Article 57 — Identification of beneficial owners for legal entities similar to express trust
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1.In the case of legal entities other than those referred to in Article 51, similar to express trust, such as foundations, the beneficial owners shall be all the following natural persons:
2.In cases where legal entities referred to in paragraph 1 belong to multi-layered control structures, where any of the positions listed in paragraph 1 is held by a legal entity, beneficial owners of the legal entity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:
3.Member States shall notify to the Commission by 10 October 2027 a list of types of legal entities, of which the beneficial owners are identified in accordance with paragraph 1.
The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be accompanied by a description of:
4.The Commission may adopt, by means of an implementing act, a list of types of legal entities governed by the law of Member States which should be subject to the requirements of this Article. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 86(2).
Chapter IV — Beneficial ownership transparency
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