Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Startups
LAWS FOR BUSINESSES REQUIRING SPECIAL PERMITS
Commercial licensing, permits and registration procedures
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has undertaken a major initiative to make it easy to license business activities. Licensing is a contract between the government and an establishment. The aim of licensing is to:
- Limit certain activities
- Restrict certain activities
- Establish standards of performance and monitoring compliance
There are two types of licenses: Auto and procedural licenses, including integrated restricted business activities and non-integrated restricted business activities.
Nine public interest domains are considered for licensing:
- National security
- Public policy
- Public safety
- Environmental safety
- Animal welfare
- Public order
- Protection of recipients of services
- Protection of creditors
- Education and culture policy
License Types
[ninja_tables id=”12996″]Registration and simulator
The e-government portal allows you to simulate licensing requirements from the Invest Easy Portal. Once you know what is required, you can apply for licensing on the new commercial registration portal.