering and the digital portalHow Mauritania's Journal Officiel is published: the MCSGG, twice-monthly issues, numbering, the 2025 digital portal and how laws take effect.
Courts, land and rights
Court records and judgments in North AfricaCourt records in North Africa: Algeria's criminal record bulletins, Morocco's information appeals, Tunisia's land court, Egypt's top court.Criminal records in Algeria: the casier judiciaire, its three bulletins and rehabilitationAlgeria's criminal record under law 18-06 of 2018: bulletins 1, 2 and 3, who may obtain them, records of companies, and rehabilitation periods.Land registration in Morocco and Tunisia: titres fonciers, ANCFCC and the Conservation de la Propriété FoncièreHow land titles work in Morocco under the 1913 dahir and ANCFCC, and in Tunisia under the Code des droits réels, the CPF and the land court.Land tenure in Mauritania: ordinance 83-127, concessions and land registrationMauritania land law under ordinance 83-127 of 1983: state land, concessions, optional title registration, dispute deadlines and courts.Personal data rights in Algeria under law 18-07Algeria's law 18-07 of 2018: consent, access, rectification within ten days, objection, the national authority, its fines and the criminal penalties.