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MASAK KYC Compliance: Foreign Trade Registry Retrieval (2026 Update)
Turkey MASAK KYC Compliance: Foreign Trade Registry Retrieval (2026 Update)

Protect your Turkish jewelry or real estate business from MASAK penalties. Get verified foreign trade registry extraction, UBO mapping, and apostilles (2026 Update).

Kazakhstan Company Extract with Apostille for Use Abroad
Kazakhstan Company Extract with Apostille for Use Abroad

A company extract from Kazakhstan may be required in cross-border legal and commercial matters, including court proceedings, banking and compliance procedures, international contracts, debt recovery, due diligence and verification of a Kazakhstan business partner.

Portugal aligns access to beneficial ownership register with EU Court Ruling and EU Directives
Portugal aligns access to beneficial ownership register with EU Court Ruling and EU Directives

To gain access to the register of beneficial owners of companies in Portugal, it is now necessary to demonstrate a legitimate interest.

Luxembourg authorities launch reform of the national business register
Luxembourg authorities launch reform of the national business register

Luxembourg’s Ministry of Justice has announced the launch of a reform campaign targeting the national business register — Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR). The initiative will, in particular, involve changes in approaches to working with companies. This was reported by RTL Today.

The Netherlands plans to reopen the Beneficial Ownership Register in 2026
The Netherlands plans to reopen the Beneficial Ownership Register in 2026

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.

Italy establishes rules for access to beneficial ownership registers
Italy establishes rules for access to beneficial ownership registers

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.

UAE authorities reform company legislation
UAE authorities reform company legislation

In the UAE, it will be possible to transfer companies between the registries of different emirates while retaining legal personality and to register non-profit companies. This was reported by the news agency WAM.

Beneficial ownership policies updated in Australia, Portugal and Bermuda
Beneficial ownership policies updated in Australia, Portugal and Bermuda

Governments of various countries restrict access to beneficial ownership registers or postpone their launch.

World Finance reports radical changes in offshore business: how wealth is hidden in 2025
World Finance reports radical changes in offshore business: how wealth is hidden in 2025

Offshore structures have not disappeared — but they are transforming to survive amid the implementation of international financial transparency standards.

Albania launches electronic register of co-owned real estate
Albania launches electronic register of co-owned real estate

The Albanian government is launching a comprehensive reform of the legal framework governing co-ownership, according to a report by Albania News.

The UK Foreign Ministry reported to Parliament on the implementation of beneficial ownership registries in the overseas territories
The UK Foreign Ministry reported to Parliament on the implementation of beneficial ownership registries in the overseas territories

The discussion on the implementation of public beneficial ownership registries for companies in the UK overseas territories continues in the UK Parliament. This is reported by MercoPress.

The Philippines is preparing to launch its own register of company beneficiaries
The Philippines is preparing to launch its own register of company beneficiaries

The Philippines aims to launch a business beneficiaries registry in 2025 to avoid being placed again on the 'gray list' of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF). This was reported by BusinessWorld.

A sharp controversy has arisen between the authorities of the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands regarding the system of beneficial ownership.
A sharp controversy has arisen between the authorities of the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands regarding the system of beneficial ownership

Members of the British Parliament have urged the government to apply pressure on the authorities of the British Virgin Islands to ensure the transparency of the beneficial ownership of companies. This is reported by The Guardian.

The Supreme Court of an Indian state passed a ruling on free access of citizens to government registers
The Supreme Court of an Indian state passed a ruling on free access of citizens to government registers

The Supreme Court of the Indian state of Kerala issued a ruling that declared information contained in government registers public. This was reported by Verdictum.

Finnish authorities have begun mass exclusion of companies from the country's trade register
Finnish authorities have begun mass exclusion of companies from the country's trade register

The Finnish Patent and Registration Office has removed about 1,500 limited liability companies and cooperatives from the country's trade register. This was reported by the Cision News portal.

Schmidt & Schmidt previously reported that about 5,200 Finnish companies could be excluded from the trade register in 2024.

A Federal Court in the US considered the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional
A Federal Court in the US considered the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional

A federal district court in Alabama has ruled unconstitutional the US Corporate Transparency Act, which requires a number of categories of companies to report their beneficial owners to a registry run by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - FinCEN. The decision was made as part of the National Small Business Association's lawsuit against US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Ireland has closed access to the register of beneficial owners with reservations
Ireland has closed access to the register of beneficial owners with reservations

Ireland is developing a strategy to implement the decision of the European Court of Justice on access to the register of beneficial owners of companies.

Cyprus has changed the criteria for registration of foreign companies
Cyprus has changed the criteria for registration of foreign companies

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus has amended the legislation on registration of companies controlled by foreigners.

From 2023 Ontario will have a register of beneficial owners
From 2023 Ontario will have a register of beneficial owners

Private companies registered under the Ontario Business Corporations Act will be required to maintain a Register of Transparency of Persons with Significant Control.

Luxembourg Commercial Register introduced new requirements for registration of company representatives
Luxembourg Commercial Register introduced new requirements for registration of company representatives

The Luxembourg Business Register (LBR) has issued a public notice to change a number of registration procedures.

More than half of the companies in Spain have been inactive in recent years
More than half of the companies in Spain have been inactive in recent years

51% of companies registered in Spain and formally considered active do not actually work. This is evidenced by the results of a study carried out by Iberinform, a subsidiary of Crédito y Caución.

Poland completely transferred the registration of commercial companies to electronic form
Poland completely transferred the registration of commercial companies to electronic form

Representatives of the Polish authorities argue that the innovations will radically simplify the procedure for registering companies.

The Main Registrar of Cyprus had to be renamed
The Main Registrar of Cyprus had to be renamed

Due to the need to be reflected in the name of the Department (bureau) The Registrar of Companies and the official liquidator of Cyprus of the full range of competencies, the local authorities decided to rename it.

Technological improvements in the Luxembourg Commercial Register
Technological improvements in the Luxembourg Commercial Register

Luxembourg business registries have published a notice of technological improvements in the Trade Register. In addition, the information on the correspondence between the address and the Luxembourg identification number will be additionally checked.

Cayman Islands Launches Consultation on Establishing a Central Register of Beneficiaries
Cayman Islands Launches Consultation on Establishing a Central Register of Beneficiaries

The Government of the Cayman Islands has published preliminary provisions for the creation of a centralized register of beneficial owners, replacing the current system in which companies keep records of their controlling persons.

The procedure for maintenance of the register of EAC Certificates and EAC Declarations will be changed
The procedure for maintenance of the register of EAC Certificates and EAC Declarations will be changed

From April 22 to June 11, 2021, the changes in the procedure for creating and maintaining the register of the issued EAC Certificates and EAC Declarations will be publicly discussed.

Hong Kong Registry of Companies will close access to information
Hong Kong Registry of Companies will close access to information about directors of companies

The Hong Kong SAR government has announced plans to block access to the legal address and ID numbers of directors and secretaries of Hong Kong companies in the company register.

British Virgin Islands will change trust and property laws
British Virgin Islands will change trust and property laws

The government of the British Virgin Islands has introduced five new laws introducing significant changes to various aspects of trust and property law.

The holiday comes to us!

Dear Customer!

On the 24th of December a festive season begins. And it will be last until the beginning of January 2020. It is worth emphasizing that the post also has certain difficulties in shipping. In fact, many government agencies stop working on the 20th December. Before you have taken any steps, be sure that the relevant office is still open.

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