Dominican Company Incorporation main steps are the following: Search before the Dominican Trademark Office, draft and file the request of registration to obtain a company trade name. Draft by-laws, minutes of the incorporation meeting and related incorporation documents. These may be drafted as private documents or as a notary public act for signing by the […]
Dominican real estate due diligence is the first step for verifying that the title to a prospective real estate property is clear and marketeable. The purchase of Dominican Republic real estate property is governed by Real Estate Property Law 108-05 of 2005 and its regulations as well as the Dominican Civil Code and other special […]
Dominican Republic Tourism Law declares of national interest the promotion of Dominican tourism, whether, historic, religious, archaeological, of natural resources and all other forms and its related activities. Tourism Law 541 of 1969 was enacted at a time when most Dominican Tourism was of local nature and the country’s wide array of pristine beaches and […]
Dominican Ministry of Health Permit Registration of packaged foods and beverages is required prior to their import, distribution and supply to the general public. The Dominican Ministry of Health controls the sanitary process of foods, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, beer, medicines, cosmetic products, personal hygiene and household cleaning products; including the importation, exportation, evaluation, […]
Dominican Republic Immigration, residence and work visas are subject to different legal requirements. Any foreigner that enters the Dominican Republic falling within the several Dominican immigration categories is considered a (temporary or permanent) “resident” or a “Non Resident”. Generally, a valid Passport and a Tourist Card which may be purchased upon arrival at the airport […]
Dominican Commercial Name Registration is governed by Executive Decree 260-18 amending articles 65 and 66 of Decree Regulation 599-01 of Dominican Intellectual Property Law 20-00 of May 10, 2000 for the purpose of making more efficient some government procedures and optimizing the country’s institutional regulatory scheme. Through this amendment, the registrability of distinctive signs such as […]
A Register of Wills to protect the interests of parties involved in a will made in Dominican Republic was created under Notary Law 140-15. As a result, all notaries that provide notarization services for the preparation of a will must register an extract of such will, before the corresponding judicial authority, within a period of […]
The Single Window of Building Construction Permits in the Dominican Republic was created under Decree 259-18 of July 11, 2018 for the purpose of making more efficient some government procedures and optimizing the country’s institutional regulatory scheme. The Ministry of Public Works and Communications of the Dominican Republic is the institution responsible for creating the […]