National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information
Free activity · CNRC 615134 · Services
Activity contents
- The Centre's mission is to collect, process, preserve and communicate the entire written, photographic and audiovisual heritage of the communications sector and to publish and disseminate documentary products, texts and images.
- As such, he is responsible for:
- Set up a database of press and image data on the political, social and economic life of the country;
- Implement a plan to safeguard and digitize the written, photographic and audiovisual heritage;
- Define the conditions for the conservation, exploitation and preservation of the written, photographic and audiovisual heritage,
- Establish procedures for the provision of photographic, audiovisual and textual documentation for the benefit of information and communication professionals, researchers and the general public;
- To carry out research on production, creation and communication in writing, photographic and audiovisual
- Ensure, at the request of the organisations concerned, the training, retraining and development of their staff in the field of documentation, image, sound and multimedia;
- Carry out all commercial, securities, real estate, industrial and financial transactions linked to its object and likely to promote its development;
- Establish subsidiaries or branches, take equity interests in all companies and enter into any partnership related to its missions.
- Making photographic and audiovisual collections for commercial purposes;
- Offer easy consultation of iconographic documents and management of online reproduction orders;
- Make thematic files available to clients and other users on all media;
- Providing access to information holdings through electronic commerce
- Design and implement communication media;
- To design and produce graphic and audiovisual documents
- Ensure the restoration of documents and art binding;
- Ensure printing work;
- To carry out classical and virtual photographic exhibitions on behalf of third parties. (all the tasks laid down in articles 6, 7 and 8 of Executive Decree No. 15-95 of 1 April 2015 reshaping the status of the national press and information documentation centre and changing its name).
How to start this activity in Algeria
Official procedure, ordering of steps, and the timelines announced by the administrations
Step 1: Choose the right legal form
The activity "National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information" is free, no prior licence needed. Choose between auto-entrepreneur (ANAE, 5M DZD/year cap for services), sole-trader, single-member LLC (EURL) or LLC (SARL) depending on your project and number of partners.
Day 1
Step 2: CNRC registration
For SARL/EURL: notarised articles + share capital. For sole trader or auto-entrepreneur: simplified file. In every case, request the company name then the Trade Register extract from CNRC.
3 days, décret 23-169
Step 3: Tax and social registrations
Tax ID (NIF), social ID (NIS for manager), CNAS affiliation if employees, tax card. You can immediately operate "National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information" in Algeria without any further ministry-level step.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I start the activity "National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information" in Algeria?
Choose your legal form (SARL/EURL/Auto-Entrepreneur), file the company name + articles at CNRC, obtain the NIF, NIS, CNAS affiliation if hiring, and tax card. What UpGrowth Connect guarantees: a firm quote within 48 hours, a price locked by contract with no hidden fees, one point of contact from filing to collection, and a WhatsApp reply within 4 working hours. Processing times belong to the administrations. We do not promise them. We file a complete dossier the first time and tell you exactly where yours stands at every step.
How much does it cost to incorporate for code 615134?
About 75 000 DZD all-in for a sole proprietorship, or 148 610 DZD excluding share capital for an EURL (163 610 DZD for a SARL with two partners), whose capital is set freely by the partners in the articles of association since loi n° 15-20 of 30 December 2015. UpGrowth Connect: 60 000 DZD ex-tax + State fees (for an EURL: 90 000 DZD ex-tax without domiciliation, 60 000 DZD ex-tax with domiciliation at UpGrowth, plus 15 000 DZD per additional partner). Optional Birkhadem domiciliation: +150 000 DZD / 12 months.
Can I operate "National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information" as an ANAE auto-entrepreneur?
Yes, National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information falls in a service sector eligible to the ANAE regime. The annual turnover cap is 5 000 000 DZD (finance act 2023, art. 51). IFU is charged at 0,5 % of turnover (art. 282 sexies of the direct tax code, finance act 2024), with a minimum assessment of 10 000 DZD per year (art. 365 bis, finance act 2025). Simplified CASNOS affiliation. Ideal to start solo with no capital.
Which supervisory authority oversees code 615134?
This activity has no specific supervisory authority beyond CNRC, Trade Register registration is sufficient.
Is the activity "National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information" regulated in Algeria?
No, National Centre for Documentation, Press, Image and Information (CNRC code 615134) is classified FREE. Operable after simple CNRC registration, no prior ministerial licence.
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