{"id":4613,"date":"2021-08-17T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studiowow.website\/wp\/?page_id=4613"},"modified":"2021-08-24T01:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T01:45:08","slug":"deregistration-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/?page_id=4613","title":{"rendered":"Deregistration FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4613\" class=\"elementor elementor-4613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b392dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b392dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f58b4\" data-id=\"63f58b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ace09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-vt-elate_boot_accordion\" data-id=\"57ace09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;fa fa-plus-circle&quot;,&quot;active_icon&quot;:&quot;fa fa-minus-circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"vt-elate_boot_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"normal-accordion\"><div id=\"accordion69f9cec43dba4\" class=\"accordion collapse-others\"><div class=\"card show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne169f9cec43dba7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-169f9cec43dba7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-169f9cec43dba7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    Does a business that has temporarily halted\/closed its operations have to pay COCI\u2019s annual registration fee?\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-169f9cec43dba7\" class=\"collapse show\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>Yes, since your business is still registered as a legal entity in the Commercial Registry.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne269f9cec43dbbc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-269f9cec43dbbc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-269f9cec43dbbc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    Who should be informed if a business is temporarily halted\/closed its operation(s)? \n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-269f9cec43dbbc\" class=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>The Tax office (Ministry of Finance), and SZV if the business has employees.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne369f9cec43dbc8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-369f9cec43dbc8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-369f9cec43dbc8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    Does the Chamber have a payment plan for businesses that are unable to pay all of their registration fee(s) at once?\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-369f9cec43dbc8\" class=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>Yes, a payment plan can be established with the Chamber.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne469f9cec43dbd5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-469f9cec43dbd5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-469f9cec43dbd5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    What\u2019s the duration of the COCI\u2019s payment plan?\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-469f9cec43dbd5\" class=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>You have maximum 12 months to complete your payment plan.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne569f9cec43dbe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-569f9cec43dbe1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-569f9cec43dbe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    What are the consequences for failure to comply with the payment plan?\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-569f9cec43dbe1\" class=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>Your business\/legal entity will be subject to Article 25 Book 2 of the Civil Code which stipulates the deregistration\/dissolvement process.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne669f9cec43dbed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ecltAcc-669f9cec43dbed\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ecltAcc-669f9cec43dbed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    What are the consequences for the failure to pay COCI annual registration fee?\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-default-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"acc-active-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <div id=\"ecltAcc-669f9cec43dbed\" class=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion69f9cec43dba4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"card-body\"><p>Your business\/legal entity will be subject to Article 25 Book 2 of the Civil Code which stipulates the deregistration\/dissolvement process.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a0b666\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9659dc3\" data-id=\"9659dc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f2fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97f2fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you should know!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ac4cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ac4cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91a652d\" data-id=\"91a652d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e17892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e17892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170f2bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"170f2bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a54c9a4\" data-id=\"a54c9a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e8c35 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c6e8c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Payment<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Pay annual registration fee<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caee1cf\" data-id=\"caee1cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9361077 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9361077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Submit Information<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Submit all info of company, i.e. Director(s), Address (changes too), Contact info, Any change in formation, etc<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec4cfd0\" data-id=\"ec4cfd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce829fa elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ce829fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/attention-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Include COCI number<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">All Companies, Legal Entities and Branches established on St. Maarten you are obligated to \ninclude their Chamber Registration Numbers on:\n\u2022\tall orders, \n\u2022\tinvoices, \n\u2022\toffers, \n\u2022\tand quotations that is being sent out by the company, legal entity or branch establishment.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b174d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b174d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e083e51\" data-id=\"e083e51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1372d2f\" data-id=\"1372d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73418b0\" data-id=\"73418b0\" 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