The European Commission has concluded public consultations on the rules for submitting information to beneficial ownership registers. The document has been published on the Commission’s official portal.
The Dutch authorities are preparing to grant public access to the register of beneficial owners of companies, but access will no longer be unrestricted. This was reported by Dentons.
Italian authorities have restored regular access to the beneficial ownership register, which had been restricted following a European Court of Justice ruling on privacy, but under new conditions. This was reported by the Quotidianopiu portal.
The Paris Notaries’ Chamber has published information on the certification of documents with an apostille under updated procedures in 2025. The information is available on the official website of the notaries’ chamber.
The Government of Moldova has amended the Regulation on the Procedure for Issuing Apostilles, which had been in effect since 2007. The relevant legal act is published on the official government website.
On 31 December 2025, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention. This was reported by the official website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
The Senate of Pakistan has called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to further improve the quality of apostille services. This was reported by HUM English.
Very important updates in technical regulation for cosmetics TR CU 009/2011 came into force on December 24, 2025. They concern products, tests, labeling, packages, and standards.
