العربية• Company Formation
A commercial register entry does not mean your activity is licensed
Forming a company is one thing; licensing its activity is another. Some activities need an approval or licence from a competent authority before incorporation or before operations begin, such as financial, industrial, tourism, education and healthcare activities, and import and export. Knowing this before incorporation shapes the legal form, the wording of the activity and the order of the steps.
• When do you need this review?
- Your activity is in a regulated sector or supervised by a competent authority.
- Your activity needs premises with specific features or technical conditions.
- You are not sure whether your activity needs a licence at all.
- You have an existing company and want to add a new activity.
• What our support covers
How we handle the file
- Identifying the competent licensing authority and the initial requirements.
- Sequencing incorporation and licensing correctly.
- Wording the company’s objects in line with the licensing requirements.
- Preparing and following up the licensing file with the competent authority.
• Common pitfalls
What can delay the file?
Incorporating first, then finding the activity needs a different legal form or conditions.
Leasing premises that do not meet the licensing conditions.
Starting operations before the licence is issued.
Wording the company’s objects in the articles in a way that does not match the activity to be licensed.
• FAQ
Questions we often hear before incorporation
Does every activity need a licence?
No. Many activities only need incorporation and the general registrations, but regulated activities need a specific licence or approval.
When should licensing start?
It depends on the activity: some licences come before incorporation, others after incorporation and before operations begin.
• Related routes
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• Your next step
Not sure whether your activity needs a licence?
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