Registration procedure
The process of founding a company in the Republic of Srpska has gone through numerous reform processes, and the most important is the one-stop shop system, the establishment of which shortened the time required for business registration, reduced the number of procedures, and reduced operating costs. Also, the establishment of the e-registration system in the Republic of Srpska is in its final phase, and the provision of conditions for the application of this system will further facilitate the establishment, i.e. registration of business entities.
According to the current regulations in the Republic of Srpska, business entities can be registered either as companies or as entrepreneurs. The process of establishment, registration, operation and termination of business of companies in the Republic of Srpska is regulated by the Law on Companies of the Republic of Srpska (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, No. 127/08, 58/09, 100/11, 67/13, 100 / 17, 82/19) and the Law on Registration of Business Entities in the Republic of Srpska (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, No. 67/13, 15/16, 84/19).
The registration procedure itself will depend on the choice of legal form, which is why it is necessary to distinguish between steps in the registration of companies and steps in the registration of independent entrepreneurs.
A detailed procedure for founding a company (the simplest form of organisation) and a detailed procedure for an entrepreneur is available below.