Office of Registrar General
Department
The Registrar General's approved fees for Trademark, Product, Contract Registration and Legalization as from 04 January 2021.
TRADEMARK Fees Trademark Searching €70 Trademark Registration €210
TRADEMARK RENEWAL Fees The fee for renewal of a registered trademark or a collective mark includes one class of goods or services. €100 The fee for changing a registered trademark (Please note that only minor changes that do not alter the overall impression of the trademark can be entered in the register) Entry concerning changes to name, domicile, or representative. €100
FOOD PRODUCT REGISTRATION Fees Food €550 Water €300 Fruit Juice €550 Wines €550 Milk and Diary products €550 Spirit Drinks €550 Bread €400 Oil and Fats €550 Cocoa Products and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners €550
REGISTRATION FOR DRUGS €650
REGISTRATION FOR CHEMICALS €650
REGISTRATION FOR BIOLOGICALS €650
REGISTRATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICES €650
REGISTRATION FOR HERBALS €650
REGISTRATION FOR COSMETICS €650
REGISTRATION FOR VETERINARY €650
LEGALIZATION OF JUDICIARY DOCUMENTS Fees Authorization €165 Litigation papers €165 Arbitration documents €165
CIVIL DOCUMENTS LEGALIZATION Fees Public Agency / Private Agency €550 Authorization €0.01 Guarantee Value Property Sales Contract €0.01 Sales Value Property Lease Document €0.01 Lease Value
Mortgage Contract €0.01 Mortgage Value Document of Deposit €0.01 Deposit Value
PERSONAL STATUS DOCUMENT LEGALIZATION Fees Birth Certificate €15.00 Adoption Certificate €15.00 Certification of Will €50.00 Certification of Endowment €95.00
Marriage Contract €150 Certificate of Divorce €165 Marital Approval €165 Certification of Maturity €165
EDUCATION DOCUMENTS LEGALIZATION Fees Academic Certificates €25.00 Other Certificates €25.00
COMMERCIAL DOCS. LEGALIZATION Fees Certificates of Origin €0.01% Certificate value Business Contract Agreements €0.5% Contract value Product Registered Cert/Docs. €0.5% Product value Proforma Invoice € 300
MEDICAL DOCUMENTS Fees Medical Certificates €10 Medical Reports €5
CORPORATE/LEGAL DOCUMENTS Fees General Power of Attorney €165 Certificate of Incorporation €200 Certificate of Existence €120 Financial Statement €95
CONTACT ADDRESS:
Office of the Registrar General’s Department
Ministry of Justice Route De L'Aéroport, Cotonou, Benin.
Tel: +229 21 20 22 47 Tel: +229 21 20 22 23
Email: registrar.general@justice-gov.org / rgd.moj@gmail.com
Website: www.justice-gov.org