(Togo First) - The legal structure of branch offices allows companies to expand globally while at the same time retaining control of business operations since such types of companies have no legal identity and are fully incorporated with the head office. 

Cessation of activities after completion of corporate goals or even financial difficulties are some reasons that can push the head office of a company to dissolve one of its branches. In Togo, the related formalities should be carried out at the Center for Business Formalities (CFE). Applicants making the request must have full legal capacity. The cost of the procedure is CFA24, 125 for Togolese and ECOWAS nationals, and CFA29,125 for non-ECOWAS nationals.  

The request is usually processed within 24 hours and the branch office ceases to exist on the national territory.  

Eligibility criteria: 

Individuals with full legal capacity

Cost of the procedure:

• CFA24,125 for Togolese and ECOWAS nationals
• CFA29,125 for non-ECOWAS nationals

Processing time: 

24 hours after submission of the request. 

Where to submit the request?

Name of the office: Center for Business Formalities (CFE)

Address : Angled corner between avenue de la Présidence & avenue Georges Pompidou located at the Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIT), B.P. 3210, Lomé, Togo.

Contact : 22 23 62 60

E-mail : cfe@cfetogo.org

 Web Portal: www.cfetogo.org

Required documentation:

• Amendment minute
• Original of the business ID card or trade register