Unofficial translaction - natural persons with the status of merchant within the meaning of this uniform Act; - commercial companies; - companies, civil by their form, and commercial by their object; - economic interest groups; - branches within the meaning of the Uniform Act on commercial companies and the economic interest group; - all entities with legal personality under obligation by law to register in the said Register; - any natural person carrying out a professional activity under obligation by law to register in the said Register; - Public institutions carrying out an economic activity and benefitting from legal and financial autonomy. Registration entails attributionof a registration number that is personal to each person under obligation to register upon the filing of the application. 2) to receive the statement of activity of the entrepreneur, issue his numberupon filing of the declaration of activity, to receive his amending statements and accept his declaration of cessation of activity; 3) to receive the filing of acts and supporting documents and give the particulars provided for by the provisions of this uniform Act, by those of the Uniform Act oncommercial companies and the economic interest group, the Uniform Act with respect to the organization and harmonization of corporateaccounting and any other legal provision; 4) to receive applications foramendments, additionaland secondary statements; 5) to receive requests for removal of entries made; 6) to receive all applications for registration of security interests provided for by the Uniform Act on Securitiesandbyanyotherlegal provision. It shall also receive registration of financing lease contracts; 7) to receive all applications for amendment or renewal of the registrationofsecurity interests provided for bythe Uniform Acton securities interests and any other legal provision; 8) to receiveallapplicationsfor removal of entries provided for by the Uniform Act on OHADA / Uniform Act / Unofficial Translations P. - 14 - of 78