• The right to use land is called a "concession". It is legally established only by a certificate of registration of the land granted by the State. It is unassailable after 2 years from the date of its establishment.
• There are two types of concessions: the perpetual concession, reserved for Congolese (with no time limit) and ordinary concessions, accessible to Congolese and foreigners (for a period of 25 years renewable without limitation).

 To obtain an ordinary concession for agricultural use, the following steps must be followed:

1. General steps

• Identification of a land (contact the Ministry of Land Affairs or ANAPI);
• Signature of an agreement with the customary authority of the place, against payment of a sum of money and material goods in accordance with custom;
• Land vacancy survey and demarcation by the competent State services (local services of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Land Affairs);
• Signing of the concession contract (Registrar of Real Estate Titles of the jurisdiction);
• Issuance of the registration certificate by the Registrar of Immovable Titles of the jurisdiction.

1. Specific steps

• Depending on the area to be acquired, the following competent authorities will come together to approve the concession contract:
• The contract must be approved by a law for blocks of land equal or superior to 2,000 ha;
• The contract must be approved by order of the President of the Republic for blocks of land greater than 1,000 ha and less than 2,000 ha;
• The contract must be approved by the Ministry of Land Affairs for blocks of land larger than 200 ha and not exceeding 1,000 ha;
• The contract must be signed by the Governor of the Province for blocks of land equal to or less than 200 ha. The Governor of the Province may delegate his powers to the Registrar of Real Estate Titles for land of less than 50 ha.