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Operating a Business in Algeria

Setting up a company | Working conditions | Cost of labor | Social partners

Setting up a company

Legal business entities

Types of companies and capital (max/min)	Number of partners/shareholders and liability	Registration fees
Limited liability company(SARL) 100 000 DZD in shares (1 000 DZD per share) minimum fully subscribed and paid up.	1 or several partners Liability is limited to the amount of capital contributed. .	The registration fees are DZD 9,120 to 9,760, according to the subscribed capital. For secondary registrations rights are DZD 8,960. For amendments, with or without capital increases, rights vary between DZD 3,360 and 4,160.
Joint-stock company (SPA) 1 million DA	minimum 7 shareholders Their liability is limited to the amount of capital contributed.	The registration fees are DZD 9,120 to 9,760, according to the subscribed capital. For secondary registrations rights are DZD 8,960. For amendments, with or without capital increases, rights vary between DZD 3,360 and 4,160.
General partnership (SNC). no minimum capital.	minimum 2 partners. Their liability is joint and indefinite..	The registration fees are DZD 9,120 to 9,760, according to the subscribed capital. For secondary registrations rights are DZD 8,960. For amendments, with or without capital increases, rights vary between DZD 3,360 and 4,160.
Limited joint-stock partnership no minimum capital.	There are two sorts of partners, the active partners and the silent partners. The liability of the active partners is joint and indefinite. The liability of the silent partners is limited to the amount of capital contributed.	The registration fees are DZD 9,120 to 9,760, according to the subscribed capital. For secondary registrations rights are DZD 8,960. For amendments, with or without capital increases, rights vary between DZD 3,360 and 4,160.

Business setup procedures: You must obligatorily register with the Register of Commerce prior to carrying out any commercial activity in Algeria. Download a summary of registration formalities with the Register of Commerce drawn up by the Ministry of Commerce. Download the new specimen of the Register of Commerce.
The competent organization: National Center of the Register of Commerce

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration: 40 hours
Retirement age: 55 for women and 60 for men.
Working contracts: Work contracts are governed by law. Collective agreements and individual negotiation supplement it.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage: 10 000 Dinars (136 USD)
Average wage: Average monthly gross earnings is 25,000 Dinars (340 USD).
Social contributions: Social security contributions paid by employers: 24.5 %
Social security contributions paid by employees: 7.50%

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners: In Algeria there is one predominant union: the UGTA, General Union of Algerian Workers
Unions: General Union of Algerian Workers
Labor regulation bodies: Ministry of Labor and National Solidarity

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Last updates: February 2010