Foreign Company Registers - Company Registers of Foreign States
JUDr. Jakub Vozáb, PhD.
11.10.2022
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Belgium
<Crossroads Bank for Entreprises>
The Belgian business register, the Business Hub Database (French Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (BCE), Dutch Kruispunktbank van Ondernemingen (KBO), is managed by an office in the Federal Department of the Economy.
The database covers all enterprises, and the law requires all enterprises to register. It also lists businesses’ establishments (or ‘establishment units’): these are the addresses where – or from where – the business conducts its operations.
The database also provides links to other databases. It covers not just businesses but other legal persons too. Sole traders, public bodies, and in some cases foreign businesses, are all included.
- It is possible to search by company name, company numbers, seat and activity.
- Get basic information for free
Bulgaria
The Bulgarian business register/register of non-profit legal entities (ТРРЮЛНЦ – TRRYULNTs) is administered by the Registry Agency attached to the Ministry of Justice.
Registered in the TRRYULNTs are traders, branches of foreign traders, non-profit legal entities and branches of non-profit legal entities, along with the particulars on them that are required by law to be registered.
Also contained in the TRRYULNTS are the documents that are required by law to be kept available for public inspection relating to traders and foreign traders’ branches, non-profit legal entities and branches of foreign non-profit legal entities
- It is possible to search by company name and company numbers.
- Get basic information for free
Croatia
The court register is a public book containing data and documents on entities which have to be entered in the register by law.
The following are entered in the register: public trading companies (javna trgovačka društva), limited partnerships (komanditna društva), economic interest groupings (gospodarska interesna udruženja), joint-stock companies (dionička društva), limited liability companies (društva s ograničenom odgovornošću), sole traders (trgovci pojedinci), European companies (SEs), European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIGs), European Cooperative Societies (SCEs), institutions (ustanove), communities of institutions (zajednice ustanova), cooperatives (zadruge), unions of cooperatives (savezi zadruga), credit unions (kreditne unije), simple limited liability companies (jednostavna društva s ograničenom odgovornošću (j.d.o.o.)) and other persons that have to be registered by law. Subsidiaries are entered in the register if this is required by law.
- It is possible to search by company name and company number.
- Get basic information for free
Czech Republic
The Commercial Register is maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.
- It is possible to search by company name, company numbers, seat, persons, etc.
- Get basic information for free
Denmark
<The Central Business Register (CVR)>
The central register of entrepreneurs as Denmark basic public register of information on entrepreneurs.
The Central Business Register is the Danish state's master register of information about businesses.
- You can search by company name, company number, registered office, people etc.
- It is possible to obtain basic data free of charge
- Further you can get an official electronic statement with certified electronic signature for a fee (the service is paid)
Finland
Commercial Register is maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus) (VIRRE).
- You can search by company name, company number, registered office, people like
- It is possible to obtain basic data free of charge
- Further you can get extra data and full extract from the register and other documents for a fee (the service is paid)
France
The French Commercial Register is managed by local business and civil courts.
- It is possible to search by company name, company numbers, seat, persons, etc.
- Get basic information for free
- In addition, for full information, as well as a total statement (service paid)
Italy
The Italian Business Register is headed by the Chambers of Commerce under the supervision of the Ministry for Economic Development.
- You can search by company name
- Get basic information for free
- In addition, for full information, as well as a total statement (service paid)
Germany
<Unternehmensregister>? Submitaction = language & language = en <Handelsregister>
The German Register of Companies runs for the other federal states the Ministry of Justice of the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen.
- It is possible to search by company name, company number, seat, etc.
- Get basic information for free
- In addition, for full information, as well as a total statement (service paid)
Netherlands
Commercial Register is maintained by the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) for each region.
- You can search by company name, company number, registered office, people etc.
- It is possible to obtain basic data free of charge
- Further you can get an official electronic statement with a certified electronic signature (the service is paid)
Pakistan
<Business Register/بزنس رجسٹر>
Business Register is maintained by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, First Floor, Statistics House, 21 Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan, Phone +92 51 9106577, 9106550, Email: bjan@pbs.gov.pk. Business Register is a comprehensive database containing all significantly active businesses entities (establishments as well as enterprises) in the country together with their contact and classification information.
- It is possible to search by company name
- It is possible to get basic information on seat, date of record, number of record etc. and this information is for free
Poland
<Rejestr Gospodarki Narodova> „<Krajowy Rejestr Sadowy (KRS)>“: https: //ems.ms.gov.pl/krs/wyszukiwaniepodmiotu
General Registrar Gospodarki Narodova (REGON) allows the search of all economic subjects. Krajowy Rejestr Sadowy (KRS), led by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland, then enables the search of legal entities.
- It is possible to search by company name, company numbers, seat, persons, etc.
- Get basic information for free
Austria
The Austrian Business Register contains information about all registered Austrian companies. Access to this register is subject to a fee.
- It is possible to search by company name, company number, seat, etc. (service paid)
- It is possible to get complete information and extracts (service is paid)
Slovakia
The Commercial Register is kept by the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.
- It is possible to search by company name, company numbers, seat, persons, etc.
- Get basic information for free
Great Britain
United Kingdom Business Register (England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland) is headed by Companies House.
- It is possible to search by company name, company number, seat, etc.
- Get basic information for free
- It is possible to submit financial statements, change corporate data etc.
- Further paid for full information and extracts (service paid)