Business registration filing requirements
Netherlands
Branch office
A branch office must be registered in the Dutch Trade Register within 8 days after its establishment.
Information on its directors and proxy holders must be up to date in the Trade Register. Changes must be filed within 8 days.
B.V. (private company with limited liability)
A BV must be registered in the Dutch Trade Register within 1 week after its incorporation. Information on its directors, its ultimate beneficial owners (natural persons directly or indirectly holding more than 25 percent of the shares or the voting rights) and shareholder (only in case of 100-percent shareholding) must be up to date in the Trade Register. Changes must be filed within 8 days.
Co-operative U.A.
A co-operative must be registered in the Dutch Trade Register within 1 week after its incorporation.
Information on its board members and its ultimate beneficial owners (natural persons directly or indirectly holding more than 25 percent of the interests in the co-operative or the voting rights) must be up to date in the Trade Register. Changes must be filed within 1 week.
C.V. (a limited partnership)
A CV must be registered in the Dutch Trade Register within 1 week after its establishing the CV. Information on its general partner, its ultimate beneficial owners (natural persons directly or indirectly holding more than 25 percent of the interests in the CV or the voting rights) and management committee members (proxy holders), if any, must be up to date in the Trade Register. Changes must be filed within 1 week.