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Formats for submission of data on beneficial owners
1. Data on beneficial owners shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
first name(s): a sequence of characters, letters or numbers containing all of the beneficial owner’s first names in full;
(b)
surname(s): a sequence of characters, letters or numbers containing all of the beneficial owner’s surnames in full;
(c)
place of birth: a sequence of letters or numbers;
(d)
date of birth: a date containing year, month and day, as specified in Annex II;
(e)
residential address: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers, as specified in Annex III;
(f)
country of residence: an array containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3;
(g)
nationalities: an array, allowing multiple choices, containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 and a ‘stateless’ option;
(h)
type of identity document: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(i)
identity document number: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(j)
country issuing the identity document: an array containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where the beneficial owner is deceased, that fact may be indicated instead of the data specified in paragraph 1, points (c) to (j).
3. Data on the nature and extent of the beneficial interest and on beneficial owners shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
type of ownership interest in the legal entity: an array, allowing multiple choices, with at least the following options:
(i)
direct ownership;
(ii)
indirect ownership;
(b)
for legal arrangements, natural persons, referred to in Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, that were identified as beneficial owners: an array, allowing multiple choices, with at least the following options:
(i)
settlor;
(ii)
trustee;
(iii)
beneficiary;
(iv)
object of a power;
(v)
default taker;
(vi)
protector;
(vii)
any other natural person exercising ultimate control over the legal arrangement by means of direct or indirect ownership or by other means, including through a chain of control or ownership;
(c)
for legal entities, natural persons, referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 that were identified as beneficial owners: an array, allowing multiple choices, with at least the following options:
(i)
founder;
(ii)
member of the management body in its management function;
(iii)
member of the management body in its supervisory function;
(iv)
beneficiary;
(v)
any other natural person directly or indirectly controlling the legal entity;
(d)
percentage of ownership interest in a corporate entity: a percentage allowing two decimal points;
(e)
nature of control over the legal entity: an array, allowing multiple choices, with at least the following options:
(i)
control through ownership;
(ii)
control through voting rights;
(iii)
control through right of appointments;
(iv)
control through veto rights;
(v)
control through distribution of profits;
(vi)
control through formal or informal agreements;
(vii)
control through relationships between family members;
(viii)
control of the majority of voting rights through acting in concert with others;
(ix)
control through nominee arrangements;
(f)
date as of which the beneficial interest is held: a date containing year, month and day, as specified in Annex II.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, where the legal entity or arrangement is a collective investment undertaking, the data on the nature and extent of the beneficial interest shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
direct or indirect holding of the units held in the collective investment undertaking: a percentage allowing two decimal points;
(b)
ability to define or influence the investment policy of the collective investment undertaking: a sequence of characters, letters and numbers, or a file upload;
(c)
control of the activities of the collective investment undertaking through other means: a sequence of characters, letters and numbers, or a file upload.
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, where the necessary data is already available in or reported to another register and can be displayed to the end user in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and this Regulation, the entity in charge of the central register shall reuse this data or request it in the already available and established format.
6. Where it is not possible to identify a beneficial owner, the justification on the reasons for the absence of a beneficial owner shall be submitted in the format of an array with at least the following options:
(a)
If a beneficial owner does not exist:
(i)
the ownership of the legal entity is dispersed such that no one has a sufficient ownership interest, nor does anyone have control through other means;
(ii)
the legal entity has no legal owners by definition, and no one has a controlling interest, nor control by other means;
(iii)
the beneficial owner of the legal arrangement is deceased;
(iv)
the beneficial owner of the legal arrangement is an unborn descendant;
(b)
A beneficial owner could not be determined after exhausting all means of identification provided for under Articles 51 to 57 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
7. Data on senior managing officials shall be submitted in accordance with the formats established in paragraph 1. The derogation laid down in paragraph 5 shall apply equally to this paragraph.
8. Data on the person responsible for retaining the information in cases referred to in Article 63(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
identity of the person: the format shall be in accordance with the specifications in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (h), (i) and (j) of this Article;
(b)
contact details of the person: a postal address in compliance with the format specified in Annex III, an email address or a phone number.
1. Data on legal entities shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
name of the legal entity: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(b)
legal form:
(i)
for legal entities created in the Member State of registration, an array containing the different legal forms allowed in that Member State;
(ii)
for legal entities created outside the Union, an array containing at least the terms ‘Company’, ‘Foundation’ and ‘Other’;
(c)
address of the registered or official office: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers, as specified in Annex III;
(d)
address of the principal place of business where different from the address under point (c): a sequence of characters, letters or numbers, as specified in Annex III;
(e)
country of creation: an array containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3;
(f)
names of the legal representatives:
(i)
for a natural person, the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a) and (b);
(ii)
for a legal person, the format shall be the same as specified in this paragraph, points (a) and (b);
(g)
reason for registration of legal entities created outside of the Union: an array, allowing multiple choices, containing at least the following options:
(i)
the legal entity is entering into a business relationship with a Union obliged entity;
(ii)
the legal entity is acquiring real estate in the Union;
(iii)
the legal entity is acquiring, in the context of an occasional transaction, motor vehicles, watercraft or aircraft, meeting or exceeding the limits specified in Article 67(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624;
(iv)
the legal entity is being awarded a public contract for goods or services, or concessions by a contracting authority in the Union;
(h)
relevant documents and description in relation to point (g): a sequence of characters, letters and numbers, and a file upload;
(i)
description of ownership and control structure: a file upload, or the submission of structured data, as specified in Annex I;
(j)
where Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 applies, wherein the class of beneficiaries and its general characteristics shall be identified: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers shall be used for the description of the class of beneficiaries and its general characteristics.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, where the necessary data is already available in or reported to another register and can be displayed to the end user in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and this Regulation, the entity in charge of the central register shall reuse this data or request it in the already available and established format.
Formats for submission of data on legal arrangements
1. Data on legal arrangements shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
name of the legal arrangement: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(b)
unique identifier of the legal arrangement: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(c)
information on the trust deed or equivalent: a file upload, allowing the upload of the trust deed or equivalent, and any addenda or other binding documents related to the deed; where the trust deed or equivalent does not exist, a sequence of characters, letters or numbers shall be used instead to provide a general description, complemented by the following data points:
(i)
type of settlement: an array, allowing multiple choices, containing at least the following options:
(1)
unilateral;
(2)
written instrument signed by the settlor and the trustee;
(3)
inter vivos;
(4)
testamentary;
(5)
notarial;
(ii)
law governing the legal arrangement: an array containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3;
(iii)
revocability of the legal arrangement: an array allowing at least the options revocable and irrevocable;
(iv)
any reserved powers by the settlor, where applicable: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(v)
duties, powers and restrictions of the protector, where applicable: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(vi)
excluded persons, where applicable: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(vii)
date of original settlement: a date, containing year, month and day, as specified in Annex II;
(d)
purpose of the legal arrangement, if any: an array with at least the following options:
(i)
asset management – real estate;
(ii)
asset management – securities and liquidity management;
(iii)
asset management – inheritance management;
(iv)
asset management – mixed nature of assets;
(v)
charitable purposes/donation;
(e)
value of assets held in the legal arrangement or managed through it: an array containing at least the following options relative to the value of the assets at the time of registration:
(i)
the value of the assets is less than EUR 1 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(ii)
the value of the assets is between EUR 1 000 and EUR 10 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(iii)
the value of the assets is between EUR 10 000 and EUR 100 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(iv)
the value of the assets is between EUR 100 000 and EUR 1 000 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(v)
the value of the assets is between EUR 1 000 000 and EUR 10 000 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(vi)
the value of the assets is between EUR 10 000 000 and EUR 50 000 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(vii)
the value of the assets is more than EUR 50 000 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
(f)
place of residence of the trustee or person holding equivalent positions in similar legal arrangements: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, point (e), repeatable in case there is more than one person;
(g)
place of administration, where different from the place of residence: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, point (e), repeatable in case there is more than one person;
(h)
description of the beneficiaries: an array, allowing multiple choice, with the following options:
(i)
identifiable individually and reported as beneficial owners;
(ii)
non-identifiable/class of beneficiaries; a sequence of characters, letters or numbers shall be used for further description of the class of beneficiaries, where appropriate;
(i)
reason of registration for legal arrangements administered outside of the Union: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 2, paragraph 1, point (g);
(j)
relevant document(s) and description in relation to point (i): the format shall be the same as specified in Article 2, paragraph 1, point (h);
(k)
description of ownership or control structure: a file upload, or the submission of structured data, as specified in Annex I;
(l)
for discretionary trusts where objects of a power or default takers can be identified, individually or as classes:
(i)
names and surnames of natural persons that were identified as objects of a power: the format shall be in accordance with the specifications in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a) and (b);
(ii)
names of legal entities and arrangements that were identified as objects of a power: the format shall be the same as specified in:
(1)
Article 2, paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (e), for legal entities;
(2)
this Article and paragraph, points (a) and (b), for legal arrangements;
(iii)
description of the objects of a power which are classes: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
(iv)
names and surnames of natural persons that were identified as default takers: the format shall be in accordance with the specifications in paragraph 1, points (a) and (b);
(v)
names of legal entities and arrangements that were identified as default takers: the format shall be the same as specified in:
(1)
Article 2, paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (e), for legal entities;
(2)
this Article and paragraph, points (a) and (b), for legal arrangements;
(vi)
description of default takers that are classes: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, where the necessary data is already available in or reported to another register and can be displayed to the end user in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and this Regulation, the entity in charge of the central register shall reuse this data or request it in the already available and established format.
1. Data on nominees shall be submitted in the following formats:
(a)
names of nominee shareholders for nominee shareholders that are natural persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (h), (i) and (j);
(b)
names of nominee shareholders for nominee shareholders that are legal persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 2, paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (e);
(c)
status and relation with the legal entity of the nominee shareholder:
(i)
the date when the nominee arrangement commenced;
(ii)
an array containing at least the options ‘There is a formal nominee contract’ and ‘There is an informal nominee agreement’;
(iii)
a sequence of characters, letters or numbers containing a description of the nature of the nominee arrangement;
(d)
names of nominee directors for nominee directors that are natural persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (h), (i) and (j);
(e)
names of nominee directors for nominee directors that are legal persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 2, paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (e);
(f)
status and relation with the legal entity of the nominee director:
(i)
the date when the nominee arrangement commenced;
(ii)
an array containing at least the options ‘There is a formal nominee contract’ and ‘There is an informal nominee agreement’;
(iii)
a sequence of characters, letters or numbers containing a description of the nature of the nominee arrangement;
(g)
identity of the nominators for nominators that are natural persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (h), (i) and (j);
(h)
identity of the nominators for nominators that are legal persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 2, paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (e);
(i)
nominator’s beneficial owners for nominators that are legal persons: the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (h), (i) and (j).
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, where the necessary data is already available in or reported to another register and can be displayed to the end user in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and this Regulation, the entity in charge of the central register shall reuse this data or request it in the already available and established format.
Entities in charge of central registers may accept submitted beneficial ownership information only where at least the following elements are present and where that submission complies with the relevant points of Articles 1, 2 and 3:
(a)
for a beneficial owner:
(i)
personal data: Article 1(1), points (a) to (j);
(ii)
data on the nature and extent of the beneficial interest and the beneficial owner(s) of the legal entity or legal arrangement: the relevant item(s) of Article 1(3) or (4), as appropriate;
(b)
for a legal entity:
(i)
basic data: Article 2(1), points (a) to (f);
(ii)
data on the ownership and control structure: where the ownership and control structure contains more than one legal entity or legal arrangement, Article 2(1), point (i);
(iii)
for legal entities that are companies, and where it is available: the EUID ( 5 ) .
(c)
for a legal arrangement:
(i)
basic data: Article 3(1), points (a) to (h);
(ii)
data on the ownership or control structure: where the ownership and control structure contains more than one legal entity or legal arrangement, Article 3(1), point (k).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 10 July 2027.
ANNEX I
Description of ownership and control structure
For the purposes of Article 2(1), point (i), and Article 3(1), point (k), the file upload or the structured data shall contain either of the following:
(a)
a visual representation of the ownership or control structure that the legal entity or legal arrangement belongs to, and that is relevant for the identification of the beneficial owner(s) (‘organisational chart’);
(b)
a proof that the ownership is dispersed so that no one has a controlling interest, nor control through other means.
The following information shall be made clear and legible in the organisational chart:
(a)
the names and, where applicable, registration numbers of all legal entities and legal arrangements that own or control the legal entity or legal arrangement, and whether each of them is one or more of the following:
(1)
a legal entity;
(2)
a legal arrangement;
(3)
a nominator or a nominee.
(b)
the names of all natural persons acting as nominees, where applicable;
(c)
the nature and extent of ownership or control over the legal entity or legal arrangement, including information on whether it is:
(1)
direct or indirect;
(2)
by means of ownership interest or other means which shall be specified accordingly;
(3)
where applicable, the percentage, allowing two decimal points, of ownership interest.
(d)
a visual representation of the relationship between the beneficial owners of the legal entity or legal arrangement and all the legal entities and arrangements that are part of the ownership and control structure.
ANNEX III
Format of addresses
Addresses shall be formatted as follows:
Street or house name (obligatory)
Number (voluntary)
Address line 2 (voluntary)
Address line 3 (voluntary)
City (obligatory)
Postal code (obligatory)
Country (in compliance with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, obligatory)
