Information from the Central Trade Register - Legal entities, associations of persons

Course description

The following legal offences are recorded in the central trade register:

• Administrative decisions (trade bans, withdrawal of licences)
• Decisions on fines for administrative offences in connection with the exercise of the trade
• criminal convictions

You must submit the application for information from the Central Trade Register personally in your capacity as a legal representative and cannot be represented by an authorised representative, such as a lawyer or spouse. This ensures that no other person can apply for information from the Central Trade Register without your knowledge and without authorisation.

It is possible to have a written application for information from the Central Business Register delivered by a messenger if all documents (original application with official or publicly certified signature, ID and, if applicable, extract from the commercial register) are available.

We will forward your application to the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn. The information will be issued here and sent either to you or to the named authority.

If you are not resident in Germany, you must submit the application directly to the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn.

Recipient of the information:

• In principle, the information can only be sent to the legal entity or association of persons (not to an authorised person).
• The information can only be sent directly to an authority in the following three cases:
  • for the preparation of a decision on an application for authorisation for a trade or other economic enterprise
  • for the preparation of a decision on the issue of a certificate of competence in accordance with Section 20 of the Explosives Act and
  • for the preparation of the decision on the verification of reliability according to §38 GewO.

Prerequisites

• You are registered with your main or secondary residence in Munich.
• You can submit an application in person at any citizens' office. You will need an appointment for this.
• You can also submit the application for information from the central trade register in writing to the Citizens Office, Ruppertstraße 19, 80466 Munich.
• Alternatively, the application can be made directly online at the Federal Office of Justice.

Required documents

• Informal application with officially or publicly certified signature of the person or persons authorised to represent the company (according to the extract from the register). At least one person must be registered in Munich. The registered office does not have to be in Munich.
• Extract from the Commercial Register, Register of Associations or Register of Co-operatives of the relevant local court at the time of application.
• Identity card or passport (copy) of the person or persons authorised to represent the company (according to the extract from the register).
• Proof of bank transfer together with the application to us. Applications received without proof of payment cannot be processed.
• If you apply for the central trade register information in writing, please transfer the fee in advance to the district administration department:Stadtsparkasse MünchenIBAN: DE86 7015 0000 0000 2030 00BIC: SSKMDEMMPurpose: 92004301010063A copy of the remittance slip is not valid as proof of payment.