Issues in Acquiring Merchant Status for Natural Persons Between Practicing Commercial Activities and Registration in the Commercial Register

Abstract

The merchant is a central figure in commercial law, as this field applies to both merchants and commercial activities. The latter forms the basis of the merchant's activity, defined as anyone engaged in commercial work as a regular profession. Although the Algerian legislator has intervened to define and set the conditions and elements required for merchant status, it has not fully succeeded. This is due to the contradictions and inconsistencies within the various provisions of Ordinance N° 75-59, which constitutes the Algerian Commercial Code, making this intervention quite limited. This situation calls for further analysis of the true conditions for acquiring merchant status by examining relevant laws on the topic.