Running a business in the EU
Changing the legal form
The services offered by the National Trade Register Office also include changing the legal form of a business.
Changing the legal status of natural persons (PFA [authorised natural person], II)
You will find more details on changing the legal status of natural persons on the website of the National Trade Register Office.
Assistance and representation offices operating within mayor’s offices can draw up documents, provide guidance on how to correctly complete the application for registration and to carry out the formalities for submitting documents and represent the natural person at the trade register office attached to the relevant court.
Changing the legal form of a company
Article 205 of Law No 31/1990 on companies, republished, as subsequently amended, lists the documents required to register the particulars concerning changes in the legal form of a company. You can also find the list of these documents on the website of the National Trade Register Office.
Changing the legal form of a company also entails payment of a statutory fee.
In accordance with Article 180 of Law No 31/1990 on companies, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented, where the shareholders’ register is kept by an authorised private independent register company, it is mandatory to list the company and its head office in the trade register, as well as any changes made in relation to these identification elements.
The application will be dealt with by the director of the trade register office attached to the court and/or the designated person(s), who may also order supporting documents other than those listed to be produced.
The assistance services of the trade register office attached to the relevant court can draw up documents, have them authenticated or, where applicable, record them with a certain date, and provide guidance for correct completion of the application for registration, in return for payment.
More details on changing the legal form of companies can be found on the website of the National Trade Register Office.
The documents needed to change the legal form of companies can be submitted online, by going to the National Trade Register Office procedure on changing the legal form from the Electronic Single Point of Contact (you can find the corresponding link in the Available services section below).
Setting up a business
In accordance with the legal rules in force, the main function of the commercial register kept by the National Trade Register Office is to register all legal persons subject to registration and authorised natural persons, individual undertakings and family businesses carrying out an economic activity that have their registered office or headquarters within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, and to record changes to already registered acts, facts and entries.
In order to obtain the detailed list of documents required when registering a company, please consult the information provided under the ‘Incorporations’ menu of the National Trade Register Officewebsite, which includes the following sections:
Entry in the trade register of legal persons, authorised natural persons, individual undertakings and family businesses carrying out an economic activity that have their registered office or headquarters within the territorial jurisdiction of the court involves recording data from the registration documents of the entities being registered and keeping an official archive of incorporation documents or amendments thereto and of other documents expressly provided for by law.
Moreover, in accordance with the legal rules in force, the National Trade Register Office keeps the register of beneficial owners of companies for legal persons required to be entered in the commercial register, except for public corporations, businesses and national companies.
The documents required to register a legal or natural person can be transmitted online through the Electronic Single Point of Contact(you can find the corresponding links in the Available services section below).
More information on incorporations:
