Eintragung in das Handelsregister
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Unternehmensstart und Gewerbezulassung
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Register und Kataster
Procedure
To file an application, contact a notary public.
- The notary will advise you on the formulation of the application.
- The application is made exclusively by electronic means, and a publicly certified document is created for this purpose.
- The declaration is provided with a qualified electronic signature (within the meaning of § 39a Beurkundungsgesetz/BeurkG) and sent to the electronic court mailbox of the registry court.
- The registration court disposes of the registration in the internal court database and also publishes the registration on the Internet ( www.handelsregisterbekanntmachungen.de ).
Legal bases
More information
Electronic Commercial Register
Since January 1, 2007, the commercial register has been maintained exclusively electronically. Data from the following public registers is available on the joint Internet portal of the German register courts:
- Commercial Register
- Register of Cooperatives
- Partnership register
- Register of associations (in part)
Entry of a small business
Small businesses are companies that do not require business operations in a commercial manner.
If you run a small business, you do not have to register in the Commercial Register.
However, you may register in the Commercial Register. If you register, you can also get the registration "Kauffrau" or "Kaufmann" as a small trader.
