Dutch Legislation

Chapter 2

in force

The commercial register

Commercial Register Act 2007 (Handelsregisterwet) (Handelsregisterwet 2007) · Articles: 19

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The commercial register

2 Article 2

There is a commercial register of companies and legal entities:

3 Article 3

The commercial register is kept by the Chamber.

4 Article 4

Our Minister shall, by ministerial regulation, establish a system description. The system description shall set forth the organisation and operation…

5 Article 5

The following enterprises shall be registered in the commercial register:

6 Article 6

The following legal persons (rechtspersonen) which, according to their articles of association, have their registered office in the Netherlands…

7 Article 7

If a legal person as referred to in Article 6 owns an undertaking which as such must be registered in accordance with Article 5, the registration of…

8 Article 8

By general administrative regulation (algemene maatregel van bestuur):

9 Article 9

The following information regarding an enterprise shall be recorded in the commercial register:

10 Article 10

The following data, as referred to in Article 12, shall be recorded in the commercial register concerning the person to whom an undertaking belongs…

11 Article 11

The following information shall be recorded in the commercial register regarding an establishment of an undertaking:

12 Article 12

The following information regarding a legal person shall be recorded in the commercial register:

13 Article 13

The following shall be recorded in the commercial register regarding an activity of a legal person to which no undertaking belongs:

14 Article 14

The following information shall be recorded in the commercial register regarding an establishment of a legal person to which no enterprise belongs:

15 Article 15

The data referred to in Articles 9 to 14 inclusive are authentic data.

15a Article 15a

The trade register shall record who the ultimate beneficial owner is or the ultimate beneficial owners are of companies or other legal entities as…

16 Article 16

The commercial register shall include data necessary for the proper recording and provision of the data referred to in Articles 9 through 14, as well…

16a Article 16a

The power of attorney granted by a legal person governed by public law for the performance of private law acts shall be entered in the commercial…

17 Article 17

It may be determined by administrative order: