Subject: Spanish Sociedad Civil not recognized as legal entity during Organization Enrollment

Hi, I'm trying to enroll in the Apple Developer Program as an organization. My company is a Sociedad Civil (SC), which is a legally recognized business partnership structure under Spanish law — similar to a civil partnership or general partnership in other jurisdictions. During enrollment, after entering our D-U-N-S number, I receive the error: "This organization could not be verified as a legal entity." I contacted Dun & Bradstreet Spain directly, who confirmed the DUNS is correctly assigned and the organization is registered in their systems. However, they noted that the Legal Status field was automatically set to "Miscellaneous / Not Elsewhere Classified" — which seems to be the root of the problem, as Apple's system doesn't recognize it. D&B Spain also mentioned this is not an isolated case — other Spanish Sociedades Civiles have encountered the same issue when enrolling with Apple. I have official tax documentation from Spain's tax authority (Agencia Tributaria) confirming the legal existence of the organization. Has anyone managed to resolve this? Did updating the Legal Status in the D&B profile to "Partnership" actually fix it? Thanks

Subject: Spanish Sociedad Civil not recognized as legal entity during Organization Enrollment
 
 
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