Part of the committee, the bureau, is composed of 9 members (the President,    4 Vice-presidents, the General Secretary, the General Secretary Assistant,      the Treasurer and the treasurer Assistant). The bureau develops the projects proposed by the commissions and assists the president in his duties.

The 19 commissions of the CCIS, in charge of proposing the projects, have an advisory role and act in different areas:

• Finance Committee.
• Markets Committee.
• Committee of International Relations with Europe.
• Committee of International Relations with Africa.
• Committee of International Relations with the Arab World.
• Committee of international relations with the Far East and America.
• Committee of Industry, Investment, Promotion and creation of enterprises.
• Committee of Communication, Information, Technology and Digital economy.
• Committee of Trade and export promotion.
• Committee of Relations with the University, the technopole and research centres.
• Committee of training and small trades.
• Committee on the Promotion of Crafts.
• Committee  of upgrading and modernization of enterprises and quality.
• Committee of Promotion services.
• Committee of Relations with international organizations.
• Committee of Relations with and national organizations.
• Tourism Committee.
• Committee of  Arbitration.
• Promotion committee of the delegations’ activities.

The execution of the decisions taken by the committee returns to the administration of the Chamber which is organized into 6 departments under the command of a general direction:

• Department of fairs and exhibitions.
• Department of training.
• Department of International Relations.
• Department of export development.
• A centre of study, information and communication.
• Common Administrative Services Department

Thanks to its statue, the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides the economic life of the region with basic economic services such as:

1. Contributing to the promotion of the private sector and the enhancement of the initiative and investment in the region.
2. Providing public authorities all proposals, opinions and information.
3. Contributing to the consolidation of the relations of cooperation and partnership with foreigners.
4. Ensuring training and providing economic information.
5. Providing the companies with necessary services.

• Organizing or contributing to the organization of fairs, exhibitions, commercial days, colloquiums seminars, meetings and conferences.
• Coaching and assisting companies to develop their exports.
• Providing companies with the economic and commercial information
• Providing services to facilitate the business relations in Tunisia and abroad.
• Carrying certificates requested by the industrialists, the traders, the craftsmen or the service providers, meant to be used on a national or international scale.
• Undertaking any needed initiative for conciliation, arrangement, at the regional, national or international scale.
• Concluding agreements of cooperation and partnership with the national supporting or management organisms.

   6.Conduct economic studies.

To ensure the promotion of Tunisian companies, the CCIS organizes important international events.

• MEDIBAT, the Mediterranean fair of building, a biannual exhibition organized in March (uneven year).
• AFRIBAT, the African fair of Building and Equipments in Libya, a biannual exhibition organized in June (even years).
• INTERMED, the International Exhibition of Internal Design , Decoration, Garden Equipments and Swimming pools, a biannual exhibition organized in February (even years).
• MED HEALTH, the Mediterranean Health and well being Exhibition, a biannual exhibition organized in May (even years).
• EUROMED, Chambers of Commerce Forum.
• Commercial days abroad.

Many measures were conducted to promote exports:

• Missions Abroad.
• welcoming foreign trade delegations.
• Days of partnership

Through a strong network of partnerships and twinning with Chambers and similar institutions around the world: more than 30 cooperation agreements with organizations in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Gulf.

The CCIS, continuously trying to spread information periodically, publishes its news and economic data through:

• The Monthly Bulletin. 
• The Guide of Exporters of Sfax.
• The Guides of exhibitions and fairs all over the world.

Manages various specialist websites: 

•  The chamber’s websites: www.ccis.org.tn
• The Building and Public Works Portal:  www.btpnet.com
• The Exhibitions websites: www.paris-medibat.com   www.paris-intermed.com    /   www.paris-medhealth.com  /    www.paris-artisanat.com
• Tunisian olive oil stock exchange web site:                          www.darezzit.com            www.maison-huile.com

The CCIS ensures continuous trainings for professionals through seminars and training courses about some issues relevant to the development of their export activities and to the improvement of quality. Thus the Chamber training’s program is as rich and diverse as: 

•  Techniques for export and customs’ procedure
• International markets
• Quality
• Management, organization of business and finance
• Foreign Languages

The chamber also carries certificates for companies in the region and ensures the proper implementation of measures that govern the granting of such documents of international trade.

MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT:

Beyond all its daily tasks, the CCIS still strives to innovate and to invest in new projects for the development of businesses in the region. Therefore, it has undertaken the study of the foundation of the school of building crafts, adapted to market needs,

The project objective is to identify and locate more than 40 000 economic entities across the governorate through the Global Positioning System (GPS). 

CCIS Qualified ISO 9001:

The Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry has lately been rewarded the certification ISO 9001 2008, which is a first in Tunisia among similar institutions. This certification is a reward for the efforts unfolded by CCIS to meet the requirements and conditions of the system of managements of quality (SMQ). It constitutes at the same time a major step in its way to total quality and a process for the achievements in which the chamber invested.

The History of the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Previously known as the chamber of commerce and agriculture of the south, the chamber of Sfax was founded in 1895. Its territory represented then all the southern governorates of Tunisia.

Under its impulse, the port of Sfax was reconstructed and the railroad line Sfax-Gafsa was implemented.

In 1929 the Chamber was at the origin of the creation of the Oil department in Sfax that it managed for some years.

Become totally Tunisian from 1954, she was renamed Chamber of Commerce of the South in 1958, then Chamber of commerce and industry of the South in 1988 after the Change of November 7th, 1987 and in application of the new measures of Chambers of Commerce.

And it is in 1992 when it was called the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry. So far, the CCIS continues to propose its services to companies in a changing economic environment.