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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ministry of Planning

National Investment Promotion Agency

ANAPI

Procedure in the transport sector


1. Accreditation in the road sector

  • Send a request to the General Secretariat for Transport and Communications to obtain:
    • The authorization of transport;
    • The technical inspection certificate.
  • Send a request for approval to the Minister of Transport and Communications, with a copy to the General Secretariat of Transport and Communications, and to the Director of Land Transport to obtain the following: transport authorization; technical inspection certificate:

Accreditation

The file relating to this application must contain the following elements:

  • Notarized statutes;
  • National Identification Number;
  • N° in the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register (RCCM);
  • Deed of guarantee;
  • Insurance policy;
  • Curriculum vitae of the Managing Partner;
  • Affiliation to different structures such as: INSS, INPP, FEC, and COPEMECO;
  • Organizational chart of the applicant firm.
    • Cost of the Road Public Transport Approval: USD 1000.
    • Follow-up of the in situ survey at the investor’s expense.

2. Accreditation in the railway sector

  • Send a request to the General Secretariat for Transport and Communications to obtain:
  • The authorization of transport;
  • The technical inspection certificate.
  • Then send the application for approval to the Minister of Transport and Communications; copy reserved for the General Secretariat of Transport and Communications and the Director of Land Transport.
  • The application requires the constitution of a file with the following elements:
    • Notarized statutes;
    • National Identification Number;
    • N° in the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register (RCCM);
    • Deed of guarantee;
    • Insurance policy;
    • Curriculum vitae of the Managing Partner;
    • Affiliation to various associations: INSS, INPP, FEC, COPEMECO;
    • Organizational chart.
    • Cost of the approval of public rail transport: US$ 1000. Follow-up of the in situ survey at the expense of the investor.

3. Conditions for obtaining operating licenses in the maritime sector

  • Have the authorization of construction, condition sine qua none for any boat built in DRC:
  • For boats bought abroad:
    • Certificate of deregistration (from the country of origin);
    • The letter of sea;

After investigation (and after favorable opinion), the documents below are delivered:

  • Certificate of seaworthiness;
  • Tonnage certificate;
  • Certificate of Registration.

4. Conditions for obtaining aeronautical operating licenses

  • Send a letter of application for an operating licence to the Minister of Transport and Communication Channels; copy to the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for the application of the operating licence:
    • Obtain the expertise of the CAA, which evaluates the legal, financial and technical guarantees (at the expense of the investor);
    • Payment to the public treasury after the favorable opinion of the CAA based on the elements of the preliminary investigation;
    • The granting of the operating licence follows this.
  • Cost of the licence: USD 5,000 renewable after 5 years of operation.

5. Air Operator Certificate

  • Send the request to the Civil Aviation Authority;
  • The delivery conditioned by the holding of the valid operating licence by the Civil Aviation Authority;
  • Cost: USD 2,000, renewable annually.