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Company Registration in Germany

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Register a German Company • The first step in order to open a

company in Germany is to register it with the relevant authorities.

• The registration process begins with the public commercial register (Handelsregister) and the local trade office (Gewerbe/Ordnungsmat).

• The German commercial register will provide information about all relationships between merchants and commercial companies.

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Information on the German Companies

• The German commercial register can provide public information on the activity of the companies registered here.

• Amongst many, investors can find out the following:

name of the partners;

the managing director;

the capital stock;

liability.

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Companies Required to Register >>

• Most of the companies operating in Germany are required to register.

• However, there are some exemptions.

• The registration is based on different criteria, such as:

the use of commercial accounting;

capital resources;

annual turnover;

number of employees.

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>> Companies Required to Register

• Although most of the legal entities must register with the Commercial Register, the following entities are exempted from this procedure:

civil partnerships (GbRs);

freelancers;

branch offices.

• Our team of German lawyers can offer more details.

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Registration Procedure in Germany • In order to register with the

commercial register the owner of the business will need to contact a public notary.

• The notary will submit an electronic certified form.

• It is important to know that the registration procedure will incur some costs, which will depend based on the legal entity registered by the businessman.

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Registration Costs in Germany >>• The company registration costs are

comprised of the notarial certifications and the fees charged by the district court.

• The registration of the company will also be announced in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger).

• Other costs refer to the ones imposed by the notarial fees.

• Our team of attorneys in Germany can assist investors through the entire company registration procedure.

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>> Registration Costs in Germany• The registration costs are established

under the Commercial Law.

• They depend on the number of partners and the company’s share capital.

• Such costs can vary between EUR 200 – EUR 500.

• The Federal Chamber of German Civil Law Notaries provides information on the specific costs incurred by the public notaries in Germany.

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Registration Requirements in Germany

• The company registration procedure is comprised of the following steps:

choose and reserve the company’s name;

draft and notarize the articles of association;

open a bank account; file the articles of association;

register the company’s activity;

register for health and social insurance.

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Consultancy Services in Germany• Our law firm in Germany can assist

investors in all the procedures related to the registration of a company.

• Furthermore, businessmen can receive advice for the registration with the Tax Office in Germany.

• At the same time, it is important to know that it is recommended to register the company’s logo, under the regulations of the Copyright Acts.

• For more details, please contact our German law firm.

Thank you for your attention!

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