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After any change in the shareholders of a German company, such as a GmbH, the managing directors must promptly submit an updated shareholder list to the German Commercial Register. The shareholder list must include the first and last name, date of birth and place of residence of each shareholder. It must also show the nominal… Read more →

Where can you quickly obtain information about a company from the Berlin Commercial Register? The Berlin Commercial Register is maintained by the Charlottenburg Local Court. The relevant court offices are located at Hardenbergstraße 31 and Amtsgerichtsplatz 1 in Berlin. In theory, you may be able to obtain limited information about a company by calling the… Read more →

How can you quickly obtain information from the Bavaria Commercial Register? There are 23 commercial registers in Bavaria. The register responsible for a particular company depends on its registered office. In the past, several registers were consolidated, but today there are 23 separate registers. It is also important to note that a company operating in… Read more →

When applying for a residence permit or another form of legal residence in Slovakia, applicants may be required to provide a criminal record certificate (Výpis z registra trestov / Criminal Record Certificate) from countries where they have previously lived for more than three months. In Germany, this document is called a Führungszeugnis, or Certificate of… Read more →

If you need an apostille for a German commercial register extract, the process normally involves the following steps. Step 1: Make sure that your commercial register extract is in the correct official or certified form required for an apostille. Commercial register documents are issued through the competent register court. Before applying for an apostille, check… Read more →

Where can you order a German commercial register extract and receive it quickly? What is a commercial register extract and when do you need one? A commercial register extract is an official record containing key information about a company or business registered in Germany. The German Commercial Register covers legal forms such as GmbH, UG,… Read more →