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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''Apply In-Person:'''<br><br />
#For reserving a company name, the applicant has to conduct a search at Ministry of Trade and Industry [https://www.motin.gov.et/ contact link] for knowing the availability of their proposed name.<br />
#After knowing the availability, applicant has to provide necessary information in an application form and submit it at the Ministry.<br />
#Applicant must carry all related documents for the procedure to complete while applying for this procedure.<br />
#Documents that are necessary for this procedure to complete are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.<br />
#Fee for this procedure are:<br />
#*Stamp duty fee of 350 Birr<br />
#*Service charge and Name search of 10 Birr for 4 copies of Memorandum of Association<br />
#*Additional fee for completion of the process will come between 5,000 and 10,000 Birr.<br />
#Applicant should attach photocopies of documents along with the application form while submitting.<br />
#If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed properly, the procedure will be completed within a month by visiting the office or via post.<br><br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
Documents required for this procedure to complete are:<br><br />
*Letter of Recommendation<br />
*Commercial Registration Certificate<br />
*Memorandum and Articles of Association<br />
*Business License<br><br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Ministry of Trade and Industry,'''<br><br />
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<br><br />
'''Contact No: '''+251115518025<br><br />
'''Contact [https://www.motin.gov.et/ link]<br><br />
'''Location [https://goo.gl/maps/e1HsfprKmF1mxKsb9 link]<br><br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
Any Ethiopian Citizen who owns a firm or company is eligible for reserving their company name.<br><br />
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==Fees==<br />
Fee for this procedure is:<br><br />
*Stamp Duty fee of 350 Birr<br />
*Service charge and name search of 10 Birr for 4 copies of Memorandum of Association<br />
*Additional fee of around 5,000 – 10,000 Birr for completion of the process.<br><br />
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==Validity==<br />
Valid for a period of 5-180 days.<br><br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links<br><br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br><br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
Processing time for this procedure is one month.<br><br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.<br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,<br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.<br><br />
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==Instructions==<br />
*Applicant should know rules and regulations of reserving a company name in Ethiopia.<br />
*Proposed or names chosen by the applicant must not be similar to any other registered company names.<br />
*Applicant must follow all instructions provided by an applicant.<br><br />
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==Required Information==<br />
*Name<br />
*Address<br />
*Sex<br />
*Age<br />
*Marital status<br />
*Proposed business<br />
*Address of the company<br />
*Names of shareholders<br />
*Details of each share holders<br />
*Proposed company activities<br><br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
Owner of a firm or company must reserve their company name with Ethiopian Trade and Industry office to own the company name and claim the name for themselves.<br><br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
*Applicant must make a company seal that is specifically designed and can be commonly used.<br />
*Company must have a bank account under the company name as company’s bank account.<br><br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br><br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.motin.gov.et/ External link]<br><br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help<br><br />
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[[Category:Ethiopia]]<br />
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