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Tunisia: RNE company register, JORT, land titles and access to information

Last checked 7 November 2026 · 5 sources

Short answer

Tunisia's company register is the Registre National des Entreprises (RNE, national register of enterprises), set up by law 2018-52 of 29 October 2018 and run by the Centre National du Registre des Entreprises 1. The centre issues name reservation certificates on the day of the request and publishes reserved names daily in its official electronic journal 1. Laws appear in the Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne 1. The Conservation de la Propriété Foncière keeps land titles 4. An independent authority handles access to information 3.
Company register
Registre National des Entreprises (RNE) 1
Legal basis
Law 2018-52 of 29 October 2018 1
Name reservation
Issued the same day, valid six months, renewable once 1
Beneficial owner threshold
20 percent or more of capital or voting rights 2
Land registry
Conservation de la Propriété Foncière, Tunis and regional directorates 4
Access to information
Instance d'Accès à l'Information, organic law 22 of 2016 3

Where to look

The table lists the official records this site could confirm for Tunisia.

RecordOfficial bodyOfficial siteWhat you can get
Company register 1Centre National du Registre des Entreprises 1registre-entreprises.tn returned an empty page when tried on 7 November 2026Name reservation certificates and a daily list of reserved names 1
Beneficial owners 2Registre National des Entreprises 2Rules in decree 2019-54 2Identity of persons holding 20 percent or more 2
Official gazette 1Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (JORT) 1Laws and decrees 1Texts such as the RNE decrees of 21 January 2019 1
Land titles 4Conservation de la Propriété Foncière 4Central office in Tunis and regional directorates 4Titles, certificates and entries of rights 4
Land title disputes 5Tribunal Immobilier (land court) 5Court seat for the area of the property 5Updating of land titles 5
Access to information 3Instance d'Accès à l'Information (INAI) 3inai.tn 3Decisions on access requests 3

The company register

Two government decrees of 21 January 2019, published in the Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (JORT, Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic) n° 7 of 22 January 2019, cite law 2018-52 of 29 October 2018 on the registre national des entreprises 1. The register is run by the Centre National du Registre des Entreprises 1.

The centre issues a certificat de réservation (reservation certificate) for a company name, trade name or shop sign on the day the request is filed. It is valid for six months and can be renewed once 1. The centre publishes a daily list of reserved names in its journal électronique officiel (official electronic journal) 1.

Government decree 2019-54 sets the rules for identifying the bénéficiaire effectif (beneficial owner). For a legal person, this is first any natural person who holds, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of the capital or voting rights 2. The register's website returned a page with no readable content when tried on 7 November 2026, so its search tools and fees are not described.

Land registration and the land court

Law 2001-35 of 17 April 2001 amended the Code des droits réels (real rights code). New article 316 states that the Conservation de la Propriété Foncière (land registry) has a central administration in Tunis and regional directorates 4. It establishes titles after registration judgments, keeps records of registered properties, enters rights and charges, keeps titles up to date and issues titles and certificates 4.

Law 2001-34 of 10 April 2001 deals with updating land titles. Article 2 makes the Tribunal Immobilier (land court) the only court competent for these procedures 5. The court acts through the chambre des titres gelés (chamber for frozen titles) or the juge du livre foncier (land book judge) 5.

Access to information and personal data

The Instance d'Accès à l'Information (INAI, access to information authority) describes itself as an independent public authority with legal personality and financial autonomy. It was created by organic law 22 of 2016 dated 24 March 2016 on the right of access to information, and parliament elected its council members on 18 July 2017 3.

The INAI site lists a joint guide with al-Hay'a al-Wataniya li-Himayat al-Ma'tiyat al-Shakhsiya (national authority for the protection of personal data) on how the two rights fit together 3. The data protection authority's own website (inpdp.tn) did not respond when tried on 7 November 2026, so its procedures are not described.

Courts and judgments

Beyond the land court, no official Tunisian source on the court structure or on access to published judgments was opened for this page.

Common questions

What is Tunisia's company register called?

The Registre National des Entreprises (RNE), set up by law 2018-52 of 29 October 2018 1.

How long is a Tunisian company name reservation valid?

Six months from issue, renewable once. It is issued on the day of the request 1.

Who keeps land titles in Tunisia?

The Conservation de la Propriété Foncière, with a central administration in Tunis and regional directorates 4.

Which body handles access to information in Tunisia?

The Instance d'Accès à l'Information, an independent public authority created by organic law 22 of 2016 3.

Rules and fees change. Check the official source linked on this page before you act on it. Spotted an error? Email hello@maghrebregisters.com.

Sources

  1. Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne: N° 7, décrets gouvernementaux du 21 janvier 2019 (Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic, No. 7, government decrees of 21 January 2019) (22 January 2019)
  2. Gouvernement tunisien: Décret gouvernemental n° 2019-54 du 21 janvier 2019, relatif aux modalités et critères d'établissement du bénéficiaire effectif (Government decree No. 2019-54 of 21 January 2019 on the methods and criteria for establishing the beneficial owner)
  3. Hay'at al-Nafadh ila al-Ma'luma: al-Safha al-Ra'isiya (Access to Information Authority in Tunisia: Home page)
  4. Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne via FAOLEX: Loi n° 2001-35 du 17 avril 2001, modifiant certains articles du code des droits réels (Law 2001-35 of 17 April 2001 amending certain articles of the real rights code)
  5. Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne via FAOLEX: Loi n° 2001-34 du 10 avril 2001, portant mise à jour des titres fonciers (Law 2001-34 of 10 April 2001 on updating land titles)

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