2. This worksheet is based on the Introduction to Business Law for Entrepreneurs
workshop led by Hajer Hmila, a business lawyer. Business law is crucial to
organize enterprises, negotiate transactions, and protect intellectual property.
The workshop covered the following topics:
3. TOPICS
1- INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW
2- WHAT IS A SARL?
3- SOURCES OF MORE LEGAL INFORMATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS
4. 1- INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW
• A company is a contract where two or more people agree to jointly assign
their contributions to share profit or benefit from the economy that could
result from the company’s activity.
• In Tunisian business law, there are two types of companies: Société de
Personnes et Societé de capitaux.
5. • A SARL has been described as a company whose liability is limited to the
contributions of its members and defined by two legal characteristics: its
capital and its associates.
2- WHAT IS A SARL?
6. 3- SOURCES OF MORE LEGAL
INFORMATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS
• Agence de promotion de l’industrie et de l’innovation (APII).
• The ministries depending on the type of the project: Example
A- Ministère du commerce et de l’artisnant
B- Ministère de la technologie et de la communication
C- Ministère de l’Education et de la formation
D- Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur
E- L’Agence de promotion des investissements agricoles (APIA)
F- BCT
7. 3- SOURCES OF MORE LEGAL
INFORMATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS
• The legal codes:
A- Code des Sociétés Commerciales
B- Code d’incitation aux investissements
C- Code du Travail
D- Code de l’IRPP et IS
E- Code de la TVA
F- Code d’enregistrement et de timbre
