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CHAPTER I<\/strong><\/p>\n SCOPE OF APPLICATION, INSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Article 1.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is the system that consists of the registration, renovation and recordation of the books, deeds and documents pertaining to industrial, commercial and service activities carried out by those individuals or corporations that usually engage in business, of which the Chambers of Commerce and Production authorized by this law are the depositories, also having authority to certify their existence.<\/p>\n Article 2.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is public and compulsory. It has authentic character, with probative value, and is opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 3.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Chambers of Commerce and Production are in charge of the Mercantile Registry, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Such supervision shall consist of sending to the Executive Power the request for recognition of chambers of commerce and production being formed; establishing norms tending to facilitate the application of this law; enforcing the legal provisions regarding Mercantile Registry matters, and applying the sanctions provided in Article 23 hereof.<\/p>\n Article 4.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry shall perform the following functions:<\/p>\n a) Registration and Recordation of:<\/p>\n 1) Individuals who do business professionally; i. e., for their own account, professionally, or habitually, and for the purpose of making a profit, undertaking activities to produce and circulate goods and\/or to provide services;<\/p>\n 2) Corporations having legal status that conduct activities for a profit;<\/p>\n 3) Marriage contracts between spouses and the liquidation of conjugal societies, when the husband and\/or the wife is\/are businessperson(s);<\/p>\n 4) Judicial interdictions pronounced against businessper-sons; the holding of public office when incompatible with the conduction of business activities, and in general, such incapacities or disabilities for conducting business as provided by law;<\/p>\n 5) Documents, authenticated or with privately witnessed signatures, relating to the formation of a corporation, the extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meetings held to modify the bylaws or dissolve a corporation, as well as the regular shareholders\u2019 meetings or assemblies of business corporations, both annual and occasional, and any acts regarding the decision to suspend or cancel operations;<\/p>\n 6) Agreements between creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings;<\/p>\n 7) Changes of name, domicile, activity, alteration of capital, opening of business establishments, branches or agencies and such other things as may be of interest to third parties.<\/p>\n b) Publicity and Filing:<\/p>\n In connection with the documents registered, in the process of being registered, or constituting information or background thereof and appearing in the register. In addition, the Chambers of Commerce will submit periodically to the State Department of Industry and Commerce a summary of the information contained in the Register.<\/p>\n c) Certifications:<\/p>\n Certification of Business Operation Record Books, pursuant to Article 14(f) of Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n CHAPTER II Article 5.-\u00a0<\/strong>A request for Mercantile Registration shall be submitted within a month after commencing business activities or opening a business establishment, in the case of individuals or de facto corporations.<\/p>\n In the case of business companies, applications for Mercantile Registration shall be made within a month after the date of the incorporative shareholders\u2019 meeting or assembly, and an original and copies of the documents regarding the company’s formation shall be attached thereto.<\/p>\n Article 6.-\u00a0<\/strong>The recordation of all the documents pertaining to the Mercantile Registry shall be made in separate books, according to the matter, in the form of an abstract making reference to the essence of the document, including the document registered, book, page, and date.<\/p>\n Article 7.-\u00a0<\/strong>Mercantile Registration shall be made at the Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction at the domicile of the individual or corporation concerned.<\/p>\n Article 8.-<\/strong>\u00a0The fees to be charged to business establishments for their registration shall be determined by the Chambers of Commerce and Production. All proceeds therefrom shall be considered income for the corresponding Chamber of Commerce, which may use them to cover the expenses created by such Registration and other services, within the framework of the purposes established for their activities in Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 9.-<\/strong>\u00a0All registrations in the Mercantile Registry shall be evidenced by the Certificate of Registration issued by the respective Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 10.- A request for Mercantile Registration shall include:<\/strong><\/p>\n a) In the case of an individual, the applicant’s full name, a copy of his\/her identification card, nationality, activity or business in which he\/she is engaged, domicile and address, place or places where his\/her activities are conducted on a permanent basis, his\/her liquid assets, real estate owned, amount of investments in said business activity, name of the person who manages such business and his\/her powers, credit institutions with which he\/she has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered businesspersons; and<\/p>\n b) In the case of a corporation, its corporate name, address and activities pursued, particulars of the majority shareholder(s) and its directors; amount of the investments made in the business activity, credit institutions with which it has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered establishments.<\/p>\n Any application submitted by a minor should contain such authorizations as shall have given him\/her the capacity to conduct business, according to law.<\/p>\n Article 11.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production shall provide a form to help users supply the necessary information. They may also require applicants for Mercantile Registration to substantiate the information given in the application by presenting certifications regarding their marital status, business activities, banking operations or any other instruments evidentiary of the information provided in the application.<\/p>\n CHAPTER III Article 12.-\u00a0<\/strong>Every two (2) years, counting from the date of the initial registration, all individuals or corporations subject to Mercantile Registration should renew their registration at the appropriate Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n No communication or notice will be considered in relation to unregistered persons, or if signed by persons other than the directors and\/or representatives of registered businesses.<\/p>\n Article 13.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of minutes of extraordinary shareholders\u2019 assemblies or meetings of corporations registered with the Mercantile Registry containing additions and amendments to the bylaws or regarding the dissolution of the company should be requested within a month after such general assembly is held.<\/p>\n All registered annual regular shareholders\u2019 assemblies shall contain information regarding the report submitted by the Commissioner, his\/her election, the directors’ election, if applicable, as well as the obtainment or not of profits from the appropriate commercial closing, the application thereof, and proof of payment of taxes. In the event of a suspension of business activities without proceeding to hold shareholders’ meetings, the registered individual or corporation should inform the Chamber of Commerce and Production in his\/her\/its jurisdiction, in writing, the decision taken and the term during which operations are to be suspended.<\/p>\n Article 14.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of all other documents mentioned in this law may be requested at any time, although they shall not be effective in relation to third parties until the date of their registration.<\/p>\n Article 15.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production should record in the appropriate business registers any objection, cancellation or annulment proceedings in connection with the commercial names used by the business establishments registered, according to the publication made thereof.<\/p>\n Article 16.-<\/strong>\u00a0In the event of loss or destruction of a registered document by the registered business, the Chamber of Commerce and Production where such registration was made may issue a certificate containing the text kept by said Chamber. Such document shall have the same evidentiary value as its original.<\/p>\n Article 17.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any inaccuracy in the registry entries due to errors or omissions in the recorded document shall be rectified, provided that a document of the same nature is provided, or upon submission of a court order containing the necessary elements for such purpose.<\/p>\n In the case of a material error or omission in the registration in connection with the document recorded, the correction shall be made having in sight the document that caused such error or omission.<\/p>\n Article 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction to make a registration should keep a copy of the complete text of all the documents subject to such recordation by any technical means allowing for the exact conservation and reproduction thereof.<\/p>\n CHAPTER IV Article 19.-<\/strong>\u00a0A registration shall be evidenced by the certificate issued for that purpose by the Chamber of Commerce and Production, or by a copy thereof.<\/p>\n Article 20.-<\/strong>\u00a0The recordation of documents under this law shall entail delivery forthwith, with no other proceeding, of the original and copies delivered for this purpose, with the annotations regarding such registration.<\/p>\n Article 21.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of documents under this law shall make the information contained therein opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 22.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Mercantile Registry shall be a matter of public record. Anyone may examine the books and files where such registrations are kept, take notes of the entries or documents therein, and obtain copies thereof. The information contained in the Mercantile Registry may be accessed upon request.<\/p>\n CHAPTER V Article 23.-<\/strong>\u00a0After a period of one (1) month, any individual or corporation engaging professionally in business and not registered at the Mercantile Registry shall be liable to a penalty of up to three (3) minimum wages. In the event that such person or corporation should voluntarily submit information concerning such delay and the registration application, such penalty shall not apply. Penalties shall be imposed by resolution of the State Department of Industry and Commerce, stating the reasons justifiying them..<\/p>\n Article 24.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any falsehood in the information submitted to the Mercantile Registry shall entail a penalty under Article 150 of the Dominican Criminal Code.<\/p>\n Article 25.-<\/strong>\u00a0Failure to fulfill the obligation of supplying information in connection with any changes in the business shall result in a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the minimum wage in effect to such date.<\/p>\n CHAPTER VI Article 26.-<\/strong>\u00a0All individuals or corporations required to apply for registration at the Mercantile Registry under this law have a non-extendable period of one (1) year from the date of enactment, to adapt and submit their application to the Chamber of Commerce and Production of their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 27.-\u00a0<\/strong>Stock companies shall be exempted from the requirements prescribed by Article 42 of the Commercial Code.<\/p>\n Article 28.-\u00a0<\/strong>Paragraph I of Article One (1) of Law No. 53, of November 13, 1970, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cParagraph I.-<\/strong>\u00a0The individuals or corporations and the financial units referred to in this law are obliged to register at the National Taxpayers’ Registry, for which it is obligatory to supply all such information as may be required by the office in charge of such registry, as well as a copy of the certificate issued by the appropriate Mercantile Registry.<\/p>\n Such office may proceed to register, without request of the party concerned, any taxpayer who is not duly registered, and shall send a copy of any such registration to the Chambers of Commerce and Production of the appropriate jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 29.-\u00a0<\/strong>Article 18 of Law No. 2324, of May 20, 1885, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cArticle 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The following are exempted from registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. All acts and resolutions of the Legislative and the Executive Power;<\/p>\n 2. All acts of the National Comptroller’s Office;<\/p>\n 3. Manifests, forms, and receipts issued by customs for collection of custom fees.<\/p>\n 4. Certificates of birth, marriage and death received by Civil Status Officers, and the copies thereof issued by them, unless such copies have to be submitted to a court of law;<\/p>\n 5. Legalizations of the signatures of public officials;<\/p>\n 6. Passports to travel from one point to another in the national territory and abroad;<\/p>\n 7. Bills of exchange or promissory notes, endorsements and payments thereof, unless they are contested and have to be subsequently presented at a court of law;<\/p>\n 8. Lawyers’ briefs and pleas submitted to courts of law and to the Supreme Court of Justice;<\/p>\n 9. Documents subject to registration as established in the Mercantile Registration Law. Article 30.-<\/strong>\u00a0This law repeals and replaces the following provisions:<\/p>\n – Law No. 5260, on the Establishment of Industrial and Commercial Companies, Mercantile Registry and Industrial Registration, dated November 30, 1959; and<\/p>\n – Article 36, Paragraph IV, of Law No. 2569, of December 4, 1950. CAP\u00cdTULO I Art\u00edculo 1.- El Registro Mercantil es el sistema conformado por la matr\u00edcula, renovaci\u00f3n e inscripci\u00f3n de los libros, actos y documentos relacionados con las actividades industriales, comerciales y de servicios, que realizan las personas f\u00edsicas o morales que se dedican de manera habitual al comercio de las cuales son depositarias y dan fe p\u00fablica las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n facultadas por la presente ley.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 2.- El Registro Mercantil es p\u00fablico y obligatorio. Tiene car\u00e1cter aut\u00e9ntico, con valor probatorio y oponible ante los terceros.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 3.- El Registro Mercantil estar\u00e1 a cargo de las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n, bajo la supervisi\u00f3n de la Secretar\u00eda de Estado de Industria y Comercio.<\/p>\n La supervisi\u00f3n de la Secretar\u00eda de Estado de Industria y Comercio consistir\u00e1 en tramitar al Poder Ejecutivo la solicitud de reconocimiento de las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n en formaci\u00f3n; establecer las normas tendentes a facilitar la aplicaci\u00f3n de la presente ley; velar por el cumplimiento de las disposiciones legales en materia de Registro Mercantil y aplicar las sanciones previstas en el Art\u00edculo 23 de esta ley. 4.- El Registro Mercantil cumplir\u00e1 las siguientes funciones:<\/p>\n a) Matr\u00edcula e Inscripci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n 1) De las personas que ejerzan profesionalmente el comercio, esto es, que, por su cuenta, a t\u00edtulo profesional o habitual y con prop\u00f3sito de obtener beneficios, realice actos para la producci\u00f3n, la circulaci\u00f3n de bienes y\/o la prestaci\u00f3n de servicios;<\/p>\n 2) De las sociedades comerciales con personalidad jur\u00eddica, las cuales realicen actividades con fines lucrativos;<\/p>\n 3) De los contratos matrimoniales entre c\u00f3nyuges y las liquidaciones de sociedades conyugales, cuando el marido y\/o la mujer es comerciante;<\/p>\n 4) De las interdicciones judiciales pronunciadas contra comerciantes; la posesi\u00f3n de cargos p\u00fablicos que inhabiliten para el ejercicio del comercio y en general, las incapacidades o inhabilidades previstas en la ley para ser comerciante;<\/p>\n 5) De los actos, bajo firma privada o aut\u00e9nticos, relativos a la constituci\u00f3n, a las asambleas o juntas generales extraordinarias, tendentes a modificar los estatutos sociales o disolver la sociedad, as\u00ed como a las asambleas o juntas generales ordinarias de las sociedades comerciales, tanto anuales como ocasionales, as\u00ed como actos relativos a la decisi\u00f3n de suspender o cancelar operaciones;<\/p>\n 6) De los concordados dentro del proceso de quiebra;<\/p>\n 7) De los cambios de nombre, domicilio, actividad, modificaci\u00f3n de capital, apertura de establecimientos comerciales, sucursales o agencias y otros de inter\u00e9s ante los terceros.<\/p>\n b) Publicidad y Archivo:<\/p>\n Respecto de la documentaci\u00f3n inscrita, en tr\u00e1mites de inscripci\u00f3n o que constituyan informaci\u00f3n o antecedentes de la misma y que figuren en el registro. Adem\u00e1s, peri\u00f3dicamente las C\u00e1maras de Comercio entregar\u00e1n a la Secretar\u00eda de Estado de Industria y Comercio una s\u00edntesis de la informaci\u00f3n contendida en el Registro. Certificaci\u00f3n de los Libros de Registro de Operaciones de los Comerciantes conforme al Art\u00edculo 14, literal f) de la Ley No. 50-87, sobre C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n CAP\u00cdTULO II Art\u00edculo 5.- La solicitud de Registro Mercantil ser\u00e1 presentada dentro del mes en que se inicien las actividades de comercio o el establecimiento de negocios fue abierto, si se tratase de personas naturales o sociedades de hecho. Art\u00edculo 6.- La inscripci\u00f3n de todos los documentos referidos al Registro Mercantil deber\u00e1 hacerse en libros separados, seg\u00fan la materia, en forma de extracto en que se haga referencia a la esencia del acto, incluyendo el acto registrado, libro, folio y fecha.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 7.- El Registro Mercantil se har\u00e1 en la C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n con jurisdicci\u00f3n en el domicilio de la persona f\u00edsica o jur\u00eddica interesada.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 8.- Las tarifas a exigir a los negocios para su registro ser\u00e1n establecidas por las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n. Los ingresos as\u00ed generados se reputar\u00e1n rentas de la C\u00e1mara de Comercio correspondiente, la cual podr\u00e1 utilizarlos para cubrir los gastos originados por este Registro y otros servicios, dentro del marco de los fines establecidos para sus actividades en la Ley No. 50-87, de las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 9.- Toda inscripci\u00f3n en el Registro Mercantil se probar\u00e1 con el Certificado de Registro expedido por la respectiva C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 10.- La solicitud de Registro Mercantil indicar\u00e1:<\/p>\n a)En caso de una persona f\u00edsica, el nombre completo de la persona solicitante, copia del documento de identidad, nacionalidad, actividad o negocios a que se dedica, su domicilio y direcci\u00f3n, lugar o lugares donde se desarrolla sus actividades de manera permanente, su patrimonio l\u00edquido, los bienes inmuebles que posea, monto de las inversiones en la actividad empresarial, nombre de la persona que administra los negocios y sus facultades, instituciones crediticias con las que ha realizado o piensa realizar operaciones y referencia de dos (2) comerciantes inscritos; y<\/p>\n b)En caso de una sociedad comercial, la raz\u00f3n social de \u00e9sta, su direcci\u00f3n y actividad (es) a la (s) que se dedica, los datos generales del (los) accionista (s) mayoritario (s) y de los de sus administradores; monto de las inversiones en la actividad empresarial, instituciones crediticias con las que ha realizado o piensa realizar operaciones y referencias de dos (2) establecimientos inscritos.<\/p>\n Las solicitudes presentadas por menores de edad deber\u00e1n contener las autorizaciones que, conforme a la ley, les hayan otorgado la capacidad para ejercer el comercio.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 11.- Las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n proveer\u00e1n un formulario para facilitar a los usuarios el suministro de la informaci\u00f3n necesaria. Tambi\u00e9n podr\u00e1 exigir al solicitante de Registro Mercantil que acredite los datos indicados en la solicitud, mediante la presentaci\u00f3n de certificaciones relativas a su estado civil, sus actividades empresariales, sus operaciones bancarias o cualesquiera otros documentos fehacientes de la informaci\u00f3n incluida en la solicitud.<\/p>\n CAP\u00cdTULO III Art\u00edculo 12.- Cada dos (2) a\u00f1os, contados a partir de la fecha de la matr\u00edcula inicial, toda persona f\u00edsica o jur\u00eddica sujeta al Registro Mercantil deber\u00e1 renovar su matr\u00edcula por ante la correspondiente C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n. Art\u00edculo 13.- El registro de los actos relativos a las asambleas o juntas generales extraordinarias de las sociedades comerciales con Registro Mercantil, en las cuales est\u00e9n contenidas las adiciones y reformas a los estatutos sociales o se disuelva la sociedad, deber\u00e1 solicitarse dentro del mes de celebrada dicha asamblea o junta general. Art\u00edculo 14.- El registro de los dem\u00e1s actos comprendidos en la presente ley podr\u00e1 solicitarse en cualquier tiempo, aunque los mismos no producir\u00e1n efectos respecto de terceros, sino a partir de la fecha de su inscripci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 15.- Las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n deber\u00e1n anotar en los registros de negocio correspondientes cualesquiera recursos de oposici\u00f3n, cancelaci\u00f3n y nulidad relativos a los nombres comerciales utilizados por los establecimientos de negocios registrados, conforme a la publicaci\u00f3n realizada de los mismos.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 16.- En caso de p\u00e9rdida o destrucci\u00f3n de un documento registrado, por parte del negocio titular, la C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n donde fue realizado el registro podr\u00e1 expedir un certificado en el que se insertar\u00e1 el texto conservado por dicha C\u00e1mara. El documento as\u00ed expedido tendr\u00e1 el mismo valor probatorio que su original.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 17.- La inexactitud de los asientos que provengan de error u omisi\u00f3n en el documento inscrito se rectificar\u00e1, siempre que se acompa\u00f1e de un documento de la misma naturaleza de la de aquel que la motiv\u00f3, o de una decisi\u00f3n judicial que contenga los elementos necesarios al efecto. Art\u00edculo 18.- La C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n con jurisdicci\u00f3n para hacer un registro deber\u00e1 conservar copia del texto completo de todos los documentos objeto de dicho registro bajo cualesquiera m\u00e9todos t\u00e9cnicos que permitan su conservaci\u00f3n y reproducci\u00f3n exacta.<\/p>\n CAPITULO IV Art\u00edculo 19.- Todo registro se probar\u00e1 con el certificado expedido al efecto por la respectiva C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n o mediante copia del mismo.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 20.- La inscripci\u00f3n de los actos sujetos a la presente ley conllevar\u00e1 la entrega de inmediato, y sin otro tr\u00e1mite, del original y copias entregados a estos fines, con las anotaciones relativas al registro.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 21.- El registro de los actos sujetos a la presente ley har\u00e1 oponible a terceros la informaci\u00f3n contenida en los mismos.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 22.- El Registro Mercantil ser\u00e1 p\u00fablico. Cualquier persona podr\u00e1 examinar los libros y archivos en que fuere llevado, tomar anotaciones de sus asientos o actos y obtener copias de los mismos. El acceso a la informaci\u00f3n contenida en el Registro Mercantil se realizar\u00e1 previa solicitud.<\/p>\n CAPITULO V Art\u00edculo 23.- La persona o sociedad comercial que ejerza profesionalmente el comercio, transcurrido el plazo de un (1) mes, sin estar inscrita en el Registro Mercantil, ser\u00e1 pasible de multa de hasta tres (3) salarios m\u00ednimos. En caso de que, de manera voluntaria, la persona o sociedad comercial en falta presente la informaci\u00f3n del retraso y la solicitud del registro, dicha sanci\u00f3n no ser\u00e1 aplicable. Art\u00edculo 24.- La falsedad en los datos que se suministran al Registro Mercantil ser\u00e1 sancionada conforme al Art\u00edculo 150 del C\u00f3digo Penal Dominicano.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 25.- La falta de la obligaci\u00f3n de suministrar informaci\u00f3n relativa a los cambios en el negocio ser\u00e1 sancionada con el cincuenta por ciento (50%) del monto correspondiente al salario m\u00ednimo vigente a la fecha.<\/p>\n CAP\u00cdTULO VI Art\u00edculo 26.- Las personas f\u00edsicas y jur\u00eddicas obligadas a obtener un Registro Mercantil en virtud de la presente ley disponen de un plazo improrrogable de un (1) a\u00f1o, contado a partir de su promulgaci\u00f3n, para adaptar y presentar su solicitud ante la C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n de su jurisdicci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 27.- Las compa\u00f1\u00edas por acciones o sociedades an\u00f3nimas estar\u00e1n exentas de los requisitos del Art\u00edculo 42 del C\u00f3digo de Comercio.<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 28.- Se modifica el P\u00e1rrafo I del Art\u00edculo Primero (1ro.) de la Ley No. 53, del 13 de noviembre de 1970, para que en lo adelante diga de la siguiente manera:<\/p>\n \u201cP\u00e1rrafo I.- Las personas f\u00edsicas o morales y las unidades econ\u00f3micas a las que se refiere esta ley, est\u00e1n obligadas a inscribirse en el Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes, para lo cual es obligatorio que suministren las informaciones que, con tal finalidad, les sean requeridas por la oficina encargada de dicho registro, as\u00ed como copia del certificado de Registro Mercantil correspondiente.<\/p>\n La oficina encargada podr\u00e1, proceder de oficio a inscribirse en el mismo a cualquier contribuyente que no est\u00e9 debidamente registrado, comunicando copia del registro expedido a las C\u00e1maras de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n de esa jurisdicci\u00f3n.\u201d<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 29.- Se modifica el Art\u00edculo 18 de la Ley No. 2324, del 20 de mayo de 1885, para que en lo adelante rece de la manera siguiente:<\/p>\n \u201cArt\u00edculo 18.- Est\u00e1n exceptuados de la formalidad del registro:<\/p>\n 1. Los actos y resoluciones de los Poderes Legislativo y Ejecutivo;<\/p>\n 2.Los actos de la Contralor\u00eda;<\/p>\n 3. Los manifiestos, planillas y recibos expedidos por las aduanas por cobro de los derechos que se causen por esas oficinas;<\/p>\n 4.Las actas de nacimiento, matrimonios y defunciones, recibidos por los oficiales del Estado Civil y las copias que \u00e9stos liberen, a no ser que estas copias deban presentarse a los tribunales;<\/p>\n 5.Las legalizaciones de las firmas de oficiales o funcionarios p\u00fablicos;<\/p>\n 6.Los pasaportes para poder viajar de un punto a otro del territorio de la Rep\u00fablica y para el extranjero;<\/p>\n 7. Las letras de cambio o billetes a la orden, los endosos y pagos de los mismos, a menos que despu\u00e9s de protestados, se presenten ante los tribunales;<\/p>\n 8.Los escritos y defensa de los abogados ante los tribunales o juzgados y ante la Suprema Corte de Justicia;<\/p>\n 9.Los actos sujetos a registro establecido en la Ley sobre Registro Mercantil.<\/p>\n P\u00e1rrafo.- Las certificaciones que, de los actos de los Poderes Legislativo y Ejecutivo, dieren los secretarios o empleados de los mismos, estar\u00e1n sujetas al derecho de registro, si hubiere que presentarlas ante los tribunales por los particulares.\u201d<\/p>\n Art\u00edculo 30.- La presente ley deroga y sustituye las siguientes disposiciones:<\/p>\n – Ley No. 5260, sobre Establecimiento de Empresas Industriales y Comerciales, Registro Mercantil e Inscripci\u00f3n Industrial, del 30 de noviembre de 1959; y<\/p>\n – El Art\u00edculo 36, P\u00e1rrafo IV, de la Ley No. 2569, del 4 de diciembre de 1950. CHAPTER I<\/strong><\/p>\n SCOPE OF APPLICATION, INSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Article 1.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is the system that consists of the registration, renovation and recordation of the books, deeds and documents pertaining to industrial, commercial and service activities carried out by those individuals or corporations that usually engage in business, of which the Chambers of Commerce and Production authorized by this law are the depositories, also having authority to certify their existence.<\/p>\n Article 2.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is public and compulsory. It has authentic character, with probative value, and is opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 3.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Chambers of Commerce and Production are in charge of the Mercantile Registry, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Such supervision shall consist of sending to the Executive Power the request for recognition of chambers of commerce and production being formed; establishing norms tending to facilitate the application of this law; enforcing the legal provisions regarding Mercantile Registry matters, and applying the sanctions provided in Article 23 hereof.<\/p>\n Article 4.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry shall perform the following functions:<\/p>\n a) Registration and Recordation of:<\/p>\n 1) Individuals who do business professionally; i. e., for their own account, professionally, or habitually, and for the purpose of making a profit, undertaking activities to produce and circulate goods and\/or to provide services;<\/p>\n 2) Corporations having legal status that conduct activities for a profit;<\/p>\n 3) Marriage contracts between spouses and the liquidation of conjugal societies, when the husband and\/or the wife is\/are businessperson(s);<\/p>\n 4) Judicial interdictions pronounced against businessper-sons; the holding of public office when incompatible with the conduction of business activities, and in general, such incapacities or disabilities for conducting business as provided by law;<\/p>\n 5) Documents, authenticated or with privately witnessed signatures, relating to the formation of a corporation, the extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meetings held to modify the bylaws or dissolve a corporation, as well as the regular shareholders\u2019 meetings or assemblies of business corporations, both annual and occasional, and any acts regarding the decision to suspend or cancel operations;<\/p>\n 6) Agreements between creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings;<\/p>\n 7) Changes of name, domicile, activity, alteration of capital, opening of business establishments, branches or agencies and such other things as may be of interest to third parties.<\/p>\n b) Publicity and Filing:<\/p>\n In connection with the documents registered, in the process of being registered, or constituting information or background thereof and appearing in the register. In addition, the Chambers of Commerce will submit periodically to the State Department of Industry and Commerce a summary of the information contained in the Register.<\/p>\n c) Certifications:<\/p>\n Certification of Business Operation Record Books, pursuant to Article 14(f) of Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n CHAPTER II Article 5.-\u00a0<\/strong>A request for Mercantile Registration shall be submitted within a month after commencing business activities or opening a business establishment, in the case of individuals or de facto corporations.<\/p>\n In the case of business companies, applications for Mercantile Registration shall be made within a month after the date of the incorporative shareholders\u2019 meeting or assembly, and an original and copies of the documents regarding the company’s formation shall be attached thereto.<\/p>\n Article 6.-\u00a0<\/strong>The recordation of all the documents pertaining to the Mercantile Registry shall be made in separate books, according to the matter, in the form of an abstract making reference to the essence of the document, including the document registered, book, page, and date.<\/p>\n Article 7.-\u00a0<\/strong>Mercantile Registration shall be made at the Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction at the domicile of the individual or corporation concerned.<\/p>\n Article 8.-<\/strong>\u00a0The fees to be charged to business establishments for their registration shall be determined by the Chambers of Commerce and Production. All proceeds therefrom shall be considered income for the corresponding Chamber of Commerce, which may use them to cover the expenses created by such Registration and other services, within the framework of the purposes established for their activities in Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 9.-<\/strong>\u00a0All registrations in the Mercantile Registry shall be evidenced by the Certificate of Registration issued by the respective Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 10.- A request for Mercantile Registration shall include:<\/strong><\/p>\n a) In the case of an individual, the applicant’s full name, a copy of his\/her identification card, nationality, activity or business in which he\/she is engaged, domicile and address, place or places where his\/her activities are conducted on a permanent basis, his\/her liquid assets, real estate owned, amount of investments in said business activity, name of the person who manages such business and his\/her powers, credit institutions with which he\/she has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered businesspersons; and<\/p>\n b) In the case of a corporation, its corporate name, address and activities pursued, particulars of the majority shareholder(s) and its directors; amount of the investments made in the business activity, credit institutions with which it has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered establishments.<\/p>\n Any application submitted by a minor should contain such authorizations as shall have given him\/her the capacity to conduct business, according to law.<\/p>\n Article 11.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production shall provide a form to help users supply the necessary information. They may also require applicants for Mercantile Registration to substantiate the information given in the application by presenting certifications regarding their marital status, business activities, banking operations or any other instruments evidentiary of the information provided in the application.<\/p>\n CHAPTER III Article 12.-\u00a0<\/strong>Every two (2) years, counting from the date of the initial registration, all individuals or corporations subject to Mercantile Registration should renew their registration at the appropriate Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n No communication or notice will be considered in relation to unregistered persons, or if signed by persons other than the directors and\/or representatives of registered businesses.<\/p>\n Article 13.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of minutes of extraordinary shareholders\u2019 assemblies or meetings of corporations registered with the Mercantile Registry containing additions and amendments to the bylaws or regarding the dissolution of the company should be requested within a month after such general assembly is held.<\/p>\n All registered annual regular shareholders\u2019 assemblies shall contain information regarding the report submitted by the Commissioner, his\/her election, the directors’ election, if applicable, as well as the obtainment or not of profits from the appropriate commercial closing, the application thereof, and proof of payment of taxes. In the event of a suspension of business activities without proceeding to hold shareholders’ meetings, the registered individual or corporation should inform the Chamber of Commerce and Production in his\/her\/its jurisdiction, in writing, the decision taken and the term during which operations are to be suspended.<\/p>\n Article 14.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of all other documents mentioned in this law may be requested at any time, although they shall not be effective in relation to third parties until the date of their registration.<\/p>\n Article 15.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production should record in the appropriate business registers any objection, cancellation or annulment proceedings in connection with the commercial names used by the business establishments registered, according to the publication made thereof.<\/p>\n Article 16.-<\/strong>\u00a0In the event of loss or destruction of a registered document by the registered business, the Chamber of Commerce and Production where such registration was made may issue a certificate containing the text kept by said Chamber. Such document shall have the same evidentiary value as its original.<\/p>\n Article 17.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any inaccuracy in the registry entries due to errors or omissions in the recorded document shall be rectified, provided that a document of the same nature is provided, or upon submission of a court order containing the necessary elements for such purpose.<\/p>\n In the case of a material error or omission in the registration in connection with the document recorded, the correction shall be made having in sight the document that caused such error or omission.<\/p>\n Article 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction to make a registration should keep a copy of the complete text of all the documents subject to such recordation by any technical means allowing for the exact conservation and reproduction thereof.<\/p>\n CHAPTER IV Article 19.-<\/strong>\u00a0A registration shall be evidenced by the certificate issued for that purpose by the Chamber of Commerce and Production, or by a copy thereof.<\/p>\n Article 20.-<\/strong>\u00a0The recordation of documents under this law shall entail delivery forthwith, with no other proceeding, of the original and copies delivered for this purpose, with the annotations regarding such registration.<\/p>\n Article 21.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of documents under this law shall make the information contained therein opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 22.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Mercantile Registry shall be a matter of public record. Anyone may examine the books and files where such registrations are kept, take notes of the entries or documents therein, and obtain copies thereof. The information contained in the Mercantile Registry may be accessed upon request.<\/p>\n CHAPTER V Article 23.-<\/strong>\u00a0After a period of one (1) month, any individual or corporation engaging professionally in business and not registered at the Mercantile Registry shall be liable to a penalty of up to three (3) minimum wages. In the event that such person or corporation should voluntarily submit information concerning such delay and the registration application, such penalty shall not apply. Penalties shall be imposed by resolution of the State Department of Industry and Commerce, stating the reasons justifiying them..<\/p>\n Article 24.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any falsehood in the information submitted to the Mercantile Registry shall entail a penalty under Article 150 of the Dominican Criminal Code.<\/p>\n Article 25.-<\/strong>\u00a0Failure to fulfill the obligation of supplying information in connection with any changes in the business shall result in a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the minimum wage in effect to such date.<\/p>\n CHAPTER VI Article 26.-<\/strong>\u00a0All individuals or corporations required to apply for registration at the Mercantile Registry under this law have a non-extendable period of one (1) year from the date of enactment, to adapt and submit their application to the Chamber of Commerce and Production of their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 27.-\u00a0<\/strong>Stock companies shall be exempted from the requirements prescribed by Article 42 of the Commercial Code.<\/p>\n Article 28.-\u00a0<\/strong>Paragraph I of Article One (1) of Law No. 53, of November 13, 1970, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cParagraph I.-<\/strong>\u00a0The individuals or corporations and the financial units referred to in this law are obliged to register at the National Taxpayers’ Registry, for which it is obligatory to supply all such information as may be required by the office in charge of such registry, as well as a copy of the certificate issued by the appropriate Mercantile Registry.<\/p>\n Such office may proceed to register, without request of the party concerned, any taxpayer who is not duly registered, and shall send a copy of any such registration to the Chambers of Commerce and Production of the appropriate jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 29.-\u00a0<\/strong>Article 18 of Law No. 2324, of May 20, 1885, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cArticle 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The following are exempted from registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. All acts and resolutions of the Legislative and the Executive Power;<\/p>\n 2. All acts of the National Comptroller’s Office;<\/p>\n 3. Manifests, forms, and receipts issued by customs for collection of custom fees.<\/p>\n 4. Certificates of birth, marriage and death received by Civil Status Officers, and the copies thereof issued by them, unless such copies have to be submitted to a court of law;<\/p>\n 5. Legalizations of the signatures of public officials;<\/p>\n 6. Passports to travel from one point to another in the national territory and abroad;<\/p>\n 7. Bills of exchange or promissory notes, endorsements and payments thereof, unless they are contested and have to be subsequently presented at a court of law;<\/p>\n 8. Lawyers’ briefs and pleas submitted to courts of law and to the Supreme Court of Justice;<\/p>\n 9. Documents subject to registration as established in the Mercantile Registration Law. Article 30.-<\/strong>\u00a0This law repeals and replaces the following provisions:<\/p>\n – Law No. 5260, on the Establishment of Industrial and Commercial Companies, Mercantile Registry and Industrial Registration, dated November 30, 1959; and<\/p>\n – Article 36, Paragraph IV, of Law No. 2569, of December 4, 1950. CHAPTER I<\/strong><\/p>\n SCOPE OF APPLICATION, INSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Article 1.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is the system that consists of the registration, renovation and recordation of the books, deeds and documents pertaining to industrial, commercial and service activities carried out by those individuals or corporations that usually engage in business, of which the Chambers of Commerce and Production authorized by this law are the depositories, also having authority to certify their existence.<\/p>\n Article 2.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry is public and compulsory. It has authentic character, with probative value, and is opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 3.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Chambers of Commerce and Production are in charge of the Mercantile Registry, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Such supervision shall consist of sending to the Executive Power the request for recognition of chambers of commerce and production being formed; establishing norms tending to facilitate the application of this law; enforcing the legal provisions regarding Mercantile Registry matters, and applying the sanctions provided in Article 23 hereof.<\/p>\n Article 4.-\u00a0<\/strong>The Mercantile Registry shall perform the following functions:<\/p>\n a) Registration and Recordation of:<\/p>\n 1) Individuals who do business professionally; i. e., for their own account, professionally, or habitually, and for the purpose of making a profit, undertaking activities to produce and circulate goods and\/or to provide services;<\/p>\n 2) Corporations having legal status that conduct activities for a profit;<\/p>\n 3) Marriage contracts between spouses and the liquidation of conjugal societies, when the husband and\/or the wife is\/are businessperson(s);<\/p>\n 4) Judicial interdictions pronounced against businessper-sons; the holding of public office when incompatible with the conduction of business activities, and in general, such incapacities or disabilities for conducting business as provided by law;<\/p>\n 5) Documents, authenticated or with privately witnessed signatures, relating to the formation of a corporation, the extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meetings held to modify the bylaws or dissolve a corporation, as well as the regular shareholders\u2019 meetings or assemblies of business corporations, both annual and occasional, and any acts regarding the decision to suspend or cancel operations;<\/p>\n 6) Agreements between creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings;<\/p>\n 7) Changes of name, domicile, activity, alteration of capital, opening of business establishments, branches or agencies and such other things as may be of interest to third parties.<\/p>\n b) Publicity and Filing:<\/p>\n In connection with the documents registered, in the process of being registered, or constituting information or background thereof and appearing in the register. In addition, the Chambers of Commerce will submit periodically to the State Department of Industry and Commerce a summary of the information contained in the Register.<\/p>\n c) Certifications:<\/p>\n Certification of Business Operation Record Books, pursuant to Article 14(f) of Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n CHAPTER II Article 5.-\u00a0<\/strong>A request for Mercantile Registration shall be submitted within a month after commencing business activities or opening a business establishment, in the case of individuals or de facto corporations.<\/p>\n In the case of business companies, applications for Mercantile Registration shall be made within a month after the date of the incorporative shareholders\u2019 meeting or assembly, and an original and copies of the documents regarding the company’s formation shall be attached thereto.<\/p>\n Article 6.-\u00a0<\/strong>The recordation of all the documents pertaining to the Mercantile Registry shall be made in separate books, according to the matter, in the form of an abstract making reference to the essence of the document, including the document registered, book, page, and date.<\/p>\n Article 7.-\u00a0<\/strong>Mercantile Registration shall be made at the Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction at the domicile of the individual or corporation concerned.<\/p>\n Article 8.-<\/strong>\u00a0The fees to be charged to business establishments for their registration shall be determined by the Chambers of Commerce and Production. All proceeds therefrom shall be considered income for the corresponding Chamber of Commerce, which may use them to cover the expenses created by such Registration and other services, within the framework of the purposes established for their activities in Law No. 50-87 on Chambers of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 9.-<\/strong>\u00a0All registrations in the Mercantile Registry shall be evidenced by the Certificate of Registration issued by the respective Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n Article 10.- A request for Mercantile Registration shall include:<\/strong><\/p>\n a) In the case of an individual, the applicant’s full name, a copy of his\/her identification card, nationality, activity or business in which he\/she is engaged, domicile and address, place or places where his\/her activities are conducted on a permanent basis, his\/her liquid assets, real estate owned, amount of investments in said business activity, name of the person who manages such business and his\/her powers, credit institutions with which he\/she has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered businesspersons; and<\/p>\n b) In the case of a corporation, its corporate name, address and activities pursued, particulars of the majority shareholder(s) and its directors; amount of the investments made in the business activity, credit institutions with which it has made or intends to make operations, and reference from two (2) registered establishments.<\/p>\n Any application submitted by a minor should contain such authorizations as shall have given him\/her the capacity to conduct business, according to law.<\/p>\n Article 11.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production shall provide a form to help users supply the necessary information. They may also require applicants for Mercantile Registration to substantiate the information given in the application by presenting certifications regarding their marital status, business activities, banking operations or any other instruments evidentiary of the information provided in the application.<\/p>\n CHAPTER III Article 12.-\u00a0<\/strong>Every two (2) years, counting from the date of the initial registration, all individuals or corporations subject to Mercantile Registration should renew their registration at the appropriate Chamber of Commerce and Production.<\/p>\n No communication or notice will be considered in relation to unregistered persons, or if signed by persons other than the directors and\/or representatives of registered businesses.<\/p>\n Article 13.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of minutes of extraordinary shareholders\u2019 assemblies or meetings of corporations registered with the Mercantile Registry containing additions and amendments to the bylaws or regarding the dissolution of the company should be requested within a month after such general assembly is held.<\/p>\n All registered annual regular shareholders\u2019 assemblies shall contain information regarding the report submitted by the Commissioner, his\/her election, the directors’ election, if applicable, as well as the obtainment or not of profits from the appropriate commercial closing, the application thereof, and proof of payment of taxes. In the event of a suspension of business activities without proceeding to hold shareholders’ meetings, the registered individual or corporation should inform the Chamber of Commerce and Production in his\/her\/its jurisdiction, in writing, the decision taken and the term during which operations are to be suspended.<\/p>\n Article 14.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of all other documents mentioned in this law may be requested at any time, although they shall not be effective in relation to third parties until the date of their registration.<\/p>\n Article 15.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chambers of Commerce and Production should record in the appropriate business registers any objection, cancellation or annulment proceedings in connection with the commercial names used by the business establishments registered, according to the publication made thereof.<\/p>\n Article 16.-<\/strong>\u00a0In the event of loss or destruction of a registered document by the registered business, the Chamber of Commerce and Production where such registration was made may issue a certificate containing the text kept by said Chamber. Such document shall have the same evidentiary value as its original.<\/p>\n Article 17.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any inaccuracy in the registry entries due to errors or omissions in the recorded document shall be rectified, provided that a document of the same nature is provided, or upon submission of a court order containing the necessary elements for such purpose.<\/p>\n In the case of a material error or omission in the registration in connection with the document recorded, the correction shall be made having in sight the document that caused such error or omission.<\/p>\n Article 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Chamber of Commerce and Production having jurisdiction to make a registration should keep a copy of the complete text of all the documents subject to such recordation by any technical means allowing for the exact conservation and reproduction thereof.<\/p>\n CHAPTER IV Article 19.-<\/strong>\u00a0A registration shall be evidenced by the certificate issued for that purpose by the Chamber of Commerce and Production, or by a copy thereof.<\/p>\n Article 20.-<\/strong>\u00a0The recordation of documents under this law shall entail delivery forthwith, with no other proceeding, of the original and copies delivered for this purpose, with the annotations regarding such registration.<\/p>\n Article 21.-<\/strong>\u00a0The registration of documents under this law shall make the information contained therein opposable to third parties.<\/p>\n Article 22.-<\/strong>\u00a0The Mercantile Registry shall be a matter of public record. Anyone may examine the books and files where such registrations are kept, take notes of the entries or documents therein, and obtain copies thereof. The information contained in the Mercantile Registry may be accessed upon request.<\/p>\n CHAPTER V Article 23.-<\/strong>\u00a0After a period of one (1) month, any individual or corporation engaging professionally in business and not registered at the Mercantile Registry shall be liable to a penalty of up to three (3) minimum wages. In the event that such person or corporation should voluntarily submit information concerning such delay and the registration application, such penalty shall not apply. Penalties shall be imposed by resolution of the State Department of Industry and Commerce, stating the reasons justifiying them..<\/p>\n Article 24.-<\/strong>\u00a0Any falsehood in the information submitted to the Mercantile Registry shall entail a penalty under Article 150 of the Dominican Criminal Code.<\/p>\n Article 25.-<\/strong>\u00a0Failure to fulfill the obligation of supplying information in connection with any changes in the business shall result in a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the minimum wage in effect to such date.<\/p>\n CHAPTER VI Article 26.-<\/strong>\u00a0All individuals or corporations required to apply for registration at the Mercantile Registry under this law have a non-extendable period of one (1) year from the date of enactment, to adapt and submit their application to the Chamber of Commerce and Production of their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 27.-\u00a0<\/strong>Stock companies shall be exempted from the requirements prescribed by Article 42 of the Commercial Code.<\/p>\n Article 28.-\u00a0<\/strong>Paragraph I of Article One (1) of Law No. 53, of November 13, 1970, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cParagraph I.-<\/strong>\u00a0The individuals or corporations and the financial units referred to in this law are obliged to register at the National Taxpayers’ Registry, for which it is obligatory to supply all such information as may be required by the office in charge of such registry, as well as a copy of the certificate issued by the appropriate Mercantile Registry.<\/p>\n Such office may proceed to register, without request of the party concerned, any taxpayer who is not duly registered, and shall send a copy of any such registration to the Chambers of Commerce and Production of the appropriate jurisdiction.<\/p>\n Article 29.-\u00a0<\/strong>Article 18 of Law No. 2324, of May 20, 1885, is hereby modified, so that, from this day forward, it reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cArticle 18.-<\/strong>\u00a0The following are exempted from registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. All acts and resolutions of the Legislative and the Executive Power;<\/p>\n 2. All acts of the National Comptroller’s Office;<\/p>\n 3. Manifests, forms, and receipts issued by customs for collection of custom fees.<\/p>\n 4. Certificates of birth, marriage and death received by Civil Status Officers, and the copies thereof issued by them, unless such copies have to be submitted to a court of law;<\/p>\n 5. Legalizations of the signatures of public officials;<\/p>\n 6. Passports to travel from one point to another in the national territory and abroad;<\/p>\n 7. Bills of exchange or promissory notes, endorsements and payments thereof, unless they are contested and have to be subsequently presented at a court of law;<\/p>\n 8. Lawyers’ briefs and pleas submitted to courts of law and to the Supreme Court of Justice;<\/p>\n 9. Documents subject to registration as established in the Mercantile Registration Law. Article 30.-<\/strong>\u00a0This law repeals and replaces the following provisions:<\/p>\n – Law No. 5260, on the Establishment of Industrial and Commercial Companies, Mercantile Registry and Industrial Registration, dated November 30, 1959; and<\/p>\n – Article 36, Paragraph IV, of Law No. 2569, of December 4, 1950. CHAPTER I<\/strong><\/p>\n SCOPE OF APPLICATION, INSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPROCEEDINGS OF THE MERCANTILE REGISTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMERCANTILE REGISTRATION UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPUBLICITY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFAULTS AND PENALTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGENERAL PROVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nParagraph.- Certifications issued by the appropriate clerks or employees of any acts of the Legislative or the Executive Power shall be subject to registration fees if they are to be submitted to a court of law by private persons.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\nIt likewise repeals any other law, decree or regulation contrary to the provisions made in this law.<\/p>\n
\n\u00c1MBITO DE APLICACI\u00d3N, INSTITUCI\u00d3N Y FUNCIONES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArt\u00edculo<\/p>\n
\nc) Certificaciones:<\/p>\n
\nPROCEDIMIENTO DEL REGISTRO MERCANTIL<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nEn el caso de sociedades comerciales, la solicitud de Registro Mercantil se formular\u00e1 dentro del mes siguiente a la fecha de la celebraci\u00f3n de la asamblea o junta general constitutiva, y a la misma deber\u00e1n anexarse un original y copias de los documentos relativos a la constituci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\nACTUALIZACI\u00d3N DEL REGISTRO MERCANTIL<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNo se considerar\u00e1 ninguna comunicaci\u00f3n o escrito respecto de personas no registradas, o suscrito por personas distintas de los administradores y\/o representantes de los negocios registrados.<\/p>\n
\nLas asambleas o juntas generales ordinarias anuales registradas deber\u00e1n contener la informaci\u00f3n relativa al informe del Comisario, la elecci\u00f3n de \u00e9ste, la elecci\u00f3n de los administradores, si aplica, as\u00ed como la obtenci\u00f3n o no de utilidades del cierre comercial correspondiente, el destino de \u00e9stas y la declaraci\u00f3n del cumplimiento del pago de los impuestos.
\nEn caso de suspensi\u00f3n de las actividades de negocio sin proceder a la celebraci\u00f3n de asambleas o juntas generales de accionistas, la persona f\u00edsica o jur\u00eddica registrada deber\u00e1 comunicar por escrito a la C\u00e1mara de Comercio y Producci\u00f3n de su jurisdicci\u00f3n la decisi\u00f3n adoptada y el t\u00e9rmino por el cual ha decidido suspender sus operaciones.<\/p>\n
\nSi se trata de error u omisi\u00f3n material de la inscripci\u00f3n con relaci\u00f3n al documento que le dio origen, se proceder\u00e1 a la rectificaci\u00f3n, teniendo a la vista el instrumento que la caus\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\nPUBLICIDAD<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDE LAS FALTAS Y SUS SANCIONES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLas sanciones ser\u00e1n impuestas mediante resoluci\u00f3n motivada, por la Secretar\u00eda de Estado de Industria y Comercio.<\/p>\n
\nDISPOSICIONES GENERALES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSe deroga igualmente, cualquier otra ley, decreto o reglamentaci\u00f3n que sea contrario a las disposiciones previstas en esta ley.<\/p>\n
\nPROCEEDINGS OF THE MERCANTILE REGISTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMERCANTILE REGISTRATION UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPUBLICITY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFAULTS AND PENALTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGENERAL PROVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nParagraph.- Certifications issued by the appropriate clerks or employees of any acts of the Legislative or the Executive Power shall be subject to registration fees if they are to be submitted to a court of law by private persons.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\nIt likewise repeals any other law, decree or regulation contrary to the provisions made in this law.<\/p>\n
\nPROCEEDINGS OF THE MERCANTILE REGISTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMERCANTILE REGISTRATION UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPUBLICITY<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFAULTS AND PENALTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGENERAL PROVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nParagraph.- Certifications issued by the appropriate clerks or employees of any acts of the Legislative or the Executive Power shall be subject to registration fees if they are to be submitted to a court of law by private persons.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\nIt likewise repeals any other law, decree or regulation contrary to the provisions made in this law.<\/p>\n