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Article 2 — Formats for submission of data on legal entities

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2(1)

1.Data on legal entities shall be submitted in the following formats:

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2(1)(a)
(a)name of the legal entity: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers;
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2(1)(b)
(b)legal form:
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2(1)(b)(i)
(i)for legal entities created in the Member State of registration, an array containing the different legal forms allowed in that Member State;
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2(1)(b)(ii)
(ii)for legal entities created outside the Union, an array containing at least the terms ‘Company’, ‘Foundation’ and ‘Other’;
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2(1)(c)
(c)address of the registered or official office: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers, as specified in Annex III;
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2(1)(d)
(d)address of the principal place of business where different from the address under point (c): a sequence of characters, letters or numbers, as specified in Annex III;
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2(1)(e)
(e)country of creation: an array containing at least the countries listed in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3;
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2(1)(f)
(f)names of the legal representatives:
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2(1)(f)(i)
(i)for a natural person, the format shall be the same as specified in Article 1, paragraph 1, points (a) and (b);
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2(1)(f)(ii)
(ii)for a legal person, the format shall be the same as specified in this paragraph, points (a) and (b);
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2(1)(g)
(g)reason for registration of legal entities created outside of the Union: an array, allowing multiple choices, containing at least the following options:
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2(1)(g)(i)
(i)the legal entity is entering into a business relationship with a Union obliged entity;
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2(1)(g)(ii)
(ii)the legal entity is acquiring real estate in the Union;
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2(1)(g)(iii)
(iii)the legal entity is acquiring, in the context of an occasional transaction, motor vehicles, watercraft or aircraft, meeting or exceeding the limits specified in Article 67(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624;
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2(1)(g)(iv)
(iv)the legal entity is being awarded a public contract for goods or services, or concessions by a contracting authority in the Union;
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2(1)(h)
(h)relevant documents and description in relation to point (g): a sequence of characters, letters and numbers, and a file upload;
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2(1)(i)
(i)description of ownership and control structure: a file upload, or the submission of structured data, as specified in Annex I;
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2(1)(j)
(j)where Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 applies, wherein the class of beneficiaries and its general characteristics shall be identified: a sequence of characters, letters or numbers shall be used for the description of the class of beneficiaries and its general characteristics.
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2(2)

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, where the necessary data is already available in or reported to another register and can be displayed to the end user in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and this Regulation, the entity in charge of the central register shall reuse this data or request it in the already available and established format.

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