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 fรปr 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 beschrรคnkter Haftung (GmbH) Offene Gesellschaft (OG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) Stille Gesellschaft (stG) Gesellschaft des bรผrgerlichen 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 | Geschรคftstรคtigkeit 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 โ 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 โ 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 โ 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) / Sociรฉtรฉ Anonyme (SA) Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (BVBA) / Sociรฉtรฉ privรฉe ร responsabilitรฉe limitรฉe (SPRL) Coรถperatieve vennootschappen met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVBA) / Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative (SCRL) Coรถperatieve vennootschappen met onbeperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVOA) / Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative (SCRI) Eenpersoons besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (EBVBA) / Sociรฉtรฉ privรฉe ร responsabilitรฉe limitรฉe unipersonnelle (SPRLU) Vennootschap onder firma (VOF) / Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif (SNC) Commanditaire vennootschap (Comm.V) / Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple (SCS) Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm.VA) / Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite par actions (SCA) Economisch samenwerkingsverband (ESV) / Groupement d’intรฉrรชt รฉconomique (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 / Sociรฉtรฉ ou association sans personnalitรฉ juridique |
| PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL | Zakendoen als particulier | Privepersoon |
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 (ะฃะกะขะะ) * | 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 | Asociaศia 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 (ฤlanak)* | 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 (ฤlanak)* | 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 | Dioniฤko druลกtvo (d.d.) Druลกtvo s ograniฤenom odgovornoลกฤu (d.o.o.) Jednostavno druลกtvo s ograniฤenom odgovornoลกฤu (j.d.o.o.) Javno trgovaฤko druลกtvo Komanditno druลกtvo (k.d.) Gospodarsko interesno udruลพenje (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 (ฮบฮฑฯฮฑฯฯฮฑฯฮนฮบฯ)* | 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 (Krajskรฝ/Mฤstskรฝ 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 | Akciovรก spoleฤnost (a.s.) Spoleฤnost s ruฤenรญm omezenรฝm (s.r.o.) Veลejnรก obchodnรญ spoleฤnost (v.o.s) Komanditnรญ spoleฤnost (k.s) Druลพstvo | Public limited company Limited liability company General commercial partnership Limited partnership Cooperative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Zapsanรฝ spolek (z.s.) | Voluntary association |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | ลฝivnost | Sole proprietorship |
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 (Vedtรฆgter)* | 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 (Vedtรฆgter)* | 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 begrรฆnset ansvar (A.M.B.A) Forening med begrรฆnset ansvar (F.M.B.A) Selskab med begrรฆnset ansvar (S.M.B.A) Ivรฆrksรฆtterselskab (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 begrรฆnset 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 (รคriregistri) of less than 3 months* | Up-to-date and signed Articles of association (Pรตhikiri)* | 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 (Pรตhikiri)* | 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 | Osaรผhing (Oร) Aktsiaselts (AS) Usaldusรผhing (Uร) Tรคisรผhing (Tร) | Private limited company Public limited company Limited partnership General partnership |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Mittetulundusรผhing (MTร) | Nonprofit organisation |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Fรผรผsilisest isikust ettevรตtja (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 (Yhtiรถjรคrjestys)* | 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 | Osakeyhtiรถ (Oy) Julkinen osakeyhtiรถ (Oyj) Avoin yhtiรถ (Ay) Kommandiittiyhtiรถ (Ky) Osuuskunta (osk) | Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Cooperative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Rekisterรถity yhdistys (ry) Sรครคtiรถ (rs) | Registed association with legal personnality Foundation |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Toiminimi (T:mi) | Sole proprietorship |
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 โAvis de situation SIRENEโ 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 | Sociรฉtรฉ Anonyme (SA) Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe (SARL) Entreprise unipersonnelle ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe (EURL) Sociรฉtรฉ par actions simplifiรฉe (SAS) Sociรฉtรฉ par actions simplifiรฉe unipersonnelle (SASU) Exploitation agricole ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe (EARL) Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif (SNC) Groupement d’Intรฉrรชt รฉconomique (GIE) Groupement agricole d’exploitation en commun (GAEC) | Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative d’intรฉrรชt collectif (SCIC) Sociรฉtรฉ civile Sociรฉtรฉ civile dโexploitation agricole Sociรฉtรฉ cotรฉe, rรฉgulรฉe, fonds d’investissements Sociรฉtรฉ d’exercice libรฉral ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe ร associรฉ unique Sociรฉtรฉ de portage salarial Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative ouvriรจre de production ร forme anonyme Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative de production (SCOP) Indivision entre personnes physiques (2110) |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Association Etablissement public local d’enseignement (lycรฉe) Fondation Congrรฉgation Syndicat Mairie, Collectivitรฉ locale/territoriale | |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Auto-entrepreneur Entreprise individuelle ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe (EIRL), Entreprise individuelle dรฉclarรฉe auprรจs 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 mรฉtropolitaine, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Rรฉunion, Mayotte, Saint Barthรฉlรฉmy, Saint Martin et Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
BLOCKED: Nouvelle-Calรฉdonie, Polynรฉsie-Franรงaise, 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 Grรผndungsurkunde | 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 Handlungsbevollmรคchtigung 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 beschrรคnkter Haftung (GmbH) Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien : GmbH & Co or AG & Co UG (haftungsbeschrรคnkt) Gesellschaft bรผrgerlichen Rechts (GbR)* | Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Private limited company Publicly traded partnership Mini sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe 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 (haftungsbeschrรคnkt) | 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 bรผrgerlichen 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 |
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 (ฮฮฮคฮฮฃฮคฮฮคฮฮฮ)* | 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 | Anรณnimi Etaireรญa / ฮฮฝฯฮฝฯ ฮผฮท ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฮตฮฏฮฑ (ฮ.ฮ.) Eterรณrrithmi Etaireรญa / ฮฯฮตฯฯฯฯฯ ฮธฮผฮท ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฮฏฮฑ (ฮ.ฮ.) Etaireรญa Periorismรฉnis Efthรญnis / ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฮตฮฏฮฑ ฮ ฮตฯฮนฮฟฯฮนฯฮผฮญฮฝฮทฯ ฮฯ ฮธฯฮฝฮทฯ (ฮ.ฮ .ฮ.) Monoprรณsopi Etaireรญa Periorismรฉnis Efthรญnis / ฮฮฟฮฝฮฟฯฯฯฯฯฯฮท ฮ.ฮ .ฮ. (ฮ.ฮ.ฮ .ฮ.) Omรณrrithmi Etaireรญa / ฮฮผฯฯฯฯ ฮธฮผฮท ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฮตฮฏฮฑ (ฮ.ฮ.) Idiotiki Kefalaiouchiki Etaireรญa / ฮฮดฮนฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฮฮตฯฮฑฮปฮฑฮนฮฟฯ ฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฮตฮฏฮฑ (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 | / | / |
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 (Alapszabรกly)* | 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 | Korlรกtolt felelลssรฉgลฑ tรกrsasรกg (kft.) Nyilvรกnosan mลฑkรถdล rรฉszvรฉnytรกrsasรกg (Nyrt) Zรกrtkรถzลฑen mลฑkรถdล rรฉszvรฉnytรกrsasรกg (Zrt.) Betรฉti tรกrsasรกg (bt.) Kรถzkereseti tรกrsasรกg (kkt.) Szรถvetkezet (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 | Egyรฉni vรกllalkozรณ (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 |
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) Societร Cooperativa a responsabilita limitata (S.c.r.l) Societร semplice (S.s) Societa in nome collettivo (S.n.c) Societa in accomandita semplice (S.a.s) Societร in Accomandita Per Azioni (S.a.p.a) | Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ par actions Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ simple Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite par actions |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Associazione Azienda speciale | Association Entitรฉ publique ร but non lucratif |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Empresa individuale Artigiano Lavoratore autonomo Libero professionista Impenditore | Entreprise individuelle Artisan Travailleur autonome Profession libรฉrale Indรฉpendant |
| 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 Uzลฤmumu reฤฃistrs) of less than 3 months* | Up-to-date and signed Memorandum of association (dibinฤลกanas lฤซgums)* | 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 (asociฤcijas statลซti)* | Not needed |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Passport, national ID card, driving license or residence permit of the soletrader | Registration proof from the Commercial Register (if above 284.000โฌ 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 | Sabiedrฤซba ar ierobeลพotu atbildฤซbu (SIA) Akciju sabiedrฤซba (AS) Komandฤซtsabiedrฤซba (KS) | Private company limited by shares Public limited company Limited partnership |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Bezpeฤผลas organizฤcija (BO) | Nonprofit organization |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Individuฤlais 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 (ฤฎStatai)* | 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 | Uลพdaroji akcinฤ bendrovฤ (UAB) Akcinฤ bendrovฤ (AB) Tikroji ลซkinฤ bendrija (TUB) Komanditinฤ ลซkinฤ bendrija (KUB) Maลพoji bendrija (MB) | Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Limited liability partnership |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Vieลกoji ฤฏstaiga (Vลกฤฎ) | Non-profit organization |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Individuali ฤฏmonฤ (Iฤฎ) Individuali veikla | Personal enterprise Sole proprietorship |
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 sociรฉtรฉs (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 sociรฉtรฉs (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 sociรฉtรฉs (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 | Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme (SA) Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe (sร rl) Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite par actions (SECA) Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple (SECS) Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif (SENC) Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative Sociรฉtรฉ civile Groupement dโintรฉrรชt รฉconomique (GIE) |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Association sans but lucratif Association de fait (AoA uniquement) Fondation Syndicat dโinitiative Organisation non gouvernementale Association agricole |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Entreprise individuelle (pas de personnalitรฉ juridique) Personne physique |
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 | / |
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) Coรถperatie Maatschap | Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe privรฉe (SARL) Partenariat general Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe publique (SA) Coopรฉrative Partenariat |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Stichting Verenining met volledige rechtsbevoegdheid Vereniging met beperkte rechtsbevoegdheid | Fondation Association avec pleine capacitรฉ lรฉgale Association avec une capacitรฉ lรฉgal limitรฉe (pas enregistrรฉe) |
| 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 Brรธnnรธysundregistrene 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 | Spรณลka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnosia (z.o.o.) Spรณลka akcyjna (S. A.) Spรณลka Jawna (Sp.J.) Spรณลka Komandytowa (Sp. K.) Spรณลka Komandytowo-Akcyjna (S.K.A.) Spรณลka cywilna (s.c.) Spรณลka partnerska (sp.p.) Spรณลdzielnia | Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite par actions Civil partnership Partenariat ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Coopรฉrative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Fundacja | Fondation |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | jednoosobowa dziaลalnoลฤ 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 | Certificaรงรฃo da direcรงรฃo de serviรงos 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 acรงoes Sociedade unipessoal por quotas Establecimento individual de responsabilidade limitada (EIRL) Sociedade em comandita Agrupamento complementar de empresas (ACE) | Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme Sociรฉtรฉ par actions Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite par actions Sociรฉtรฉ unipersonnelle par actions Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe unipersonnelle Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite Groupement complรฉmentaire dโentreprises |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Associaรงรฃo | 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/ > Serviรงos / Obter / Certidรตes / Validaรงรฃo 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 Naศional al Registrului Comerศului) 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 | Akciovรก spoleฤnost (a.s.) Spoleฤnost s ruฤenรญm omezenรฝm (s.r.o.) Veลejnรก obchodnรญ spoleฤnost (v.o.s) (k.s) Druลพstvo | Public limited company Limited liability company General commercial partnership Limited partnership Co-operative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | / | / |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | ลฝivno | 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 asociรกcie)* | 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 | Akciovรก spoloฤnosลฅ (a.s) Spoloฤnosลฅ s ruฤenรญm obmedzenรฝm (s.r.o) Komanditnรก spoloฤnosลฅ (k.s) Verejnรก obchodnรก spoloฤnosลฅ (v.o.s) Druลพstvo | Public limited company Private company limited by shares Limited liability partnership General partnership Cooperative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | / | / |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Zivnosลฅ | 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 | Delniลกka druลพba (d.d.) Druลพba z omejeno odgovornostjo (d.o.o.) Druลพba z neomejeno odgovornostjo (d.n.o) Komanditna druลพba (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 identificaciรณn 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 | Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple Nouvelle sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ de gestion collective Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite simple Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative Sociรฉtรฉ civile Communautรฉ 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 fรถrening)* | 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 | Osakeyhtiรถ (Oy) Julkinen osakeyhtiรถ (Oyj) Avoin yhtiรถ (Ay) Kommandiittiyhtiรถ (Ky) Osuuskunta (osk) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktiebolag | Private company limited by shares Public limited company General partnership Limited partnership Coopรฉrative |
| LEGAL ORGANIZATION | Rekisterรถity yhdistys (ry) Sรครคtiรถ (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 beschrรคnkter Haftung (GmbH) Wirtschaftliche Interessengemeinschaft (wlG) Einfache Gesellschaft (eG) Kollektivgesellschaft (KolG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) Kommanditaktiengesellschaft (KomAG) Genossenschaft Kollektivgesellschaft (KolG) Kommanditaktiengesellschaft (KomAG) | Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme Sร rl GIE Sociรฉtรฉ simple SNC Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite SCA Sociรฉtรฉ coopรฉrative Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif Sociรฉtรฉ 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) | Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe par actions Sociรฉtรฉ anonyme Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe par garantie Sociรฉtรฉ illimitรฉe Partenariat ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ en nom collectif Sociรฉtรฉ en commandite / partenariat Partenariat privรฉe Sociรฉtรฉ dโintรฉrรชt 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 รฉcossais incorporรฉs Association sans but lucratif Organisation caritative Sociรฉtรฉ ร responsabilitรฉ limitรฉe par garantie |
| LEGAL SOLETRADER | Sole proprietorship | Auto-entrepreneur |