| General Information |
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| Company Law |
Company Law No. 32 1927 |
| Type of Company |
Corporation |
| Language of Legislation and Corporate Documents |
Spanish |
| Taxation of Foreign Profits |
Nil |
| Exchange Controls |
None |
| Length of Time to Incorporate |
5 working days |
| Shelf Companies Available |
Yes |
| Corporate Names |
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| Name Restrictions |
Names identical or similar, offensive words |
| Endings and Abbreviations Required |
Corporation, Incorporated, Sociedad Anonima, or its abbreviations |
| Length of Time to Verify Name Availability |
2 hours |
| Reservation of Names Permitted |
Yes |
| Language of Name |
Any language using the Latin alphabet |
| Name of Banks, Insurance, Investment Fund, Trust Company or their equivalents requiring consent or license |
Yes |
| Capital and Shareholders |
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| Minimum Number of Shareholders |
One |
| Local Shareholders Required |
No |
| Corporate Shareholders Permitted |
Yes |
| Disclosure of Shareholders |
No |
| Minimum Authorised Capital Required |
Yes |
| Bearer Shares Permitted |
Yes |
| Registered Shares Permitted |
Yes |
| No Par Value Shares Permitted |
Yes |
| Directors and Officers |
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| Minimum Number of Directors |
Three natural persons or corporate bodies |
| Qualifications of Directors |
Legal age |
| Officers Required |
Yes |
| Corporate Directors/Officers Permitted |
Yes |
| Local Directors/Officers Mandatory |
No |
| Appointment of Subsequent Directors/Officers |
Articles of Incorporation |
| Meetings |
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| Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Required |
No |
| Annual General Meeting of Directors Required |
No |
| Location of Directors and Shareholders Meetings |
Anywhere |
| Adoption by Consent Permitted |
No |
| Quorum required for purposes of meetings |
Articles of Incorporation |
| Local Requirements |
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| Qualified Registered Office/Agent |
Yes/Yes |
| Government Register of Shareholders |
No |
| Government Register of Directors/Officers |
Yes |
| Government Register of Charges |
No |
| Register of Directors/Officers to be kept at Registered Office |
Yes |
| Company Seal Required |
No |
| Copy of Minutes to be kept at Registered Office |
No |
| Copy of Share Register to be kept at Registered Office |
No |
| Annual Requirements |
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| Minimum Annual License Fee or Franchise Tax |
US$300 |
| Annual License Fee or Franchise Tax Due Date |
July 15 (for companies incorporated from January to June)
January 15(for companies incorporated from July to December) |
| Applicable Surcharges |
US$50 (Additionally a US$300 penalty applies for nonpayment of more than one franchise tax) |
| Requirement to File Annual Returns |
No |
| Requirement to Submit Annual Audited Accounts |
No |
| Other Relevant Information |
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| Member of Apostille of the Hague Convention |
Yes |
| Increase or Reduction of Capital |
Shareholder's resolution |
| Redomiciliation Prohibited |
No |
| Reinstatement at Registry |
No |
| Removal from Registry |
Even if a company is dissolved, its corporate documents are kept at the Registry. |
