Regulatory & Compliance
Regulated industries — banking, insurance, telecoms, energy, healthcare, mining — demand a precise reading of community and national texts. We obtain your authorisations, build your compliance programmes and manage the dialogue with regulators on your behalf.
What we do for you
Licences and approvals
Banks and payment institutions (BCEAO), insurers (CIMA), telecoms (ARTCI and its counterparts), energy, healthcare and mining.
Financial regulation
AML/CFT frameworks, foreign-exchange regulation, compliance with BCEAO and COBAC instructions.
Data protection
Compliance programmes (ARTCI, CDP, APDP), records of processing, cross-border transfers, contractual clauses — led by a certified Data Protection Officer.
Public procurement and PPP
Tender responses, partnership contracts, procurement disputes.
Regulatory monitoring
Tracking of UEMOA, CEMAC, OHADA and national texts, with tailored alerts through our regulatory library.
Regulator relations
Representation, responses to information requests, management of sanction proceedings.
How an engagement unfolds
- QualificationYou describe your matter through our form; a partner calls you back within 24 hours.
- Engagement letterScope, deliverables, timing and fees are agreed in writing before work begins.
- ExecutionAn integrated legal, tax and regulatory team, led by a partner who remains your single point of contact.
- MonitoringTailored alerts on the texts that affect your matter, through the regulatory library.
Other practice areas
Frequently asked questions
Which authority regulates data protection in Côte d'Ivoire?
The ARTCI (Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC) is the competent authority under Law No. 2013-450. Senegal has the CDP; Benin the APDP.
Is a licence required to offer mobile money services in the UEMOA zone?
Yes. BCEAO Instruction No. 008-05-2015 governs electronic money institutions; the activity may also be carried out in partnership with a bank or a licensed institution.
What does CIMA compliance involve?
The CIMA Code unifies insurance law across 14 states. Every insurer and intermediary must satisfy its licensing, solvency and governance rules.
A matter in regulatory?
Describe your matter in two minutes. A partner — not an intake team — responds within 24 hours.