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Working with a labelled start-up: what Algerian law provides

Public procurement, tax deduction for open innovation, the 1% R&D obligation: five texts published in the Official Journal give a concrete advantage to companies and public bodies that entrust their projects to a labelled start-up such as TKAWEN.

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0108242769TKAWEN's "Start-up" label — granted 3 August 2024, valid 4 years
13032522059Algeria Certify's "Innovative project" label — 13 March 2025 to 13 March 2027
UBMA-STARTUP-2023-00062"Start-up" diploma, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba (2023)
Five texts

What the texts say, and what it changes for you

Quotes taken from the Official Journal, with a link to the issue.

Law 23-12 of 5 August 2023 · art. 41 · OJ no. 51

Public procurement: direct negotiated procedure with a labelled start-up

The contracting authority may use the direct negotiated procedure "to promote labelled start-ups […] providing services in the digital and innovation field, provided the solutions offered are unique and innovative".

For public bodies and state companies: TKAWEN's digital solutions (Algeria Certify, TKAWEN OS, custom platforms).
Whether a solution is unique and innovative is for the contracting authority to judge. In April 2026 the press reported implementing texts for this article were being prepared: check whether they are published. Text in the Official Journal ↗
Law 23-12 · art. 58 · OJ no. 51

Public procurement: needs reserved for labelled start-ups

"Where some needs of contracting authorities can be met by small or very small enterprises or labelled start-ups […], contracting authorities must, save for a duly justified exception, reserve those contracts exclusively for them."

For a public body that needs to train its staff or digitise a procedure: TKAWEN is a labelled start-up (label no. 0108242769).
The procedure remains that of law 23-12; applying it is for the contracting authority. Text in the Official Journal ↗
Finance Law 2023 (law 22-24) · art. 11 · OJ no. 89 → art. 171 CIDTA

Tax: open-innovation spending with a labelled start-up is deductible

Deductible from income or profit, up to 30% of it and within DZD 200,000,000: in-house R&D spending and "spending under open-innovation programmes carried out with companies holding the start-up or incubator label".

For a company that gives TKAWEN an innovation project (platform, digital tool, electronic certification).
Eligible spending is defined by joint order; check the current wording of article 171 with your tax adviser. Text in the Official Journal ↗
Order of 11 October 2026 · OJ no. 77 · art. 119 Finance Law 2026

1% R&D and innovation obligation

Every company with annual turnover of at least DZD 2 billion spends at least 1% of its taxable profit on R&D or innovation, declared on innovation.gov.dz before 31 January, or pays the difference. Annex 1 lists the direct purchase of a technology solution from a labelled start-up and the purchase of a product labelled "innovative project", with a copy of the label.

TKAWEN holds Start-up label no. 0108242769 and its Algeria Certify platform holds "innovative project" label no. 13032522059: copies come with the offer.
Vocational training on its own is not on that list. Final acceptance is decided when the declaration is processed. Text in the Official Journal ↗
Law 88-07 of 26 January 1988 · art. 19, 21, 22, 28, 39, 40

Occupational health and safety: training is the employer's duty

Training on occupational risks is the duty of every employer, public or private, at its own cost; article 39 sets fines and article 40 allows total or partial closure on repeat offence.

TKAWEN certificates carry a QR code verifiable on Algeria Certify: written proof of who was trained, in what and when.
The regulatory content of each job remains set by your sector's own texts.
Why TKAWEN

These advantages apply to any labelled start-up. Here is what TKAWEN adds.

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Two labels, two annex 1 rows

TKAWEN holds the "Start-up" label no. 0108242769 (solution purchase, open innovation) and its product Algeria Certify the "Innovative project" label no. 13032522059 (labelled product). One relationship covers both routes.

4,429

A solution already in production, not a prototype

Algeria Certify holds 4,429 active verifiable certificates and 19,357 verifications made by people. Your spending puts a proven tool into service from the first month.

88-07

The same spending serves your HSE compliance

Law 88-07 requires employers to train workers on risks; decree 01-342 (art. 35) has the employer grant electrical habilitation. A digital register of training and habilitations, verifiable by QR, answers both before the labour inspectorate.

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Training, platform and verification from one partner

78 programmes, 46 trainers, at your site anywhere in Algeria, in French and Arabic. The platform comes with the content and certificates that feed it.

JO

Programmes built on primary texts

Every programme starts from a research dossier on the Official Journal and standards; 49 programmes publish their modules and verified facts, with sources.

QR

A ready declaration file

Label copies, offer and technical sheet, signed proforma, invoice and usage report: the documents annex 1 asks for, gathered by us.

In practice

Your need, the text, our solution

Your needTexts that may applyWith TKAWEN
Train your staff (HSE, safety, trades)Law 88-07 (duty) · art. 58 law 23-12 for public buyersMade-to-measure training at your site or in Annaba, QR certificates
Verify and secure your certificatesArt. 41 and 58 law 23-12 · annex 1 of the OJ 77/2026 order · art. 171 CIDTAAlgeria Certify ("innovative project" label 13032522059)
Your own digital academyArt. 41 and 58 · annex 1 OJ 77/2026 · art. 171 CIDTATKAWEN OS — white-label academy
A custom platform or softwareArt. 41 · art. 171 CIDTA · annex 1 OJ 77/2026Open-innovation project with TKAWEN
The 1% R&D obligation: calculate your amountCalculator, annex 1 accepted spending and eligible solutions (OJ 77/2026).
File

What we attach to every offer

  • Copy of Start-up label no. 0108242769
  • Copy of "innovative project" label no. 13032522059 (Algeria Certify)
  • Offer of services and technical sheet
  • Signed proforma invoice, then invoice

This page summarises texts published in the Official Journal and cites their source. It is neither legal nor tax advice: eligibility is assessed case by case by the competent administration.

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FAQ

Questions from buyers and finance departments

Can a public body award a digital project to TKAWEN without a tender?

Article 41 of law 23-12 of 5 August 2023 allows the direct negotiated procedure to promote labelled start-ups providing digital and innovation services, provided the solution is unique and innovative. TKAWEN is labelled (no. 0108242769); the contracting authority decides.

Must public buyers reserve contracts for start-ups?

Yes, under article 58 of law 23-12: where needs can be met by small enterprises or labelled start-ups, contracting authorities must, save for a duly justified exception, reserve those contracts exclusively for them.

What tax advantage for a private company?

Article 171 CIDTA, amended by article 11 of the 2023 Finance Law, makes spending on open-innovation programmes carried out with labelled start-ups deductible, up to 30% of profit and within DZD 200 million. Eligible spending is set by joint order.

Does training at TKAWEN count towards the 1% R&D?

Not on its own: vocational training is not in annex 1 of the order of 11 October 2026 (OJ no. 77). Buying a technology solution from TKAWEN, a labelled start-up, or Algeria Certify, an "innovative project" labelled product, is on that list, with a copy of the label.

Which documents does TKAWEN provide?

Copies of its labels (start-up no. 0108242769; innovative project no. 13032522059 for Algeria Certify), an offer of services, a technical sheet, a signed proforma invoice and then the invoice.