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# Recital 35

*In force · Directive (EU) 2024/1640, OJ L, 2024/1640, 19.6.2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1640/oj/eng)*

In order to ensure a level playing field among the different types of legal forms, trustees should also be required to obtain and hold beneficial ownership information and to communicate that information to a central register or a central database.