N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Membership with OHADA

Law No. 12/002 of 11 February authorizing the accession of the DRC to the Treaty of 17 October 1993 on the harmonization of business law in Africa

2

Publication and notification of official documents, including by electronic means

Law n°10/007 of 27 February 2010 amending and supplementing the Ordinance-Law n° 68-400 of 23 October 1968 on the publication and notification of official acts

3

Publication of articles of association of commercial companies, including by electronic means

Law n° 10/008 of 27 February 2010 amending and supplementing the Sovereign King’s Decree of 27 February 1887 on commercial companies as amended to date

4

Reduction from 15 to 5 clear days for registration in the commercial register

5

Decentralization of the function of Notary

Decree No. 010/002 of January 26, 2010 on the establishment of notary offices

6

Removal of the extract from the criminal record, the certificate of non-civil servant and the company seal from the documents to be produced on registration in the Commercial Register

Ministerial Order n° 208/CAB/MIN/J/2009 of 05 December 2009 implementing Order n° 79-025 of 7 February relating to the opening of a new trade register

7

Reduction of the commercial registration fee to USD 120 for legal entities and to USD 40 for natural persons

Interministerial Order No. 213/CAB/MIN/J/2009 and No. 253/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2009 of 23 December 2009 setting the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Justice

8

Reduction from 1 to 0.6% of the cost of the building permit fee

Interministerial Order No. 20/CAB/MIN.URB-HAB/AY/2009 and No. 255/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2009 of 31 December 2009 updating the rates of duties and taxes to be levied at the initiative of the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing.

9

Posting of the conditions and procedures for the constitution of the building permit application file

Circular note of the Secretary General for Urban Planning and Habitat of 11 December 2009

10

Reduction from 6 to 3% of the proportional duty to be levied on real estate transfers

Interministerial Order n° 044/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC./2009 and n° 254/CAB/ MIN/ FINANCES/ 2009 of 30 December 2009 setting the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Land Affairs

11

Reduction of procedures and processing times for real estate transfer files

Circular Note No. 1441/SG/AFF-E/002/2009 of 27 November 2009

12

Abolition of the visa for the legalization of the articles of association of commercial companies in which natural or legal persons of foreign law are partners

Ministerial Order No. 022/CAB/MIN-ECONAT&COM/2009 of 31 December 2009 on the abolition of the prior visa of the General Secretariat for Trade for the legalization of companies’ acts

13

Publication of company deeds on electronic media

Notices and announcements as well as notice to users of the DG of the Official Journal of 22 October 2009

14

Allocation of the national identification number within 48 hours

Public notice from the Secretary General for the Economy of 22 December 2009

15

Creation of the NOC

Decree n°010/13 of 23 March 2010 on the creation, organization and functioning of the National Commission of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa "OHADA".

16

Fixing the terms and conditions for the declaration of the labor situation

Ministerial Order No. 005/CAB/PVPM/ ETPS/2010 laying down the modalities for the annual declaration of the labor situation

17

Determination of the terms and conditions of the declaration of hiring and departure of a worker

Ministerial Order No. 006/CAB/PVPM/ ETPS/2010 laying down the procedures for declaring the recruitment and departure of a worker

18

Determination of the procedures for declaring the opening and closing of an establishment

Ministerial Order No. 006/CAB/PVPM/ ETPS/2010 laying down the procedures for declaring the opening and closing of an establishment or enterprise) ;

19

Rationalization of fiscal and parafiscal controls

Ministerial Order n° 021/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2010 of 26 March 2010 on the rationalization of tax and non-tax audit missions on the spot.

20

Reduction to 30 days of the deadline for the granting of building permits

Ministerial Order n° 001/CAB/MIN.URB-HAB/CJ/AP/2010 of 11 March 2010 amending Order n° 013/CAB/MIN.URB-HAB/2005 of 06 May 2015 regulating the issuance of building permits

21

Reduction from 6% to 1% of the proportional duty paid on the creation, increase of the articles of association and extension of a limited liability company

Interministerial Order n° 243/CAB/J&DH/2010 and n° 043/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2010 of 04 May 2010

22

Creation of four new notary offices in Kinshasa

Order of the Governor of the City No. SC/062/BGV/COJU/TNT/NB/2010 fixing the number, seats and springs of Notary Offices in the City of Kinshasa

23

Institution of VAT

Ordinance-Law No. 10/001 on the introduction of VAT

24

Establishment of a new customs code

Ordinance-Law No. 10/002 of 20 August 2010 on the Customs Code

25

Removal of the shooting ban

Circular of the Minister of Transport and Communication Channels n° 409/CAB/MIN/TVC/003/2010 of 28 December 2010

N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Prohibition of third party interference in the control and collection of taxes and other charges

Decree No. 011/03 of 21 January 2011 prohibiting the control and collection of taxes, duties and other fees due to the State without a request from the financial authorities.

2

Establishment of harmonized transitional procedures for the Single Window for Import and Export

Decree No. 011/18 of 11 April 2011 on the manual of harmonized transitional procedures applicable to the single window for the import and export of goods

3

Reduction from 0.6 to 0.4% of the cost of the building permit fee

4

Reduction of 1.5 to 0.5% in mortgage registration fees

Interministerial Order No. 129/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/2011 and No. 095/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/ 2011 of 29 March 2011

5

Reduction from USD 200 to USD 50 and from USD 100 to 25 of the cost of obtaining the national identification number for legal entities and natural persons, respectively.

Interministerial Order n° 001/CAB/MIN/ECONAT/2011 and n° 081/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2010 of 30 March 2011

6

Reduction from USD 500 to USD 125 and from USD 250 to USD 75 of the cost of obtaining an import-export number for legal entities and natural persons respectively.

7

Removal of illegal perceptions at borders

Decree No. 032 of 29 June 2011 on the suppression of illegal collections at the borders

8

Removal of the requirement for a headquarters confirmation certificate

Circular Note No. 001/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2012 of the Minister of Justice of 18 October 2012

9

Reduction of the cost of authenticating company articles of association first to USD 30 and then to USD 10 per copy

Order of the Governor of the City of Kinshasa No. SC/084/BGV/DIRCAB/ASS/PLS/2012 amending and supplementing Order No. SC/038/BGV/DGRK/BM/2009 of 17 February 2009 relating to taxes and duties to be collected at the initiative of the Urban Division of Justice reducing from USD 50 to USD 30 the cost of authentication of company articles of association per copy and to 10$ for a non-profit organization.

10

Reduction and standardization of the cost of authorizing the opening of economic and commercial activities at the level of the Communes

Order of the Governor of the City of Kinshasa n°SC/039/BGV/MIN/FINECO&IPMENPLS/2012 of 1st March 2012 fixing the amount of the tax for the authorization to open economic and commercial activities at USD 50

11

Single Window for Business Creation

(Decree of the Prime Minister n°12/045 on the creation of the Single Window for Business Creation (See. special issue of the Official Gazette of 30 November 2012, Ministerial Order n°035/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2013 on the manual of procedures of the Single Window, Ministerial Order n°028/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2013 of 25 January 2013 appointing clerks to the Single Window, Ministerial Order n°037/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2013 of 01 March 2013 appointing Notaries to the Single Window)

12

Accession of the DRC to Ohada

Special issue of the Official Journal of 12 September 2012

13

Simplification of the procedure for granting planning permission and setting the deadline at 30 days

Order of the Minister of Urbanism and Housing n° 027/CAB/MIN.URB.HAB/CJ/CEH/2012 of March 03, 2012 regulating the procedure for issuing building permits and the institution of specifications relating thereto in the DRC.

14

Posting of the procedure, time and cost of real estate transfers

Ministerial Order n° 064/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/13 of 08 January 2012

15

Reduction of time and cost procedures for electrical connection

Service Order No. DG/007/2012 of 27 April 2012, Note No. DG/2013/1038 reminder to the Departments of 25 February 2013 for the effective implementation of the memorandum of 27 April 2012.

16

Simplification and harmonization of procedures in cross-border trade through the use of IT tools by all those involved in customs clearance operations.

17

Reduction of import and export delays by increasing the fluidity of goods at the Port of Matadi

Interministerial Order n°99/CAB/MIN/TVC/2012 and n° 549/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2012 of 04 September fixing the operating procedures of the port of Matadi

18

Reduction of the cost of enforcement of court decisions from 6 to 3%.

Interministerial Order of 24 May 2012 reducing from 6 to 3% the rate of duty on sums allocated to civil parties, on the proceeds of public sales and on sums granted in the event of forced execution

19

Fixing of the time limit for granting a tax number to 2 days for Kinshasa files and 4 days for files registered in the provinces.

Memorandum No. 01/0048/DGI/DG/DTD/MA/CK/2012 of 19/03/2012

20

Fixing the deadline for issuing the INSS affiliation number at 24 hours.

Service Instruction n° DG/INSS/1154/2012 of the Director General of INSS

21

Replacement of the authorization to start economic activities by a simple declaration of establishment free of charge

Various provincial orders made

22

Reduction of procedures and creation of a special unit to handle files for the transfer of commercial buildings.

Circular Note No. 1441/SG/AFF.F/003/2012 of 4 May 2012 reducing procedures and creating a special unit to handle files for the transfer of commercial properties.

23

Posting the cost of ownership transfer

Ministerial Order n°064/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC./13 of 8 January 2012

24

Removal or reduction of certain collections without consideration for services or with high collection rates

Order of the Minister of Economy and Trade of 24 July 2012 publishing the tariffs of shipping agents, Ministerial Order No. 016/CAB/MIN-ECO&COM/2013 of 20 May 2013 publishing the tariffs of shipping agents in the DRC.

25

Prohibition of control and collection of taxes, duties, fees and other charges due to the State without a request from the financial authorities

Decree n° 012/029 of 23/08/2012 prohibiting the control and collection of taxes, duties, fees and other charges due to the State without a request from the financial authorities.

N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Regulation and categorization of classified facilities

Decree No. 13/015 of 29 May 2013 regulating classified installations

2

Posting of the procedure, deadline and cost of issuing the building permit

Secretary General’s Memorandum No. 1148 of 20 November 2013

3

Regulating and simplifying the procedures and cost of issuing building permits at national and provincial level

Ministerial Order N° CAB/MIN-ATUHITPR/007/2013 of 26 June 2013 regulating the granting of building permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the related manual on procedures for granting building permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

4

Simplification of the building tax calculation method

Interministerial Order N° CAB/MIN-ATUHITPR/013/2013 and N° 925 CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013 of 09 August 2013 setting the rates of duties and taxes to be levied at the initiative of the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, Urban Development, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction.

5

Possible replacement of the bank cash deposit payment by a bank guarantee

Note DG/2013/1069 of 25 February 2013 to SNEL entities to instruct services to give preference to the bank guarantee in place of the bank guarantee.

6

Modernization of the Central Risk Office

Launch of the first phase of the internal application on 29 April 2013 with the help of commercial banks

7

Reduction of the business tax rate on corporate profits from 40 to 35%.

Ordinance-Law No 13/008 of 23 February 2013 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Ordinance-Law No 69/009 of 10 February 1969 on schedular taxes on income

8

Abolition of withholding tax on profits and profits

Ordinance-Law No. 13/004 of 23 February 2013 repealing certain provisions of Law No. 006/03 of 13 March 2003 laying down the methods for calculating and collecting advances and advance payments of tax on profits

9

Assigning Number Ranges to Provinces

Order of the Minister of Economy and Trade of March 14, 2013 empowering the Heads of Provincial Divisions to sign valuable printed matter.

Ministerial Order n°015/CAB/MIN.ECO&COM/2013 of 14 March 2013 on the modalities for granting the National Identification Number throughout the DRC. See : Special OJ special issue of 2 April 2013

10

Fixing of the global cost of setting up a company at USD 120 for legal entities and at 40$ for natural persons

Interministerial Order No. 001/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2013, No. 003 CAB/MIN/ECO. COM/2013 and n° 784 CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013 of 15 April 2013 fixing the rates of duties, taxes and royalties to be collected on the initiative of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of Economy and Trade at the Single Window for Business Creation, Interministerial Order n° 002/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2013 and n° 785/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013 of 15 April 2013 amending and supplementing Interministerial Order n° 001/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2012 and n° 455/CAB/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2012 of 24 May 2012 setting the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

11

Regulation of the procedure for issuing building permits

Ministerial Order N° CAB/MIN-ATUHITPR/007/2013 of 26 June 2013 regulating the granting of building permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the related manual on procedures for granting building permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

12

Simplification of the building tax calculation method

Interministerial Order N° CAB/MIN-ATUHITPR/013/2013 and N° 925 CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013 of 09 August 2013 setting the rates of duties and taxes to be levied at the initiative of the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, Urban Development, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction.

13

Liberalization and regulation of the profession of real estate expert

Decree No. 13/032 of 25 June 2013 regulating the exercise of the profession of real estate expert

14

Reduction of proportional fixed fees, taxes, technical fees and charges levied by surveyors when they descend to the field

Interministerial Order N° 0001/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/2013 and N°/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013/806 of 06 May 2013 fixing the proportional fixed duties, taxes, technical and cadastral fees to be levied at the initiative of the Ministry of Land Affairs

15

Simplification of Land Affairs fees, taxes and royalties

Interministerial Order N° 003/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/2013 and N°/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013/854 of 03 July 2013, fixing the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Land Affairs

16

Removal of redundancies in central and provincial fees, taxes and charges

Ordinance-Law No. 13/002 of 23 February 2013 February 2013 establishing the nomenclature of duties, taxes and fees of the central government, Ordinance-Law No. 13/001 of 23 February 2013 establishing the nomenclature of taxes, duties, fees and charges of the provinces and decentralized territorial entities and their distribution modalities

17

Simplification of procedures for the collection of duties, taxes and charges due to the State

Ordinance-Law No 13/003 of 23 February 2013 reforming the procedures relating to the basis of assessment, control and procedures for the collection of non-tax revenue, Ordinance-Law No 13/005 of 23 February 2013 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Law No 004/2003 of 13 March 2003 reforming tax procedures.

18

Ratification of the New York Convention on the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Law No. 13/023 of 26 June 2013 authorizing the accession of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, signed in New York on 10 June 1958

19

Reduction of the process and time for tax payment

Circular Note n° CAB/MIN/FINANCES/004 of December 8, 2013 specifying the terms of payment of taxes and duties collected by the General Tax Department by way of a self-liquidating tax return.

N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Integration of all the services involved in the process of creating a company within the One Single Window for Business Creation

Decree n° 14/ 014 of 08 May 2014 on the creation, organization and operation of the Single Window for business creation

2

Setting the due date on the 15th day of each month for the declaration of its taxes

Official communiqué n°01/0008/DGI/DG/CR/GM/2014 of 13 February 2014

3

Simplification of the procedures for the electrical connection of private MV/LV cabins to the SNEL network

Memorandum No DG/056/2014 of 10 March 2014

4

Simplification of the building permit process in the DRC and reduction of the time limit to 30 days and implementation of the procedures manual

Ministerial Order N°CAB/MIN-ATUHITPR/ 006/2014 of 04 April 2014 regulating the granting of building permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

5

Implementation of a manual of procedures at the Single Window for Business Creation

Ministerial Order N° 211/CAB/MIN/J& DH/2014 of 02 December 2014 fixing the manual of procedures of the Single Window of Business Creation

6

Introduction of a single business creation form at the Single Window

Ministerial Order N°212/CAB/MIN/J&DH/2014 of 02 December 2014 approving the single application form for the creation of a company at the Single Window for Business Creation

7

Optional setting of the minimum share capital for limited liability companies, abolition of the obligation to authenticate the articles of association for the creation of a limited liability company and simplification of the proof of deposit of the minimum capital with a financial institution.

Interministerial Order N°002/CAB/MIN/JGS& DH/2014 and N°243/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2014 of 30 December 2014 determining the form of the articles of association and the share capital of the limited liability company

8

Application for an operating permit and declaration of classified facilities to the Single Window for Business Creation

Circular Note N°004/SG/ECN/014 of 20 November 2014 relating to the application for an operating permit or the declaration of classified installations.

9

Simplification of the real estate transfer process

Circular Note N°007/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/ 2014

10

Reduction of import documents from 10 to 4 and export documents from 7 to 6

Memorandum DGDA/DG/DGA.T/DG/494/2014 of 25 November 2014

11

Removal of the deposit for connection to medium-voltage electricity and its spreading over the customer’s first three bills

Memorandum DG /056/2014

12

Liberalization of the electricity sector in the DRC

Law N°14/011 of 17 June 2014 relating to the electricity sector

N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Creation of the National Order of Chartered Accountants

Law No. 15/002 of 12 February 2015 on the creation and organization of the National Order of Chartered Accountants

2

Implementation of the Leasing Act

Law No. 15/003 of 12 February 2015 on financial leasing

3

50% reduction in the cost of the building permit by simplifying the method of calculating the building tax.

Interministerial Order N°CAB/MIN-ATUH/ 0001/2015 AND N°CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2015/ 0001 of 21 January 2015 setting the rates of duties and taxes to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Land Use Planning, Urbanism and Housing.

4

Determination of the professional qualifications of the members of the technical commission for the analysis of building permit application files

Order N° CAB/MIN-ATUH/0003/2015 of February 09, 2015 on the professional qualification of the members of the technical commission for the analysis of building permit applications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

5

Simplification of electricity connection procedures

Memorandum N°DG/074/2015

6

Introduction of a single form for the single declaration and payment of taxes, social security contributions and employers’ contributions on remuneration

Interministerial Order No. 20/CAB/VPM/ETPS/WM/2015 and No. CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2015/0143 OF 12 MAY 2015 establishing the single declaration and payment of taxes, social security contributions and employer’s contributions on salaries.

7

Liberalization of the insurance sector

Law N°15/005 of 17 March 2015 on the Insurance Code

8

Establishment of a Single Integral Window for Foreign Trade

Decree N°15/019 of 14 October 2015 instituting a Single Window for Foreign Trade,

Decree N°15/018 of October 14, 2015 on the creation of support structures for the project of the Single Window for Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

N°

REFORMS CARRIED OUT

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Publication and dissemination of a manual of harmonized procedures applicable to the Single Window for Foreign Trade

Interministerial Order N°035/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2016 and N°005/CAB/MIN-COM/2016 of 23 March 2016 on the manual of harmonized procedures applicable to the Single Window for Foreign Trade

2

Simplification of the business creation process

Explanatory note of 26 March 2016 on the 3 procedures for setting up a company at the " Single Window for Business Creation "

3

Regulation of inspections before, during and after construction.

Establishing the professional qualifications required of persons responsible for carrying out inspections before, during and after the construction of a building in the DRC.

Ministerial Order N°CAB/MIN.ATUH/SG/MP/GHK/0001/2016 of 16/03/2016 on the professional qualification of persons in charge of inspections before, during and after the construction of a building in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

4

Abolition of the marital licence to carry out economic activities and set up a business

Law n°16/008 of 15 July 2016 modifying and supplementing Law n°87-018 of 1 August 1987 on the Family Code ;

5

Simplification of the building tax calculation method

Interministerial Order of 29 July 2016, setting the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing.

6

Establishment of a Single Window for the completion of administrative formalities and the processing of applications for medium-voltage electricity connection in Kinshasa within the Kinshasa Distribution Directorate.

Memorandum DDK/DOT/ETE/ING-NE/099/2016/01071 of 7 March 2016

7

Liberalization of the profession of Notary

Law n°16/012 of 15 July 2016 on the creation, organization and functioning of the profession of notary

N°

REFORMS INITIATED

LEGAL ACT ADOPTED

1

Implementation of an electronic tracking system for the company’s creation file

Public notice of 13 November 2017 on the introduction of the electronic tracking system for the online business creation dossier

2

Reduction of the cost of setting up a business from 120 to 80 or 70USD for legal entities and from 40 to 30USD for natural person companies

Interministerial Order No. 098/CAB/ME/MIN/J&GS/2017 and No. CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2017/067 of 31 October 2017 setting the rates of duties, taxes and fees to be collected at the initiative of the Ministry of Justice

3

Improvement of the quality aspect in the delivery of the building permit, in particular by integrating the delivery of the certificate of conformity, the obligation to subscribe to an insurance policy before each construction and the revitalization of the Housing and Urban Planning departments.

Public Release N°MIN.URBHAB/SG/DIV.UN/1035/JBB/2017 of 05 December 2017.

Official Communiqué N°MIN.URB-HAB/SG/DIV.UN/964/JBB/2017.

Circular Note N°MIN.URB-HAB/SG/DIV.UN/953/JBB/2017 ;

4

Improvement of the real estate transfer process in the DRC

Circular Note N°001 to the attention of the Registrars of Real Estate Titles and Heads of Division of the Land Registry of the Land Constituencies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 18 November 2017 on framework measures for the relaxation of practices, rules and procedures in the handling of files.

5

Obligation for contractors in the construction sector of MV electric cabins to apply only online, via the SNEL website.

Note to contractors (All) of 16 November 2017.

Note to entrepreneurs of the SNEL of January 10, 2017.

6

Compulsory use of SEGUCE’s electronic platform for all foreign trade transactions

Memorandum from the DGDA of 17 April 2017 on the provisions applicable to the Electronic Tracking System for Cargoes and Other Commodities/SYSEC in abbreviation.

SCTP instruction note n°512/SCTP-DG/DOEG/2017 of 27 February 2017.

SCTP Instruction Note GDA/DG/DGA.T/DG/2017/060 of 14 February 2017.

Voice Message No. DGDA/DG/GDA-AF/DG/049/2017 of 10 February 2017 ;

Circular Note n°0003 CAB/MIN-COM.EXT/2017 of 07 February 2017 relating to the compulsory use of the platform of the Single Window for Foreign Trade for all post-clearance operations of goods.

Circular Note n°001/CAB/MIN-COM.EXT/2017 of 20 January 2017 relating to the compulsory use of the electronic platform of the Single Window for Foreign Trade for all pre-clearance, post-clearance and transit operations of goods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

N°

REFORMS INITIATED

LEGAL ACT ADOPTED

1

Integration of the NEO procedure within the Single Window for Company Creation

- NEO memo n°001/DG/ONEM/2018 ;

- NEO Public Notice of 18 December 2018.

2

Reduction in the cost of setting up a business from 120 to 80 USD

Public notice of the Single Window for Business Creation of 10 May 2018.

3

Creation of the National Order of Architects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Law n° 18/034 of December 13, 2018 on the creation, organization and functioning of the National Association of Architects.

4

Creation of the National Order of Civil Engineers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Law n° 18/033 of December 13, 2018 on the creation, organization and functioning of the national order of civil engineers.

5

Delegation of the signature of the Building Permit to the Administration

Ministerial Order n°CAB/MIN-UH/ 023/2018 of May 31, 2018 modifying and supplementing Order n°CAB/MIN.ATUH/GHK/012/2016 of August 23, 2016 relating to the regulation of the granting of the building permit in the DRC

6

Reduction of PBI rate from 35 to 30%.

Finance Law n°18/025 of December 13, 2018 for the financial year 2019.

7

Reduction of the penalty rate from 4% to 2%.

Finance Law n°18/025 of December 13, 2018 for the financial year 2019.

N°

REFORM INITIATED

LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS

1

Creation of new constituencies in the City of Kinshasa

Ministerial Order n°0016/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/2020 of 02 January 2020 modifying and supplementing Ministerial Order n°211/CAB/MIN/AFF.FONC/2016 of 22 March 2016 on the creation of land districts in the City Province of Kinshasa ;