Regional regulation and SANZA compliance
The state of the regulation applicable to SMEs in the countries where SANZA operates, and SANZA's actual position with respect to each.
This page reports on the state of the regulation and SANZA's position at a given point in time; it does not constitute legal or tax advice. Consult a professional before making any decision that commits your business.
Togo
Last verified: August 14, 2026
Certified electronic invoicing
The 2026 finance law introduces certified electronic invoicing under the supervision of the OTR (Office Togolais des Recettes), but the implementing rules, formats and procedures are still to be defined by forthcoming regulations. Until they are published, the standard paper invoice remains the legal format in Togo.
Personal data protection
Supervisory authority: IPDCP (Instance de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel), established by law n° 2019-014 of 29 October 2019. BAHINIBA's declaration status with the IPDCP: not yet initiated as of this date.
SANZA's actual status
SANZA is ready for OTR-certified electronic invoicing: the technical architecture (per-country adapters) is already provisioned in the product. A dedicated TogoOtrAdapter will be developed as soon as the OTR publishes its technical specifications.
With no certified-invoicing obligation in effect in Togo as of this date, Togo has been activated at the restrictive level (the most open level relevant for a country without that obligation) in our Country Deployment Console since 12 August 2026: the product is fully operational there. The country's technical reference data (social contributions, tax regime) is published as version 1.0.0.
Côte d'Ivoire
Last verified: August 14, 2026
Certified electronic invoicing
The Facture Normalisée Électronique (FNE) has been mandatory since 1 December 2025 for all businesses operating in Côte d'Ivoire, including those not subject to VAT, except for the categories exempted under article 145 of the Tax Procedures Code (public services, pharmacies, banks, insurers, airlines, oil companies under production-sharing contracts). Legal framework: tax annex to the 2025 finance law, decree n°0337/MFB/DGI/DLCD/SDL/bke of 9 May 2025, articles 384-385 of the General Tax Code and 144 of the Tax Procedures Code. Official portal: fne.dgi.gouv.ci.
Personal data protection
Supervisory authority: ARTCI (Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire), competent under law n° 2013-450 of 19 June 2013. BAHINIBA's declaration status with the ARTCI: not yet initiated as of this date.
SANZA's actual status
SANZA has adopted an individual-registration path: BAHINIBA's publisher accreditation with the DGI is no longer a prerequisite for commercial launch — each customer company registers itself directly with the DGI, guided by an FNE/RNE Registration Assistant built into the app (tax identifiers, demo specimens, submission to the DGI, API key).
Côte d'Ivoire has been activated at the normal level in our Country Deployment Console since 12 August 2026: segments not subject to the FNE obligation are fully operational. The restrictive level (full production certified invoicing) remains pending access to a real DGI test environment — an external step not yet started, never presented as done before it actually is.
The technical integration itself (CoteIvoireFneAdapter adapter) has been built and tested by SANZA, and the country's technical reference data (rates, tax regimes) is published as version 1.0.0.