To sell on Adorno, it is required to be validated as either a Private Individual, Legal Business, Organisation or Sole Trader.
The following tables provides an overview of the documents that are accepted for verification and compliance purposes by country.
Please note, that if multiple kinds of documents are listed for a user type or document type, only one of them is required to be uploaded for that category.

Country list

Outside of European Economic Area
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Outside the European Economic Area

For countries outside the SEPA banking zone please refer to the following.

ACCEPTED IDENTITY DOCUMENTS:

DOCUMENT	IDENTITY PROOF
European Economic Area	Passport, driving license, national Id card, residence permit
Australia, USA, Canada	Passport, National Id card, driving license
UK	Passport, National Id card, driving licence, residence permit
International	Passport

ACCEPTED BUSINESS DOCUMENTS:

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	See above	Registration proof of less than three months*	Up-to-date and signed articles of association*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	See above	Proof of registration*	Signed articles of association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	See above	Registration proof of less than three months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	See previous table	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages:

French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Austria

USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the Firmenbuchauszug Registry (of less than 3 months)	Up-to-date Statutes (Gesellschaftsvertrag) Partnership agreement	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Registration proof from the Bundesministerium fûr inneres (Vereinsregisterauszug)	Up-to-date Statutes (Vereinsstatuten)	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Trade licence (of less than 3 months)	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license, or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Offene Gesellschaft (OG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) Stille Gesellschaft (stG) Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts (GesbR) Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft (OEG) Kommanditerwerbsgesellschaft (KEG) Genossenschaft (Gen)	Public limited company Private limited company General partnership Limited partnership Partnership by estoppel Partnership by contract Small general partnership Small limited partnership Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Verein Privatstiftung	Nonprofit association Private foundation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Eingetragenes Einzelunternehmen (eU) Soleproprietorship covered by the Austrian Trade and Industry regulation	Self-employed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Geschäftstätigkeit als Privatperson	Privatperson

More information: https://www.wien.gv.at/english/psc/gewerbeanmeldung-en.html

Belgium

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license, or residence permit of the legal representative	Screenshot of the company data of less than 3 months (BCE website – Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Screenshot of the organization data (BCE website – Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license, or residence permit of the soletrader	Screenshot of the soletrader data of less than 3 months (BCE website – Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Public limited company Private limited company Limited liability cooperative Unlimited liability cooperative Single member limited company General partnership Limited partnership Publicly traded partnership Economic interest grouping	Naamloze vennootschap (NV) / Société Anonyme (SA) Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (BVBA) / Société privée à responsabilitée limitée (SPRL) Coöperatieve vennootschappen met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVBA) / Société coopérative (SCRL) Coöperatieve vennootschappen met onbeperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVOA) / Société coopérative (SCRI) Eenpersoons besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (EBVBA) / Société privée à responsabilitée limitée unipersonnelle (SPRLU) Vennootschap onder firma (VOF) / Société en nom collectif (SNC) Commanditaire vennootschap (Comm.V) / Société en commandite simple (SCS) Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm.VA) / Société en commandite par actions (SCA) Economisch samenwerkingsverband (ESV) / Groupement d’intérêt économique (GIE)
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Nonprofit association International nonprofit association De facto partnership	Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW) / Association sans but lucratif (ASBL) Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk / Association internationale sans but lucratif Feitelijke vereniging / Association de fait
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Sole proprietorship PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL person Company or association without legal personality	Eenmanszaak / Exploitation Individuelle Natuurlijk persoon / Personne physique Vennootschap of vereniging zonder rechtspersoonlijkheid / Société ou association sans personnalité juridique
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Zakendoen als particulier	Privepersoon

	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html
ORGANIZATION	https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html
SOLETRADER	https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html

Bulgaria

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE *	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF*	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION *	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate from the Registry Agency of less than 3 months *	Up-to-date and signed Constituent Act *	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Screenshot of the association data (NGOBG) *	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (УСТАВ) *	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration proof from the Commercial Register of less than 3 months *	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Sabiratelno Druzhestvo (SD) Komanditno druzhestvo (KD) Druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost (OOD) Ednolichno druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost (EOOD) Aktzionerno druzhestvo (AD)	General partnership Limited partnership Limited liability company Limited liability company with a single shareholder Public limited company
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Asociația non-profit	Nonprofit association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Ednolichen Tatgovetz (ET)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.registryagency.bg/bg/ http://brra.bg/
ORGANIZATION	https://www.ngobg.info/
SOLETRADER	https://www.bcci.bg/

Croatia

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF*	REGISTRATION PROOF*	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION *	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of incorporation from the Commercial Registry court of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (članak)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration at the State Administration office*	Signed Statutes (članak)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration document from the Commercial Register of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Dioničko društvo (d.d.) Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (d.o.o.) Jednostavno društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (j.d.o.o.) Javno trgovačko društvo Komanditno društvo (k.d.) Gospodarsko interesno udruženje (GIU) Zadruga	Public Limited Company Private company limited by shares Private Limited Company General partnership Limited partnership Economic interest grouping Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Neprofitna udruga	Nonprofit association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Obrt Ortakluk Slobodna djelatnost	Sole proprietorship Partnership of 2 or more sole proprietors Self-employment (artist, journalists, lawyers etc)

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://sudreg.pravosudje.hr/registar/f?p=150:1
ORGANIZATION	https://uprava.gov.hr/
SOLETRADER	http://or.portor.hr/pretraga.htm

Cyprus

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF*	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of incorporation from the Department of the Registrar of Companies of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (καταστατικό)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Founding act*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration document from the D.R.C.O.R of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE
LEGAL BUSINESS	Private limited company, Public limited company, Company limited by guarantees, General partnership, Limited partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Sole proprietor

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://efiling.drcor.mcit.gov.cy/DrcorPublic/SearchForm.aspx?sc=0
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/drcor/drcor.nsf/index_en/index_en

Czech Republic

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF*	REGISTRATION PROOF*	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of incorporation from the Registry of the Regional Commercial Court (Krajský/Městský soud) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Stanovy)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration	Up-to date and signed Statutes (stanovy)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Trade licence of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Akciová společnost (a.s.) Společnost s ručením omezeným (s.r.o.) Veřejná obchodní společnost (v.o.s) Komanditní společnost (k.s) Družstvo	Public limited company Limited liability company General commercial partnership Limited partnership Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Zapsaný spolek (z.s.)	Voluntary association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Živnost	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.info.mfcr.cz/ares/ares_rm.html.en https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik
ORGANIZATION	https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik https://portal.justice.cz/Justice2/Uvod/uvod.aspx
SOLETRADER	https://www.mpo.cz/en/business/licensed-trades/trade-register/trade-register–227172/

Denmark

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF*	REGISTRATION PROOF*	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of registration (Registreringscertifikat or Registeringsbevis) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Vedtægter)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Registration proof from the Central Business Register (Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister)*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Vedtægter)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration proof from Indberet Virk print of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Anpartsselskab (ApS) Aktieselskab (A/S) Kommanditselskab (K/S) Interessentskab (I/S) Partnerselskab or Kommanditaktieselskab (P/S) Andelsselskab med begrænset ansvar (A.M.B.A) Forening med begrænset ansvar (F.M.B.A) Selskab med begrænset ansvar (S.M.B.A) Iværksætterselskab (IVS)	Private Limited Company Public limited company Limited partnership General partnership Partnership limited by shares Limited liability co-operative Limited liability voluntary association Limited liability company Entrepreneurial limited company
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Forening Forening med begrænset ansvar (FMBA)	Nonprofit association Limited liability voluntary association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Enkeltmandsvirksomhed	Sole Proprietorship Fully liable partner

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/?language=en-gb
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://indberet.virk.dk/myndigheder/stat/ERST/Start_virksomhed?nm_extag=Link%3D%2Cforside%2Cmest-anvendte-start-virksomhed%2C

Estonia

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF*	REGISTRATION PROOF*	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the Commercial Register (äriregistri) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Põhikiri)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Memorandum of association (Asutamisleping)*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Põhikiri)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration document from the Tax and Customs Board of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Osaühing (OÜ) Aktsiaselts (AS) Usaldusühing (UÜ) Täisühing (TÜ)	Private limited company Public limited company Limited partnership General partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Mittetulundusühing (MTÜ)	Nonprofit organisation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Füüsilisest isikust ettevõtja (FIE)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://ariregister.rik.ee/
ORGANIZATION	https://ariregister.rik.ee/index.py?lang=eng https://www.riigiteataja.ee
SOLETRADER	https://www.emta.ee/eng

Finland

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Electronic extract from the trade register of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Yhtiöjärjestys)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Registration proof from The Register of Associations*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Business ID from the Employer and Trade Register of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Osakeyhtiö (Oy) Julkinen osakeyhtiö (Oyj) Avoin yhtiö (Ay) Kommandiittiyhtiö (Ky) Osuuskunta (osk)	Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Rekisteröity yhdistys (ry) Säätiö (rs)	Registed association with legal personnality Foundation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Toiminimi (T:mi)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://virre.prh.fi/novus/home?execution=e6s1
ORGANIZATION	http://yhdistysrekisteri.prh.fi/othaku.htx?kieli=3&oskori=NEW
SOLETRADER	https://www.vero.fi/en/businesses-and-corporations/business-life-cycle/setting_up_a_business/new_enterprise__selfemployed_private_tr/

France

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	“Kbis” extract of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Statutes	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Subprefecture declarationExtract from the “Journal officiel”SIRENE declaration	Up-to-date and signed Statutes	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	“Kbis” extract of less than 3 months URSAFF declaration “Avis de situation SIRENE” of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Société Anonyme (SA) Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL) Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU) Exploitation agricole à responsabilité limitée (EARL) Société en nom collectif (SNC) Groupement d’Intérêt économique (GIE) Groupement agricole d’exploitation en commun (GAEC)	Société coopérative d’intérêt collectif (SCIC) Société civile Société civile d’exploitation agricole Société cotée, régulée, fonds d’investissements Société d’exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée à associé unique Société de portage salarial Société coopérative ouvrière de production à forme anonyme Société coopérative de production (SCOP) Indivision entre personnes physiques (2110)
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Association Etablissement public local d’enseignement (lycée) Fondation Congrégation Syndicat Mairie, Collectivité locale/territoriale
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Auto-entrepreneur Entreprise individuelle à responsabilité limitée (EIRL), Entreprise individuelle déclarée auprès de la chambre d’agriculture (exploitant agricole)	Intermittent du spectacle MDA AGESSA Micro-entreprise

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	Infogreffe : https://www.infogreffe.fr/recherche-siret-entreprise/chercher-siret-entreprise.html
ORGANIZATION	http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/association/
SOLETRADER	https://avis-situation-sirene.insee.fr/

AUTHORIZED FRENCH TERRITORIES: France métropolitaine, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint Barthélémy, Saint Martin et Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
BLOCKED: Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie-Française, Iles Wallis et Futuna

Germany

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Handelsregisterauszug of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Gesellschaftsvertrag) or Up-to-date and signed Gründungsurkunde	UBO declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Genossenschaftssatzung Stiftungssatzung Vereinsregisterauszug	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Satzung)	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Gewerbeschein Handlungsbevollmächtigung Handelsregisterauszug Prokura Steuernummer attribution letter	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien : GmbH & Co or AG & Co UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR)*	Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Private limited company Publicly traded partnership Mini société à responsabilité limitée Simple partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Eingetragener Verein (e.V.) Stiftung	Incorporated association Foundation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Eingetragener Kaufmann (eK) Einzelunternehmen Einzelkaufmann Kleingewerbe Freiberufler	Sole proprietorship Sole proprietorship Sole proprietorship Small company Independent workers

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	DOCUMENTS REQUIRED	UBO
LEGAL BUSINESS	UG (haftungsbeschränkt)	Proof of registration: Handelsregisterauszug of less than 3 months. Articles of associations: Gesellschaftsvertrag is first required, if they do not have it, Musterprotokoll is accepted.	Yes
	Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR)	Proof of registration: Gewerbe document from all the partners. Articles of associations: partnership agreement (if not shareholder declaration). Shareholder declaration: to be provided.	Yes

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.do https://www.unternehmensregister.de/ureg/index.html
ORGANIZATION	https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/mask.do?Typ=n
SOLETRADER	https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.do

Greece

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, new driving license (Old (pink) driving licences are no longer accepted) or residence permit of the legal representative	Notice of registration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry/ General Electronic Commercial Registry of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, new driving license (Old (pink) driving licences are no longer accepted) or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Independant Public Revenue Authority*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΤΙΚΟ)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, new driving license (Old (pink) driving licences are no longer accepted) or residence permit of the soletrader	Proof of registration at the General Electronic Commercial Registry Trading license of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, new driving license (Old (pink) driving licences are no longer accepted) or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Anónimi Etaireía / Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία (Α.Ε.) Eterórrithmi Etaireía / Ετερόρρυθμη Εταιρία (Ε.Ε.) Etaireía Periorisménis Efthínis / Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης (Ε.Π.Ε.) Monoprósopi Etaireía Periorisménis Efthínis / Μονοπρόσωπη Ε.Π.Ε. (Μ.Ε.Π.Ε.) Omórrithmi Etaireía / Ομόρρυθμη Εταιρεία (Ο.Ε.) Idiotiki Kefalaiouchiki Etaireía / Ιδιωτική Κεφαλαιουχική Εταιρεία (I.K.E)	Public limited company Limited partnership Private company limited by shares Private company limited by shares General partnership Private company
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	/	/

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?id=11732 https://www.businessregistry.gr/publicity/index
ORGANIZATION	https://services.businessportal.gr/publicCertificateDownload/form https://www.mfa.gr/en/supervised-organisations/
SOLETRADER	http://www.ermis.gov.gr/portal/page/portal/ermis/publicBodies?p_topic=15777811&p_itemtype=rss

Hungary

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Company register extract from the Hungary companies registry of less than 3 months*	Up-date and signed Articles of association (Alapszabály)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Document with Tax ID Number of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Korlátolt felelősségű társaság (kft.) Nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság (Nyrt) Zártközűen működő részvénytársaság (Zrt.) Betéti társaság (bt.) Közkereseti társaság (kkt.) Szövetkezet (szov)	Limited liability company Public limited company (listed on the stock exchange) Privately held company (same as Nyrt but not listed) Limited partnership General partnership Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Egyéni vállalkozó (e.v.)	Soletrader

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.companyregister.hu/cegkereses https://www.e-cegjegyzek.hu/
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	http://eugo.gov.hu/starting-business-hungary

Ireland

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Signed Company printout of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Form of constitution or Memorandum and articles of association	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Register of Charities	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum and articles of associations	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Signed Business printout of less than 3 months (if not available, document from Revenue with PPSN number)	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE
LEGAL BUSINESS	Private company limited by shares (LTD) Designated activity company (DAC) Designated Activity Company Limited by Guarantee (DAC) Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) Public Limited Company (PLC) Unlimited company European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) Private unlimited company Public company having a share capital Public Unlimited Company not having a share capital Partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Foundation Unincorporated associations
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Soletrader

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://search.cro.ie/company/CompanySearch.aspx https://www.cro.ie/en-ie/
ORGANIZATION	https://www.charitiesregister.ie/ http://www.charitiesregulatoryauthority.ie/en/cra/pages/faqs
SOLETRADER	https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/personal-public-service-number/index.aspx

Italy

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	“Visura Camerale” extract of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed statutes (Statuto sociale)	UBO declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate from the “Agenzia Entrate”	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Statuto)	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	“Visura Camerale” extract of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Societa a responsabilita limitata (S.r.l) Societa per azioni (S.p.a) Società Cooperativa a responsabilita limitata (S.c.r.l) Società semplice (S.s) Societa in nome collettivo (S.n.c) Societa in accomandita semplice (S.a.s) Società in Accomandita Per Azioni (S.a.p.a)	Société à responsabilité limitée Société par actions Société coopérative à responsabilité limitée Société simple Société en nom collectif Société en commandite simple Société en commandite par actions
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Associazione Azienda speciale	Association Entité publique à but non lucratif
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Empresa individuale Artigiano Lavoratore autonomo Libero professionista Impenditore	Entreprise individuelle Artisan Travailleur autonome Profession libérale Indépendant

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.registroimprese.it/
ORGANIZATION	http://www.registroimprese.it/
SOLETRADER	http://www.registroimprese.it/

Latvia

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of incorporation from the Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (dibināšanas līgums)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Register of Associations and Foundations*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (asociācijas statūti)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Registration proof from the Commercial Register (if above 284.000€ of revenue per year) of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību (SIA) Akciju sabiedrība (AS) Komandītsabiedrība (KS)	Private company limited by shares Public limited company Limited partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Bezpeļņas organizācija (BO)	Nonprofit organization
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Individuālais komersants (IK)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/ https://www.ur.gov.lv/en/
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	http://www.liaa.gov.lv/en/trade/market-entry/business-forms-and-registration

Lithuania

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Detailed Extract with History from RegistruCentras of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Center of Registers*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (ĮStatai)*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Business license Self-employment certificate* of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė (UAB) Akcinė bendrovė (AB) Tikroji ūkinė bendrija (TUB) Komanditinė ūkinė bendrija (KUB) Mažoji bendrija (MB)	Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Limited liability partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Viešoji įstaiga (VšĮ)	Non-profit organization
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Individuali įmonė (IĮ) Individuali veikla	Personal enterprise Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/ https://www.registrucentras.lt/
ORGANIZATION	http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/ https://www.registrucentras.lt/
SOLETRADER	http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/ https://www.registrucentras.lt/

Luxembourg

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the Registre de commerce et des sociétés (RCS) of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed statutes	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the registre de commerce et des sociétés (RCS) of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed statutes	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Extract from the registre de commerce et des sociétés (RCS) of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE
LEGAL BUSINESS	Société anonyme (SA) Société à responsabilité limitée (sàrl) Société en commandite par actions (SECA) Société en commandite simple (SECS) Société en nom collectif (SENC) Société coopérative Société civile Groupement d’intérêt économique (GIE)
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Association sans but lucratif Association de fait (AoA uniquement) Fondation Syndicat d’initiative Organisation non gouvernementale Association agricole
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Entreprise individuelle (pas de personnalité juridique) Personne physique

LEGAL TYPE	LIENS
BUSINESS	https://www.lbr.lu/mjrcs-lbr/jsp/IndexActionNotSecured.action?time=1527670615144&loop=3
ORGANIZATION	https://www.lbr.lu/mjrcs-lbr/jsp/IndexActionNotSecured.action?time=1527670615144&loop=3
SOLETRADER	https://www.lbr.lu/mjrcs-lbr/jsp/IndexActionNotSecured.action?time=1527670615144&loop=3

Malta

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate of registration from the Registrar of Companies/ Malta Business Registry of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum and Articles of association*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Registrar of Legal Entities*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Document with VAT and/or PE number of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE
LEGAL BUSINESS	Private Limited Liability Company Public Limited Liability Company General partnership Limited partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	/

LEGAL TYPE	LIENS
BUSINESS	https://support.mbr.mt/ https://registry.mbr.mt/ROC/index.jsp#companySearch.do?action=companyDetails
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.gov.mt/en/Services-And-Information/eforms/Pages/Landing%20Pages/BusinessStartup-SoleTraders.aspx

Netherlands

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	KvK uittreksel of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Statuten)	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	KvK uittreksel	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Statuten)	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	KvK uittreksel of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Besloten Vennootschap (BV) Vennootschap Onder Firma (VOF) Commanditaire Vennootschap (CV) Naamloze Vennootschap (NV) Coöperatie Maatschap	Société à responsabilité limitée privée (SARL) Partenariat general Société en commandite Société à responsabilité limitée publique (SA) Coopérative Partenariat
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Stichting Verenining met volledige rechtsbevoegdheid Vereniging met beperkte rechtsbevoegdheid	Fondation Association avec pleine capacité légale Association avec une capacité légal limitée (pas enregistrée)
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Eenmanszaak	Auto-entrepeneur

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.kvk.nl/english/
ORGANIZATION	https://www.kvk.nl/english/
SOLETRADER	https://www.kvk.nl/english/

Norway

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport	Certificate of incorporation from the Brønnøysundregistrene of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date Memorandum of Association (Vedtekter)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport	Proof of registration of the association*	Up-to-date Articles of Association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport	Sole proprietorship proof of registration*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, National ID, Driving licence	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Aksjeselskap (AS) Ansvarlig selskap (ANS)	Limited company General partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Assosiasjon	Association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Enkeltpersonforetak	Soletrader company

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.brreg.no/
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.altinn.no/en/

Poland

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the Centralna Informacja Krajowego Rejestru Sadowego of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Notarial Deed (Akt Notarialny)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Extract from the Centralna Informacja Krajowego Rejestru Sadowego of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Spółka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnosia (z.o.o.) Spółka akcyjna (S. A.) Spółka Jawna (Sp.J.) Spółka Komandytowa (Sp. K.) Spółka Komandytowo-Akcyjna (S.K.A.) Spółka cywilna (s.c.) Spółka partnerska (sp.p.) Spółdzielnia	Société à responsabilité limitée Société anonyme Société en nom collectif Société en commandite Société en commandite par actions Civil partnership Partenariat à responsabilité limitée Coopérative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Fundacja	Fondation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl/web/wyszukiwarka-krs/strona-glowna
ORGANIZATION	https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl/web/wyszukiwarka-krs/strona-glowna
SOLETRADER	https://prod.ceidg.gov.pl/CEIDG/CEIDG.Public.UI/Search.aspx

Portugal

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certidao permanente de registo comercial of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Estatutos)	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Documento Inicio de Actividade	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Estatutos)	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Certificação da direcção de serviços de registo de contribuintes.	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Sociedade Anonima (SA) Sociedade por quotas Sociedade em nome colectivo Sociedade em comandita simples Sociedade em comandita por acçoes Sociedade unipessoal por quotas Establecimento individual de responsabilidade limitada (EIRL) Sociedade em comandita Agrupamento complementar de empresas (ACE)	Société anonyme Société par actions Société en nom collectif Société en commandite simple Société en commandite par actions Société unipersonnelle par actions Société à responsabilité limitée unipersonnelle Société en commandite Groupement complémentaire d’entreprises
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Associação	Association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Empresario em Nome individual	Entrepreneur en nom individuel

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.portaldocidadao.pt/
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/ > Serviços / Obter / Certidões / Validação de Documento

Romania

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate from the Romanian National Trade Register Office (Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (Memorandum de asociere)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Register of Associations and Foundations at the Registry of the Court*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Proof of registration at the National Trade Register (ORCT) of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Akciová společnost (a.s.) Společnost s ručením omezeným (s.r.o.) Veřejná obchodní společnost (v.o.s) (k.s) Družstvo	Public limited company Limited liability company General commercial partnership Limited partnership Co-operative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Živno	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.onrc.ro/index.php/ro/
ORGANIZATION	https://www.onrc.ro/index.php/ro/
SOLETRADER	https://www.onrc.ro/index.php/ro/

Slovakia

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from Business Register of the District Court of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (Memorandum asociácie)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Trade license of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Akciová spoločnosť (a.s) Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným (s.r.o) Komanditná spoločnosť (k.s) Verejná obchodná spoločnosť (v.o.s) Družstvo	Public limited company Private company limited by shares Limited liability partnership General partnership Cooperative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Zivnosť	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.orsr.sk/search_subjekt.asp?lan=en
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.minv.sk/?point-of-single-contact-slovakia

Slovenia

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Certificate from the Slovenian Business Register (Agencija Republike Slovenije) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (Akt O Ustanovitvi)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Proof of registration at the AJPES of less than 3 months	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Delniška družba (d.d.) Družba z omejeno odgovornostjo (d.o.o.) Družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo (d.n.o) Komanditna družba (k.d)	Public limited company Private company limited by shares Unlimited company Limited partnership
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	/	/
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Samostojni podjetnik (s.p)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.ajpes.si/Registers/Slovenian_Business_Register https://www.ajpes.si/?language=english
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.ajpes.si/

Spain

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Extract from the Registro Mercantil Central of less than three months Extract from the Registradores de Espana (information General Mercantil) of less than three months Modelo 600 of less than 3 months (only for civil society)	Up-to-date and signed Statutes (Escrituras)	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative	Proof of registration from the Registro Nacional de Asociaciones	Up-to-date and signed Statutes	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader	Resolucion “Regimen Especial de Trabajadores por Cuenta Propia o Autonomos” of less than 3 months Tarjeta de identificación fiscal	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Sociedad Anonima (SA) Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL) Sociedad Limitada (S.L.L.) Sociedad Limitada Nueva Empresa ( SLNE) Sociedad Colectiva (SC) Sociedad Comanditaria Simple Sociedad Cooperativa (S.Coop.) Sociedad Civil Comunidad de Bienes	Société anonyme Société à responsabilité limitée Société en commandite simple Nouvelle société à responsabilité limitée Société de gestion collective Société en commandite simple Société coopérative Société civile Communauté de biens
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Asociacion	Association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Antonomo Empresario Individual	Travailleur autonome Entreprise individuelle

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://www.rmc.es/Home.aspx
ORGANIZATION	/
SOLETRADER	https://www.infoempresa.com/es-es/es/

Sweden

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE*	IDENTITY PROOF *	REGISTRATION PROOF *	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION*	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION*
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative, Tax ID	Certificate of registration from the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) of less than 3 months*	Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Bolagsordning)*	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the legal representative, Tax ID	Proof of registration for foundation No proof of registration for voluntary association (ideell förening)*	Up-to-date and signed Statutes*	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader, Tax ID	Proof of registration from the Swedish Tax Agency of less than 3 months*	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit, Tax ID	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

* An official translation of the document is required if it’s not in one of the following languages: French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Osakeyhtiö (Oy) Julkinen osakeyhtiö (Oyj) Avoin yhtiö (Ay) Kommandiittiyhtiö (Ky) Osuuskunta (osk) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktiebolag	Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Coopérative
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Rekisteröity yhdistys (ry) Säätiö (rs)	Registered association with legal personality Fondation
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Toiminimi (T:mi)	Sole proprietorship

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	http://bolagsverket.se/en
ORGANIZATION	https://skatteverket.se/
SOLETRADER	https://skatteverket.se/

Switzerland

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport	Proof of registration from the Companies Register of less than 3 months	Up-to-date and signed Statutes	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport	Certificate of registration from the Commerce Registry (if monthly income is above 100K CHF); if not available, statutes or constitution document (PV)	Up-to-date and signed Statutes	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport	Screenshot from the IDE Register OR (if not not available) Address Proof (utility bill of less than 3 months)	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, Residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE TRANSLATIONS
LEGAL BUSINESS	Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Wirtschaftliche Interessengemeinschaft (wlG) Einfache Gesellschaft (eG) Kollektivgesellschaft (KolG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) Kommanditaktiengesellschaft (KomAG) Genossenschaft Kollektivgesellschaft (KolG) Kommanditaktiengesellschaft (KomAG)		Société anonyme Sàrl GIE Société simple SNC Société en commandite SCA Société coopérative Société en nom collectif Société en commandite par actions
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Stiftung Verein	Fondation Association
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Einzelunternehmen	Soletrader

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://www.uid.admin.ch/Search.aspx
ORGANIZATION	https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/welcome
SOLETRADER	https://www.uid.admin.ch/Search.aspx

United Kingdom

DOCUMENT & USER TYPE	IDENTITY PROOF	REGISTRATION PROOF	ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION	SHAREHOLDER DECLARATION
LEGAL BUSINESS	Passport, driving license of the legal representative	Latest confirmation statement or annual return (if not available, Certificate of incorporation)	Certificate of incorporation	UBO Declaration
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Passport, driving license of the legal representative	Proof of registration	Memorandum of association	Not needed
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Passport, driving license of the soletrader	Proof of registration from the HMRC (less of 3 months) or Self Assessment Tax Return	Not needed	Not needed
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL	Passport, driving license, Residence permit	Not needed	Not needed	Not needed

USER TYPE	STRUCTURE TYPE
LEGAL BUSINESS	Private Limited Company (Ltd) Private Company limited by shares Public Limited Company (PLC) Company Limited by Guarantee Unlimited Company (UNLTD) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) General Partnership Limited Partnership (LP) Private partnership* Community Interest Company (CIC)	Société à responsabilité limitée Société à responsabilité limitée par actions Société anonyme Société à responsabilité limitée par garantie Société illimitée Partenariat à responsabilité limitée Société en nom collectif Société en commandite / partenariat Partenariat privée Société d’intérêt communautaire
LEGAL ORGANIZATION	Scottish Charitable incorporated organization (Registered at OSCR) Nonprofit organization Charity Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital use of ‘Limited’ exemption	Organismes caritatifs écossais incorporés Association sans but lucratif Organisation caritative Société à responsabilité limitée par garantie
LEGAL SOLETRADER	Sole proprietorship	Auto-entrepreneur

LEGAL TYPE	LINKS
BUSINESS	https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
ORGANIZATION	https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/ http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/ https://www.oscr.org.uk/search
SOLETRADER	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs

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