The Trade Register is not a document you obtain and forget. It publicly tells the identity and changes of a trader or company. Register in the competent register, record events that alter the entry and retain current evidence: that keeps a landlord, bank or supplier from reading a different version of the business.
The register in four verbs
- Register the natural or legal person concerned.
- Record changes affecting declared data.
- File required acts at the correct level.
- Cancel the entry when activity or person ends in prescribed cases.
- Order a certificate or copies where evidence is requested.
- Distinguish local and central registers.
- Attach relevant branches, agencies and establishments.
- Then align every operating document.
1. Understand the two levels
The Trade Register includes local registers held at competent courts and a central register held by OMPIC.
| Level | Practical role | Reflex |
|---|---|---|
| Local register | receives registration, entries and acts under its competence | file at the competent place or applicable gateway |
| Central register | centralises transmitted information and delivers services/copies | do not treat it as a second independent number |
| DirectInfo | search and ordering of available records | check document type and freshness |
OMPIC’s registration certificate presents legal information on a registered natural or legal person; copies of registration also show amending entries declared during its life.
2. Prepare initial registration
First identify who registers, the principal establishment and the activity actually carried on.
- Choose the natural-person or legal-person path.
- Check the seat or principal establishment and territorial competence.
- Align name, form, activity, address and identifiers.
- Gather acts and evidence specific to the case.
- File through DirectEntreprise or the confirmed route.
- Check the result, number and transcribed data.
The Commercial Code notably provides three months after opening a commercial establishment or acquiring a business for the relevant trader’s registration. Do not treat the deadline as a target: prepare before opening.
3. Register a real change
An address, name, sign, activity, capital, form, officer or branch opening may require an amending entry and related acts.
| Event | Chain to check |
|---|---|
| New seat | decision, right to premises, tax, register, documents |
| New manager | decision, acceptance/authority, notice and register |
| Capital or form | acts, figures, notice, filing and entry |
| Branch or agency | decision, address, local register and permissions |
OMPIC lists RCC forms and DirectEntreprise now offers amendment and act filing. Use the route displayed for the event, not a form found in an old archive.
The requested evidence is not always the same
A registration certificate, copy of entry, copy of act or DirectInfo search answers a different need. Ask the recipient which document and date they accept.
4. Cancel without erasing history
Cessation, dissolution or other prescribed situations may call for cancellation. It is not deleting a software account or leaving premises: decisions, tax, social security, liquidation, notice and register must be coordinated for the case.
- Operating cessation: real date and inventory
- Legal decision: competent act
- Public obligations: tax, CNSS, publications and register
- Archive: intact records and exports
Keep evidence after cancellation for applicable periods. Old acts, books and data may remain needed for an audit, debt or liquidation.
5. Align register and reality
After every confirmation, compare current evidence with what customers and teams see.
- Name and form on documents.
- Address and establishment for each sale.
- Correctly copied identifiers.
- Users and outlets attached to the right site.
- Old details removed without losing history.
BelloPOS can reflect validated identity, sites and users. It does not file an RC entry, and its history does not replace register acts.
Mistakes to avoid
- Confusing local and central registers.
- Leaving registration until the final week.
- Changing an address only on invoices.
- Forgetting a branch or agency.
- Ordering a document too old for the file.
- Closing software and assuming the business is cancelled.
Frequently asked questions
Who holds the central register?
OMPIC holds the Central Trade Register, which centralises local-register information.
Does the certificate show changes?
It presents legal identity; copies of registration also show declared amending entries.
Which changes are registered?
Address, name, activity, capital, form, governing bodies and branches are among OMPIC’s examples; confirm the actual case.
Can I search a company?
DirectInfo provides search and ordering of available documents.
Does BelloPOS update the RC?
No. Update the register first, then reflect the confirmed identity in the tool.
What to take away
Treat the register as a living timeline: initial registration, every evidenced change, then coordinated cancellation when the situation requires it.
Sources
The figures and rules quoted above come from these pages, read on the date given in the article.
- Ministry of Justice, Commercial Code, read 30 August 2026
- OMPIC, Creation and business life, read 30 August 2026
- OMPIC, Central Commercial Register services, read 30 August 2026
- OMPIC, Central Commercial Register forms, read 30 August 2026
- DirectEntreprise, official services, read 30 August 2026
Reality should tell the same story
After each confirmed entry, align documents, users and outlets with the current identity.
Read next
Other practical guides on the same subject:
- ICE in Morocco: understand, verify and use the Common Business Identifier
- Morocco’s tax identifier: where to find it, what to check and what it does not prove
- Professional tax in Morocco: prepare the activity and establishment registration
- DirectEntreprise Morocco: prepare, file and control an online business file