Bibliographie sélective OHADA

Mobile money is purported to promote financial inclusion. The growing number of studies have largely focused on transactions and related benefits with limited attention to emerging challenges, policies and initiatives that address the relative needs of different stakeholders. Consequently, little has been done to probe the ‘bottom-of-the-pyramid’ paradigm that underpins these assumptions. There has been inadequate endeavour to examine ways that empirical research could shed more light on these challenges and how to overcome them. To address these gaps, this study reviews the emerging literature on mobile money that explores both benefits and challenges. From our study three main themes emerge that suggest areas where challenges to the efficacy of the mobile money-financial inclusion link still appears not to have been adequately addressed by policymakers: ensuring integrity, privacy and security; addressing resource and infrastructure constraints; and integrating stakeholder benefits. Yet we suggest merely addressing these challenges does not go far enough in safeguarding the needs of local communities, as major stakeholders. Evidence from our study suggests little direct benefit to the poorer sections of local communities, only to the strata above and to elites and external stakeholders. This has implications for development and social change through technology adoption.

Aujourd’hui, le marché financier est considéré comme le bouc émissaire du monde des affaires puisqu’il est toujours culpabilisé et pointé de doigt comme la source du malaise et la cause directe de l’effondrement des systèmes économiques. La finalité des marchés financiers est tragiquement déviée dans la perception du grand public. Ce marché qui est censé être l’emblème d’épanouissement, d’entraide et de coopération, est devenu un lieu où règne la mauvaise foi et les manœuvres frauduleuses. Cette stigmatisation n’est pas due au hasard. En effet, le délit d’initié, la publication de comptes inexacts, les crises financières etc. constituent quelques-unes des questions qui ont alimenté le débat actuel autour de crépuscule de la régulation massive du marché financier. La gestion des risques liés aux marchés financiers est devenue une préoccupation majeure afin de se prémunir contre les risques financiers, réputationnels et opérationnels. Today, the financial market is regarded as the scapegoat of the business world, since it is always blamed and pointed at as the source of malaise and the direct cause of the collapse of economic systems. The purpose of financial markets is tragically skewed in the public perception. This market, which is supposed to be the emblem of self-fulfillment, mutual aid and cooperation, has become a place where bad faith and fraudulent maneuvers reign supreme. This stigmatization is no accident. Indeed, insider trading, the publication of inaccurate accounts, financial crises etc. are just some of the issues that have fueled the current debate surrounding the twilight of massive financial market regulation. Financial market risk management has become a major preoccupation in order to guard against financial, reputational and operational risks.

L’entreprise constitue une source incroyable d’innovations, de progrès, de créativité et d’enthousiasme. En effet, elle est l’outil le plus efficace de création d’un changement positif. Or, le fossé entre les entreprises et la société reste encore flagrant ainsi que la relation entre les pouvoirs publics et les entreprises est caractérisée par le manque de confiance et de lucidité. Le droit de la compliance apparaît comme la panacée à ces nouveaux défis, et se présente comme l’outil le plus perfectionné de gouvernance pour l’entreprise et qui permet de concilier entre l’intérêt de l’entreprise et celui de la société.Les entreprises sont tenues de respecter les ordres publics nationaux et supranationaux dans lesquels ils s'inscrivent, Les principes de compliance désignent les lois qui imposent un objectif d’intérêt général à l’entreprise tout en la laissant libre des moyens pour atteindre cet objectif. Les pouvoirs et les régulateurs publics ne font que surveiller la manière dont les opérateurs privés se conforment par eux-mêmes (self-policing, self-reporting, self-compliance et self-monitoring) et contrôler la stricte observance de leurs diligences, c’est-à-dire de leur « capacité à s’auto-policer». The enterprise constitutes an incredible source of innovations, progress, creativity as well as enthusiasm. Indeed, it is the most efficient tool of the creation of positive change. Yet, the gap between enterprises and society still remains obvious as well as the relation between the public powers and enterprises is characterized by the lack of confidence and clarity. The law of compliance seems to be the answer to these new challenges, it presents itself as the most ideal tool of governance for the enterprise and which allows to conciliate between the enterprise’s interests and those of society. Enterprises are required to respect the national and supranational public order which they are a part. The principles of compliance mean the laws that impose a goal of general interest for the enterprise while leaving it free the means to achieve this objective. Powers and public regulators only control the way in which private operators conform by themselves ( self-policing, self-reporting, self-compliance and self-monitoring) and control as well the strict observance of their diligence, that is to say, their self-policing ability.

The transformation of international trade from conventional to digital impacts several things, including resolving international trade disputes. In order to realize an efficient and effective dispute resolution process, many countries have implemented ODR to settle international trade disputes. This study aims to analyze the implementation of ODR in various countries and examine issues with unclear guidelines based on international law. This research observes the development of ODR in Indonesia and the urgency for its implementation in Indonesia. The research is normative juridical, with a statutory and comparative approach. The results obtained in this study are model law arrangements relating to the standardization of ODR Providers aimed to protect the personal data of the parties, unification of ODR dispute resolution clauses, and formulation of national legal instruments to create legal certainty regarding ODR, including ODR proceedings, permits, and monitoring,  as well as recognition and execution process of electronic ODR decisions.

Technology-based transactions are inseparable from the routine exchange of data. These exchanges may not pose privacy problems until the movement takes extra-territorial turns thereby facing multiple levels of cross-border regulations. In the 80 s, the frequency of transfer of personal data beyond geographical boundaries in Europe precipitated the regulation of transborder data flows (TDF) beginning with the enactment of the Organization for OECD Guidelines. In Africa, the concept of TDF is more complex than usually viewed by the stakeholders and this is partly because neither the African Union nor other regional bodies have introduced legislation on TDF. Like many concepts in data protection, TDF is bereft of a generally accepted meaning. Regardless of the uncertainty, this paper approaches TDF as the transmission of personal data from one country to another country or international entity for the purpose of processing. The paper discusses some definitions of TDF as understood under African regional and national data protection legislation. In a comparative and normative approach, the paper analyses the barriers to TDF in Africa vis a vis the European experience and then concludes with recommendations for workable TDF within and outside the continent from an African perspective beginning with the harmonization of existing regional framework.

The establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has opened new avenues of research interest in International Business and International Management. However, scholarly work in this fledgling area of research has been disparate and often lacking in the assessment of core international business implications of the emergence of the AfCFTA on member states as well as non-member states. This is because, as yet, no systematic attempt has been made to explore the AfCFTA in the context of IB research, or project future IB research directions. Hence, in this paper, using the PRISMA method we have systematically identified the current published research and scholarly work on the AfCFTA and provided a robust picture of the current state of knowledge and available literature on the AfCFTA while at the same time outlining potential areas for future international business research.

L’information du consommateur est l’une des obligations légales les plus accrues en matière contractuelle compte-tenu de l’expérience des parties en cause. Cette information est nécessaire aussi bien pour la formation du contrat projeté que pour sa bonne exécution. Elle est alors contractuelle ou extracontractuelle. Ainsi, la rétention de toute information est susceptible d’engager la responsabilité du professionnel vis-à-vis du consommateur. La mise en œuvre d’une telle responsabilité nécessite une action devant aboutir à des sanctions proprement dites à l’encontre du professionnel censé être le conseiller de son co-contractant. L’Etat doit y veiller à travers la lutte contre la fraude et les pratiques de concurrence déloyale. Le consommateur et ses ayants droits, l’association des consommateurs doivent pouvoir exercer leurs droits de recours devant les organismes de protection des consommateurs et juridictions compétents. Mieux, ces derniers doivent connaître leurs droits et obligations ainsi que les textes qui les protègent dans une langue accessible afin de leur permettre de prendre des décisions conformes à leurs intérêts légitimes dans la mesure où la mauvaise information peut non seulement les induire en erreur mais porter atteinte à leur sécurité.

The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) seeks to promote the achievement and maintenance of a fair, accessible, efficient, sustainable and responsible market place for consumer products and services in South Africa. Moreover, the CPA seeks to provide an accessible, consistent, harmonised, effective and efficient system of redress for consumers. Notably, the CPA provides that the supplier should not supply or enter into an agreement to supply any goods or services at a price that is unfair, unreasonable, or unjust. This is generally aimed at combating any problems that are suffered by consumers when accessing goods and services in South Africa. Accordingly, various regulatory bodies and related role-players were established to enforce consumer rights and provide redress mechanisms to vulnerable and affected consumers. These consumer protection bodies and related roleplayers include the National Consumer Commission (NCC), the National Consumer Tribunal (NCT), provincial consumer courts, ordinary courts and other alternative dispute resolution agencies. These bodies and role-players are statutorily obliged to resolve consumer disputes in South Africa. However, there are some uncertainty challenges regarding the jurisdiction of ordinary courts and consumer protection regulatory bodies in relation to disputes that relate to the consumers’ right to fair, just and reasonable prices, terms and conditions of goods and services. This article discusses the role of the NCC, the NCT, provincial consumer courts, ordinary courts and other alternative dispute resolution agencies in the regulation of prices for goods, services and access to redress for affected consumers under the CPA. This is done to provide some recommendations that could resolve jurisdictional and regulatory challenges in relation to the price and access to goods and services under the CPA.

Efficiency is generally defined as the capacity to deliver desirable results with little effort or input. A bank cannot afford to allocate limited resources at random in a competitive market. Only once the efficiency factors have been identified can resources be allocated in a conscious and effective manner. The study investigates the determinants of technical efficiency of banks in the SADC region. The study is significant in the SADC region as the block is trying to create a robust and stable banking system. This is driven by the desire to stay away from the current global financial system volatility and the region is working to develop an integrated banking system. The results show that the banks are relatively inefficient with the level of inefficiency around 40 percent. The efficiency of the banks is determined by the level of capitalisation, size of the bank, research costs and automation of the banks. The results of the study imply that that there is great scope for the banks in the SADC region to increase their efficiency. Improved efficiency will ensure banks provide services at a lower cost to clients. The study recommends adequately capitalizing banks, increasing the asset base of the banks, investing in research and the automation of the banking systems.

This study primarily aims to identify the social responsibility of Libyan and Palestinian telecommunications companies and their contributions to addressing the negative effects resulting from COVID-19. The study focuses on the companies’ efforts to alleviate the burden on the state and citizens, exploring the most significant social contributions made by these companies in response to the pandemic. To answer the research questions and test the hypotheses, the researchers employed a descriptive and analytical approach. After obtaining the necessary data, a validated and evaluated questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 53 individuals, including financial managers, internal auditors, financial analysts, and accountants working in Libyan and Palestinian telecommunications companies. The results of the study indicated that Libyan telecom companies did not contribute significantly to mitigating the negative effects of COVID-19 by activating their social responsibility roles. This conclusion is supported by the respondents' answers, which reflected a moderate degree of contribution, with a mean value of 3.08 and a relative weight of 61.69%, along with a standard deviation of 0.85 and a significance level (Sig) of 0.686. Similarly, Palestinian telecom companies also did not significantly contribute to mitigating the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through their social responsibility roles. Respondents’ answers indicated a moderate level of contribution, with a mean value of 3.24, a relative weight of 64.85%, a standard deviation of 0.849, and a significance level (Sig) of 0.256. The study recommends that Libyan and Palestinian telecommunications companies should enhance their social roles in mitigating the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by actively implementing social responsibility initiatives.

This study investigates the influence of remuneration on organizational performance in cooperative banks in Kiambu County, Kenya. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research explores how compensation packages, salary reviews, and employee recognition impact performance. The study utilizes a descriptive research design with structured questionnaires to gather data from 94 participants. Findings indicate a significant correlation between competitive remuneration and enhanced organizational performance. The majority ofemployees are satisfied with salary increments and recognize the positive effects of frequent salary reviews on their motivation and job satisfaction. The study also highlights the importance of recognition and praise in boosting employee morale and engagement, contributing to overall organizational success. This research is grounded in Equity Theory, which posits that fair treatment in compensation leads to higher motivation and productivity. The conclusions drawn suggest that cooperative banks should implement equitable and competitive remuneration strategies, along with regular salary reviews and robust recognition programs, to enhance performance. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers andbank managers aiming to improve organizational effectiveness through strategic human resource practices.

This research consists of verifying whether CIT has an effect on capital given the financing risk incurred. A review of several capital theories has shown that CIT is one of the main determinants of a firm's capital structure. The inclusion of CIT in capital structure models continues to divide the world of corporate finance. Debt interest deduction in computing CIT reinforces the controversy over the question of the capital structure that optimizes the tax savings provided by this deduction. The consequence is the existence of two opposing groups on the optimum capital structure: on the one hand, the group of those who believe that there is one and only one optimal capital structure, and on the other, the group of those who reject out of hand any possibility of an optimal capital structure. The sample starts with a case study of two hypothetical identical firms, one indebted and the other non-indebted, with the same profitable investment project over a period of time, and ends with 101 pairs of identical firms belonging to different classes of financing risk. The hypothesis of non-gratuity of cost and income is used, and capital markets are assumed to be pure and perfect. The results confirm that CIT has no effect on the structure, value, cost and return of capital for a given financing risk, and reveal the existence of a third source of financing called "public capital", whose cost is the corporate capital tax rate (CCTR). There is no longer any question of thinking about the optimum capital structure, which is a pure financial illusion. This paper is one of the first to show that CIT does not affect capital, and to propose a model that explains capital structure behavior in the presence of CIT. Paper type: Empirical Research  Stanislas Théodule Médard Dèwanou Comlan AGOSSADOU, (Researcher) Laboratory for Research on Performance and Development of Organizations (LARPEDO)  Faculty of Economics and Management (FASEG) University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) - Benin,

La stabilité des relations d’affaires ne peut se concevoir sans un contrat de bail durable. Fort de ce constat, il est indispensable d’examiner l’importance de l’autonomie du contrat de bail renouvelé. A ce propos, le contrat mérite une protection contre les abus du bailleur. L’analyse du bail renouvelé met en orbite la question de la poursuite des relations contractuelles à l’expiration de la durée prévue par les parties, ce renouvellement engendre-t-il une simple prorogation du bail originaire ou donne-t-il naissance à un nouveau bail ? Il s’agit de répondre à la question de l’autonomie du bail renouvelé qui se présente d’abord comme une réalité eu égard à ses caractères et à l’étendue limitée des garanties données par le locataire. Mais à l’observation, cette autonomie n’est qu’apparente en ce que le bail renouvelé maintient dans son exécution les clauses du bail initial et prévoit des changements qui sont des concessions édictées par l’économie contractuelle. Business relations stability it’s impossible without a lasting lease contract. In this regard, it is essential to examine the importance of the autonomy of the renewed lease contract. About it, the contract deserves protection against abuse by the lessor. The analysis of the renewed lease puts into orbit the question of the continuation of contractual relations at the duration planned by the parties, does this renewal result in a simple extension of the original lease or does it give rise to a new lease? This involves examining of the autonomy of the renewed lease which first presents itself as a reality given its characteristics and the limited extent of the guarantees given by the tenant. Indeed, this autonomy is only apparent in that the renewed lease maintains in its execution the clauses of the initial lease and provides for changes which are concessions decreed by the contractual economy.

Les sûretés sur le bien d’autrui sont assurément un sujet passionnant, mais qui au demeurant n’a pas donné lieu à une doctrine abondante, que l’on songe au droit français ou au droit de l’OHADA. Pourtant, il est possible d’entreprendre une telle étude, sous l’angle des deux législations évoquées, même s’il va se révéler que la jurisprudence de l’OHADA est marquée au coin de l’absence. Ainsi, pour mener à bien cette étude, il conviendra d’envisager les sûretés choisies en tant que droit réel, en analysant la relation directe entre le créancier et le bien donné en garantie. C’est dire que les sûretés réelles, « puisque notre livraison s’arc-boute sur celles-ci », trouvent leur substance à partir de l’exercice d’une des utilités conférées par la propriété d’un bien, notamment sa valeur économique ou valeur de crédit. En l’absence de tout droit de propriété au constituant, il ne peut exister ni hypothèque, ni gage, ni nantissement, moins encore cession fiduciaire. L’affirmation est cependant sujette à discussion à propos du droit de rétention. Partant, les sûretés sur le bien d’autrui peuvent être aisément neutralisées, sur le terrain du jeu de la propriété, indépendamment de la question de la nullité contractuelle. Cependant, de façon exceptionnelle, des effets peuvent être reconnus aux sûretés sur le bien d’autrui, particulièrement sur le terrain des exigences de l’équité et de la protection des tiers de bonne foi.

L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer les facteurs influençant le comportement d’investissement des entreprises camerounaises par une approche microéconomique. En effet, malgré un taux de profit élevé (l’EBE représente environ 60% de la valeur ajoutée), le taux d'investissement privé au Cameroun demeure très faible (18% du PIB) et risque de compromettre l'atteinte du stade de pays émergent à l'horizon 2035. En se basant sur le modèle théorique accélérateur-profit, nous avons estimé un modèle de panel dynamique grâce aux données de 381 entreprises sur la période 2015-2022, par la méthode des moments généralisés (GMM). Les résultats obtenus identifient la demande sur le marché (effet accélérateur) comme principal facteur qui agit positivement et significativement sur l’investissement. A contrario, le profit, la dette ou les capitaux propres n’ont pas une influence significative sur le comportement d’investissement des entreprises camerounaises. En outre, même en cas de demande importante, le comportement d’investissement des entreprises camerounaises est influencé par leur statut juridique, leur taille, leur activité principale et l’état sécuritaire de la zone d’implantation. Cela illustre à souhait l’importance d’améliorer l’environnement des affaires et d’encourager les entreprises camerounaises à muter vers des modes d’organisation leur garantissant non seulement un développement rapide mais aussi une pérennisation. The aim of this study is to determine the factors influencing the investment behavior of Cameroonian companies, using a microeconomic approach. Indeed, despite a high profit rate (EBITDA represents around 60% of value added), the private investment rate remains very low (18% of GDP) and risks compromising the country's ability to reach the stage of an emerging country by 2035. The covid 19 crisis, the Boko Haram security crisis in the northern part of the country and the secessionist crisis in the English-speaking regions all add to an already unfavourable business climate. These observations lead us to reflect further on the factors that explain the investment behavior of Cameroonian companies. Based on the theoretical accelerator-profit model, we estimated a dynamic panel model using data from 381 companies over the period 2015-2022, using the generalized method of moments (GMM). The results obtained identify market demand (accelerator-effect) as the main factor acting positively and significantly on investment. Conversely, profit, debt or equity do not have a significant influence on the investment behavior of Cameroonian companies. Other variables such as the company's legal status, size and activity also have an effect on investment. The company's geographical location in a zone of insecurity, such as the northern and western regions of Cameroon, also has a negative effect on investment behavior, no doubt due to the uncertainty and irreversible nature of the investment.

Background Considering the declining situation of sustainability in global marine fisheries, World Trade Organization (WTO) members successfully concluded the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies(AFS) after 21 years of negotiations in 2022. As an the integral part of these negotiations, special and differential treatment (SDT) provisions provide developing countries with special rights and developed countries with the possibility to treat developing countries more favorably than other WTO members. Objective This study analyzed the role of SDT for fisheries subsidies in ensuring sustainable fishery governance by the rule of law, as well as the reflection of SDT under the AFS, to explore whether SDT can support sustainable fishery governance under the WTO framework. Methods This study is primarily based on official data and critical legal studies and used normative analysis and historical analysis to expose the essence of the SDT issue in the AFS as a political game in the legal form. Results The practical challenges in the implementation of SDT may affect the compliance willingness of member states. To overcome the obstacles, such as ambiguity and inefficiency, that impede the legalization process of sustainable global marine fishery governance, it is necessary to emphasize the value of SDT for the common interests of the WTO members in marine fisheries legislation. This will benefit the developing countries, especially the small island developing states, in the short term; and the common interests of developed and developing countries in the long term. Policy implications SDT facilitated the consensus between the developing and developed countries on issues such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing subsidies and overfishing subsidies. However, current SDT practices have deviated from the original intention of the fairness and democratic approach of global marine fisheries governance, which should take into consideration the specific situation of developing countries.

The awarding of public-private partnership (PPP) contracts through unsolicited bids is characterized by flexible domestic law, with the involvement of public and private players aiming to achieve the general interest objective of public infrastructure development and, by extension, national development. These players are helping to build the normative framework for PPP project activities by spontaneous offer, given their increasingly widespread use on the bangs of positive law, while their standards are classically deprived of the binding force attached to hard law. Marked by its normative guarantee, the flexible law of unsolicited bids is situated at the threshold of the mandatory, and is essential to PPP law. It produces legal effects by linking up with the hard law of PPP contracts, which is the law of the parties. This link between soft law and hard law has a major legal impact on the transformation of the law and legal certainty, for the benefit of investment confidence, especially international investment confidence. Faced with the limitations of positive law on the award of PPP contracts in unsolicited bids, and the difficulties of interpreting soft law and hard law standards, there is a need for harmonization with international practice. To this end, the instruments of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on PPPs are being used to link up with Burundian hard law through a transposition mechanism. It is therefore possible that our positive approach to PPP contracting could be improved, highlighting the principle of competition and the exception of non-competition, while taking into account the win-win principle, risk sharing and performance. Finally, the article considers the adjustments to the hard law that would be necessary if Burundi were to decide to revisit the legal framework to make it more attractive to investment, and thus ensure the completion and financing of PPP contracts by spontaneous bidding.

Les redevances minières locales constituent à ce jour un enjeu national important dans le contexte de la RDC où les ETD perçoivent directement leurs quotités pour le financement des projets et infrastructures d’intérêts communautaires suivant l’esprit du législateur du Code minier. Pour l’heure, force est de constater que la redevance minière impacte peu sur le développement socio-économique des ETD. En effet, les indicateurs sociaux recueillis dans la Chefferie des Bayeke, dans la Commune rurale de Kambove, dans la Chefferie de Basanga, dans la Commune de Panda et dans la Commune de Shituru renseignent que, dans ces zones, les populations locales ne profitent que peu, sinon pas du tout, des effets d’entrainement du développement. D’où l’intérêt de la présente étude qui tend à rechercher les mécanismes juridiques susceptibles d’impulser une gestion rationnelle de cette redevance pour le développement socio-économiques de ces ETD ENGLISH Local mining royalties constitute to this day an important national issue in the context of the DRC where the ETDs directly receive their quotas for the financing of projects and infrastructures of community interest following the spirit of the legislator of the Mining Code.For the moment, it is clear that mining royalties have little impact on the socio-economic development of ETDs. Indeed, the social indicators collected in the Chiefdom of Bayeke, in the rural commune of Kambove, in the Chiefdom of Basanga, in the commune of Panda and in the commune of Shituru indicate that, in these areas, the local populations only benefit little, if any, developmental ripple effects.Hence the interest of this study which tends to seek the legal mechanisms likely to stimulate rational management of this fee for the socio-economic development of these ETDs.  

Purpose This article aims to identify and review existing studies on the adoption and compliance of Internat ional Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The methodology involves a sole focus on studies conducted with an African sample, using a bibliometric method and data from the Web of Science (WoS) database. Visualizations from VOSViewer and Biblioshiny software are employed to identify the dominant authors, journals and countries contributing to research in the region. Findings The findings reveal existing collaborations among authors in the field. However, the study emphasizes the need for additional research to enhance the intellectual structure of the research domain, as the majority of related documents are concentrated within twenty articles with at least one citation. Practical implications The practical implications underscore the importance of collaboration in practice, emphasizing the need for cooperation among corporations, experts and regulatory agencies involved in IFRS adoption and compliance in Africa. By fostering collaborative efforts and knowledge-sharing among corporations, experts and regulatory agencies, practitioners can enhance their understanding, streamline implementation processes and improve compliance methods. Originality/value This review is one of the few to explicitly conduct a bibliometric review of IFRS adoption and compliance studies in Africa, providing a foundation for future research to determine the current direction of IFRS studies in this region.

The Access of Foreign Commercial Companies to the OHADA Area - Recognition of Legal Personality under CCJA Case Law. The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is striving to make its geographical area more attractive, particularly to foreign investors and foreign commercial companies. This should be achieved by adopting, at a supranational level, uniform and modern legal standards which can be readily embraced by the business community and by ensuring legal certainty through the establishment of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA). To date, however, OHADA has not yet adopted any provision recognizing the legal personality of companies operating throughout its region. However, the recognition of such entities is essential with regard to their participation - particularly as shareholders or partners - in a commercial company incorporated under OHADA law or in relation to the establishment of branches or subsidiaries within OHADA member states. The CCJA has, however, issued a number of rulings on this issue. This study examines these decisions and recommends the adoption of an OHADA-wide procedure for recognizing the legal personality of foreign commercial companies.