Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Greece with a translation and an apostille.
The business register of Greece is called General Electronic Commercial Registry and is administered by the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism. The Registry contains information about all legal entities that do business in Greece and are subject to registration.
The business register of Greece contains information about:
- Limited liability companies
- Joint-stock companies
- Partnerships
- Cooperatives
- Branches of foreign companies
All entries in the register are verified, therefore the Registry is considered a reliable information source.
The first commercial register of Greece was created in Athens in 1900. In fact, Greece did not have a unified commercial register until 2015; it was only possible to request information in courts of the first instance, and only three of them had an electronic database. The unified Registry was created in 2015 to implement the EU directives on financial reporting.
Information from the register is available both in hard copy and in digital form.
Extract from the commercial register of Greece can be used in order to:
- Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
- Negotiate foreign trade agreements
- Register legal entities with foreign participation
- File legal claims
The data from the business register of Greece is provided in the form of a PDF-file in the Greek language. Original documents can be sent by post, in a notarised or apostilled form.
Current extract is an official document that contains up-to-date information about a company registered in Greece, including name, address, founding date, key management, registered capital, and bankruptcy or dissolution procedures.
Current extract from commercial register of France contains following information:
- Name
- Registration number
- Tax ID number
- Type of business
- Legal address
- Contact information
- Board members
- Registered capital
- Information about bankruptcy or dissolution proceedings
- Licenses
- Company charter
- Accounting statements and balance sheets
- Other available information
NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee. Amount of available data depends on the type of business.
It´s possible to get a copy of the document in English.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of registration proves that a company is, in fact, registered in Greece and abides the greek law.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:
- Full legal name
- Incomplete name with full legal address
- ID number
Main types of businesses in Greece
Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία (Α.Ε.) – joint-stock company
Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης (Ε.Π.Ε.) – limited liability company
Ετερόρρυθμη Εταιρεία – limited partnership
Ομόρρυθμη εταιρεία (Ο.Ε.) – unlimited partnership
Ατομική επιχείρηση – individual entrepreneur
We provide extracts from the register in strict compliance with the legislation of Greece and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Inquiries are processed within one working day. Courier delivery of apostilled documents is paid separately by courier service tariffs.
You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.
Register of Beneficiaries of Greece
Legislation on the register of beneficial owners was adopted in 2018, and changes were made in 2019. The Ministry of Finance, by its Resolution of February 28, established the official start date of the register-March 3, 2020.
Now all legal entities registered or engaged in taxable business activities on the territory of Greece must maintain their own special register containing information about the beneficiaries. And then legal entities through a special service (GSIS) submit this information to the central register.
Apostille for extracts from commercial register of Greece
Greece acceded to the The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents on 19 March 1985.
Therefore, the documents issued in Greece are subject to a simplified apostilling procedure, thus the documents gain full legal value in Convention member states after certified translation.
Apostilling usually takes about two weeks.
In addition, you can order certified translation from the Greek language.
