Foreign participation in real estate agency services is prohibited.
"CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Art. 2. A real estate agent is considered to be any natural or legal person who, under a mandate and for remuneration, undertakes to provide services of a commercial nature in the field of intermediation in the field of real estate or in the field of real estate administration and management on behalf of or for the benefit of owners. [...]
Art. 5bis - The profession of real estate agent is open exclusively to natural persons of Algerian nationality residing in Algeria and to legal persons under Algerian law whose entire capital is held by one or more natural persons of Algerian nationality, residing in Algeria. [...]" (Executive Decree No. 09 - 18 of 23 Moharram 1430 corresponding to January 20, 2009 amended and supplemented, laying down the regulations relating to the exercise of the profession of real estate agent [google translation])
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"Art. 2. — The provisions of articles 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37 and 38 of Executive Decree No. 09-18 of Moharram 23, 1430 corresponding to January 20, 2009, referred to above, are amended, supplemented and drafted as follows:
Art. 10. — The application for approval as a real estate agent must be submitted by the applicant to the department responsible for housing in the wilaya against delivery of an acknowledgment of receipt.
The request must be accompanied by the following documents:
B) For legal persons: [...] — certificates of [Algerian] nationality and residence of the holder(s) of the entire capital [...]" (Executive Decree No. 19-242 of 8 Moharram 1441 corresponding to September 8, 2019 amending and supplementing Executive Decree No. 09-18 of 23 Moharram 1430 corresponding to January 20, 2009 laying down the regulations relating to the exercise of the profession of real estate agent [google translation])
Executive Decree No. 09 - 18 of 23 Moharram 1430 corresponding to January 20, 2009 amended and supplemented, laying down the regulations relating to the exercise of the profession of real estate agent [google translation]
Executive Decree No. 19-242 of 8 Moharram 1441 corresponding to September 8, 2019 amending and supplementing Executive Decree No. 09-18 of 23 Moharram 1430 corresponding to January 20, 2009 laying down the regulations relating to the exercise of the profession of agent real estate [google translate])
[<a href="https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-francais/2009/F2009006.PDF">Decree</a>],[<a href="https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/JO-FRANCAIS/2019/F2019055.pdf">Decree</a>]