Entry in the Commercial Register as a European Company (Societas Europaea, abbreviated to SE)
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Unternehmensstart und Gewerbezulassung
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Register und Kataster
Procedure
Application
To make 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, for this purpose a publicly certified document is created.
The declaration is provided with an electronic signature (within the meaning of § 39a Beurkundungsgesetz/BeurkG) and sent to the electronic court and administrative mailbox of the registry court.
After successful application for entry in the commercial register, you will receive a notice of entry. The registration will additionally be published in the Official Journal of the European Union for information purposes.
Changes
Significant information about your company, such as the registered office, legal form or authorized representatives, has changed? If so, please have the entry in the Commercial Register corrected without delay.
The entry is made in the same way exclusively by a notary public.
Legal bases
- § 12 Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)
- Gerichts und Notarkostengesetz (GNotKG)
- Verordnung über Gebühren in Handels-, Partnerschafts- und Genossenschaftsregistersachen (HRegGebV)
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2157/2001 des Rates über das Statut der Europäischen Gesellschaft (SE)
More information
All facts requiring notification must be entered in the Commercial Register in the event of a change (e.g. changes in the authorized representatives or their powers, etc.).
