Algerian legal entities are required to submit the details of their beneficial owners to the company registry online. This data is accessible to competent authorities, financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

You can find out more about this obligation here: Link.

On the FATF grey list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

Legislation is pending to establish a beneficial owner registry, which will be overseen by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

On the FATF grey list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

Although there is no public beneficial ownership registry, both local and external companies should file a beneficial ownership attestation with the company registrar each year, no later than 30 days after the anniversary of their incorporation. Whenever there is a change in a company’s beneficial ownership information, the company must file a notice of change of beneficial ownership with the company registrar within 14 days of the change, using the prescribed form.

A beneficial ownership attestation records information identifying each person who holds ownership rights in a company (Link).

Third parties do not have access to the Public Registry of Beneficial Owners.

The Argentine Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) implemented the registry. Only listed authorities and entities/individuals with regard to their own beneficial owners are entitled to access information about beneficial owners. Third parties are excluded, even if they can demonstrate legitimate interests. Entitled entities/individuals must register with an Argentinian tax ID (Link). A sworn statement about beneficial owners must be submitted once a year. The first time this is submitted will be when any registration procedure is requested, and subsequent submissions must be made within one year of the previous sworn statement being submitted.

Further information about the registry and how to access it can be found here: Linkand  Link.

Under the link, it is possible to verify the beneficial owners of a company by company’s name, but this requires registration and payment.

Currently, searches can only be performed in the Armenian language.

From January 2023, all enterprises, partnerships, legal entities, and trusts must register their Ultimate Beneficial Owner(s) (UBO) with the Aruba Chamber of Commerce. More about it can be found here Link.

The UBO Register is not public. Authorities such as the Central Bank of Aruba, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-Aruba), the Public Prosecution Service and the Tax Authorities have full access to the registry. Service providers engaged in preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing, such as banks, accountants and notaries, may request paid extracts containing the following information: name, birth month/year, nationality, residence and interest. All viewers of UBO data are bound by a legal duty of confidentiality.

There is no public registry available.

While no direct legal obligation to collect information about companies’ ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) has been identified, obliged institutions involved in preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing are required to collect such information about their customers’ UBOs as part of their due diligence.

Some useful information on identifying beneficial owners can be found here: Link.

From 31 March onwards, the AML/CTF regulations will change.

Natural persons and organisations can request extracts from the register relating to one or more legal entities, provided they can demonstrate a legitimate interest in preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, or the implementation of directly applicable sanctions. To this end, an application must be submitted to the registration authority via the provided link, subject to applicant registration/authentication depending on the applicant’s status. Certificates on beneficial owners are paid for. 

Legal entities can retrieve extracts for their own company exclusively via the Business Service Portal (Link). 

You can find useful information about the beneficial ownership register under the following links: Link and Link.

No information was found on Azeri government or official websites.

However, it is likely that each legal entity is required to know, possess and maintain accurate, reliable and up-to-date information about its beneficial owner, along with supporting documents. This information must be submitted for state registration in the manner and cases prescribed by law.  However, even if such information is recorded in the register, it is categorised as non-public information.

It may only be provided to the financial monitoring authority upon request and in the manner and cases specified by the Azeri AML/CFT Law.

The Government of the Bahamas introduced the Register of Beneficial Ownership Act 2018 (the ‘Act’), which provides for the establishment of an electronic database of beneficial ownership for legal entities registered in the Bahamas. Access to this database is granted only to the authorities specified in the Act and to the designated persons who manage the register.

Within 15 days of identifying any person as a beneficial owner or a registrable legal entity of that legal entity, a legal entity shall notify its registered agent or the company registry (the Registrar General) of those persons identified as beneficial owners and registrable legal entities.

There is also a duty to keep beneficial ownership information up to date.

Further information on this subject can be found here: Link andLink.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce requires all registered entities, except those licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, to declare their ultimate beneficial ownership (‘UBO’) via the Sijilat portal (i.e. the company registry). 

This information is valid for one year from the date of registration; it must be updated yearly by either confirming the existing details or entering new information. UBO information can be updated at any time during the year if there are any changes.

No official information has yet been found regarding accessibility to the UBO registry.

Further information on the registration rules can be found here: Link, Link , LinkandLink.

It is highly likely that legislative work on establishing rules regarding the registration of beneficial owners has been ongoing since May 2025.

Companies must file information about their beneficial owners with the dedicated ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registry, which is maintained by the Federal Public Service Finance, within 30 days of their creation and upon any subsequent changes. They must also confirm this information annually. Further information is available at Link and Link.

Access to UBO data can be granted to natural and legal persons who can demonstrate that they meet the legitimate interest conditions (e.g. relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and related criminal activities).

Any request for access to the UBO register must include relevant documents setting out the reasons for the request and demonstrating legitimate interest.

Such requests can likely be submitted via email to the general UBO register address or via the website providing online public services (upon registration with the Belgian eID: Link).

No registry has been established.

However, work is ongoing under the Beneficial Ownership Act 2025: Link.

No registry has yet been established.

Work on establishing one is ongoing with the support of the EU.

With certain exceptions, legal business entities must provide information about their ultimate beneficial owners to the company registry. It is not yet clear whether this data will be accessible.

Information on the obligation to submit data on ultimate beneficial owners to the company registry can be found here: Link and Link.

Companies are obliged to collect information about their ultimate beneficial owners and submit it to the company registry (Link). As a general rule, the registry is open to inspection by any person who can demonstrate a legitimate interest in accordance with applicable law.

Further information about the main rules regarding the registry can be found here: Link, in particular – in Link.

On the FATF grey list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

The Bulgarian Beneficial Owners Register is part of the public Commercial Register; searches are performed using the company’s UIC/PIK/BULSTAT number.

Therefore, Bulgarian companies submit information about beneficial owners to the commercial registry using the dedicated form (B7) when the company is incorporated and whenever there are changes. To verify the submitted data, the applicant must use the company’s identification number (UIC/PIK/BULSTAT). The verification is performed within the ‘Information about a registered circumstance or a declared act’ tab.

More information about the submitted data on beneficial owners can be found here: Link.

On the FATF grey list.

In general, Canadian companies are required to collect and submit details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry.

Information about individuals with significant control (ISC) can be verified in the registry of corporations created under federal corporate law, as most federal corporations are obliged to collect this data.

ISC information must be filed with Corporations Canada at least annually.

At the same time, federal corporations are required to maintain an ISC register — a document containing particular information about each ISC of the business, such as a logbook, database or spreadsheet.

Further information about individuals with significant control in federal corporations can be found here:  Link.

As a general rule, companies are required to maintain and file beneficial ownership information in accordance with international standards and commitments, except for foreign companies. The General Registry, which is responsible for registering legal entities, has been granted authority as the Beneficial Ownership Competent Authority (Link). A link to Beneficial Ownership Filing can be found on the website Link.

Legislation works on establishment of the National Registry of Beneficial Owners are pending.

In 2024, China officially introduced beneficial ownership information (BOI) filing requirements for most business entities in the country.

This information is classified as non-public and can only be accessed by government authorities and anti-money laundering institutions when carrying out their statutory duties.

Access to the Registry of Beneficial Owners (RBO) requires registration or authentication, which is only available to certain individuals (i.e. Croatian residents and selected EU citizens who are not residents of Croatia).

Additional links for logging in can be found at the following addresses:Link and Link.  

The RBO is a central electronic database containing information about the beneficial owners of legal entities and trusts. It has been set up in accordance with the Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, as well as the Ordinance on the Registry of Beneficial Owners.

The registry is maintained by the Financial Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Finance.

Further information on the Registry can be found here:Link,Link,  Link.  

Access to the registry is only granted to the obliged entities, provided they have completed the registration and authentication process (using CY login credentials) and have paid the relevant fee.

According to the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering Activities Law, companies and other legal entities incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus must obtain and retain adequate, accurate and up-to-date information on their beneficial ownership, including details of beneficial interests. The Registrar of Companies has been designated as the competent authority responsible for establishing and maintaining the Central Register of Beneficial Owners of companies and other legal entities. Further information, including a description of the access rules to the registry, can be found here: Link.

Information about the registration of beneficial owner particulars can be found here: Link

An additional link for logging in can be found here: Link.

On 17 December 2025, the Ministry of Justice made the register of beneficial owners inaccessible to the public. After this date, the register will remain accessible to obliged entities and other legally authorised entities upon request, registration and authentication.

The beneficial ownership register is accessible to obliged entities and individuals with a legitimate interest, subject to registration and authentication using the Danish MitID system.

It is part of the central business register (CVR). Information about ownership is published in the CVR on Virk. You can look up a company to see who is registered as the owner, or look up a person to see which companies they are registered as the owner of.

The rules of access changed on 1 September 2025 (Link).

Guidance on accessing beneficial owner data can be found here:

Link.

More information about registering beneficial owners in the registry can be found here: Link.

Any person or company registered with the Egyptian Commercial Registry is required to create a Beneficial Owner Register containing specific information. This data must be updated in the event of any changes, and the relevant Commercial Registry must be notified.

Ultimate Beneficial Owner data is unlikely to be made public. However, public authorities such as the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, the Financial Regulatory Authority, and the Central Bank must have access to it for compliance purposes.

We have not identified any official or public resources on this subject; the above information is based on a legal analysis available on the internet.

The link provides a search based on beneficial ownership data.

You can inquire about the beneficial owners of legal persons in the e-Business Register (based on personal data). The response to the query indicates whether the person is identified as the beneficial owner of a legal person. However, viewing the related legal person’s data is subject to a fee.

The link provides a search based on the company’s data.

To learn more about searching for beneficial owners, read the following: Link.

Once you have registered and authenticated with the EU (to sign-in, accessLink), you can search the data, provided the requested information complies with Directive (EU) 2015/849 (AML). Please note that this only includes selected EU member state registries.

General information about beneficial ownership registries in different EU member states can be found here: Link. However, please note that some of the information needs updating due to recent changes.

Unlike other company details entered in the Finnish Trade Register, information about beneficial owners is not public. However, information on whether beneficial owners have been registered is public and can be accessed by searching for a company or organisation on the Virre Information Service website (Link).

To receive a beneficial owner extract, an online order must be placed and paid for by the applicant, who must prove their legitimate interest.

You can find more information on this matter here: Link.

Rules regarding access to the registry changed since 31 July, 2024.

To request access to beneficial ownership data, you must complete and sign a request form (Link) and submit it to the INPI via a dedicated platform (Link), along with the necessary supporting documents.

Access to beneficial ownership data will be granted depending on the information and supporting documents provided by the applicant demonstrating their legitimate interest.

A list of the supporting documents that must accompany the application form for access to beneficial ownership data for persons demonstrating a legitimate interest can be found here: Link.

Further information on the rules regarding access to the data can be found here:Link.

Requests for access can also be made to the relevant registrar.

Access to the registry requires registration and authentication, as well as evidence of a legitimate interest (limited to a specific range of entities). Information is provided for a fee.

Further information about the beneficial owners registry can be found here: Link.

Registration is required to access the registry.

You can find out more about the registry here: Link.

Access to the registry is subject to special authentication via the taxisnet codes-credentials of the General Secretariat of Information Systems of Public Administration (GSISPA) in the Ministry of Digital Government. To sign up, visit Link. Receipt of data incurs a fee.

Information about the legal basis for maintaining the beneficial owners registry and related rules can be found here: Link and Link. 

The Register of Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons, which is maintained by the Guernsey Register, is not publicly available, but information from it may be disclosed to the appropriate law enforcement, regulatory and tax authorities, and Guernsey obliged entities. The rules governing access to the data by Guernsey obliged entities can be found here: Link. 

Public consultations are pending on proposals for a framework to determine who should have access to information on the beneficial ownership of Guernsey companies. These proposals must be submitted by 10 April 2026. Under the framework, individuals who can demonstrate a legitimate interest in the prevention, detection or investigation of financial crime may apply for access to limited beneficial ownership information via a secure, case-by-case application process overseen by the Guernsey Registry (Link).

All companies incorporated in Hong Kong, as well as re-domiciled companies, are required by law to obtain and maintain up-to-date beneficial ownership information and keep a register of significant controllers. This register must be made available for inspection by law enforcement officers upon request.

Further information can be found here: Link.

Although public resources with instructions have not yet been identified, we can provide you with the legal act that regulates access to the beneficial owners’ registry under the following link:Link.

To access the registry, a third party must submit a prior authorisation application to fulfil a data request to the Minister responsible for regulating the financial, capital and insurance markets, and prove their legitimate interest.

Data on beneficial owners is presented as part of the company register (in the ‘Raunverulegir eigendur’ section of the company information provided after searching).

Further information on the beneficial owners registry can be found here: Link.

Most companies incorporated in India are obliged to take the necessary steps to identify their significant beneficial owners, keep a register of them and submit this information to the public company registry. The main rules regarding the register of significant beneficial owners are described in Section 90 of the following Act: Link.

To meet legal requirements, significant beneficial owners must file Form BEN-1 with the company, declaring their beneficial ownership status. Companies must file Form BEN-2 with the registrar of companies within 30 days of receiving Form BEN-1 from individuals or within 30 days of changes in beneficial ownership. This filing creates a public record of beneficial ownership, accessible to law enforcement, tax authorities, and in some cases other entitled entities.

Indonesian companies are required to report information about their beneficial owners to the company registry, review this information annually, and report any changes. They must also keep supporting documentation for beneficial ownership information. A legal framework has been introduced to assess the risk of money laundering and terrorism financing involving corporations, notaries and the Ministry of Law, among other relevant authorities.

Registration and authentication are required to access and use the beneficial owners registry. Access is granted to designated persons (as defined in the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, Link) upon previous email communication. If an applicant has been set up with Designated Person Access, it is possible to view the beneficial ownership details of an entity. Access to the registry incurs a fee.

Companies are required to keep and maintain an internal beneficial ownership register.  The beneficial ownership information should therefore always be available to the company.

Work on establishing a national central registry of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) is ongoing. 

The entities required to identify and report the beneficial owner to the Companies Register are as follows: companies with legal personality; private legal entities; trusts; and legal institutions similar to trusts, as per the information provided here: Link.

However, following the Council of State’s ordinance of 17 May 2024, consultation of beneficial ownership data and information, as well as accreditation and access requests by obligated and authorised entities, is suspended.

The rules regarding third-party access to beneficial ownership data deposited with the commercial registry have not yet been identified.

However, information is available about companies’ access to beneficial owner data based on the Regulation on the storage of beneficial ownership information lists at the commercial registry office (Link).

The commercial registry office keeps a file for the beneficial ownership information list.

Upon the request from the stock company (including the special limited liability company), the registrar at the Commercial Registry Office confirms the content of the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons List which the stock company made by the prescribed attachments, stores it and issues its copy with certifying statements.

Further information about the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons List System can be found here:

Link.

While the data on the beneficial owners of Jersey companies is not publicly available, the Obliged Entity Beneficial Owner (OEBO) register gives obliged entities — that is, entities required to perform customer due diligence functions under Jersey law — access to beneficial owner information.

Information on beneficial ownership is routinely shared with the relevant local authorities, including the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the States of Jersey Police Force, the Attorney General (who facilitates access for the Economic Crime and Confiscation Unit (ECCU)) and Revenue Jersey. It is also well established that Jersey shares information with its international partners.

The JFSC operates the beneficial ownership register, which collects the personal details of individuals who own and/or control Jersey-incorporated or -established entities at the point of registration and on an ongoing basis. There is a requirement to notify the registry of any changes to this information within 21 days.

You can find more information about beneficial ownership and how to access it here: Link and Link.

The Register of Beneficial Owners of Legal Entities is managed by the Financial Monitoring Agency (Link).

However, access is only granted to authorised institutions and public authorities.

Legal entities and foreign structures without legal entity status must take all available measures to identify their beneficial owners and record and update information about them.

All companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are required to maintain up-to-date register of beneficial owners at their registered address and file their details to theRegistrar of Companies viaBusiness Registration Service (BRS). 

Companies and LLPs are also required to report any amendments to their beneficial ownership register within the specified timeframe to avoid additional fines.

The beneficial ownership information filed with the Registrar is kept confidential and is only accessible to authorized individuals, including government agencies involved in law enforcement and regulatory oversight.

On the FATF grey list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

You can search the registry with or without authentication.

Information about the beneficial owners of a capital company must be recorded in the registers kept by the commercial register. More explanations regarding beneficial owners can be found here  Link.

There is no public registry available.

Legislation is pending to establish a beneficial owner registry, in particular, the cabinet has approved the national work plan for the implementation and enforcement of the Beneficial Ownership (BO) Registry(Link, Link).

The Register of Beneficial Owners is kept by the Office of Justice exclusively for the purpose of preventing money laundering, predicate offences to money laundering and terrorist financing. The data must not be processed for any other purpose.

Banks, financial institutions and other persons (e.g. those subject to due diligence) are entitled to apply for the data. A request for disclosure must be submitted in writing to the Office of Justice using the corresponding official form, depending on the applicant’s status.

Lithuanian and EU citizens/residents can use the online system if they meet certain requirements (e.g. signed agreements/contracts on the provision of data to the Centre of Registers) and state the purpose for which they want to use the data (e.g. to conclude or perform a transaction, assume obligations, or implement international sanctions). The requirements are detailed in the request to receive a statement and/or documents in paper form from the beneficial owners’ data section (Link).

A description of the scope of the information that can be applied for can be found here: Link.

Access to the Beneficial Owners Register (BOR) requires authentication and request for access. Only selected applicants who meet the legal requirements and are from Luxembourg or selected EU countries can obtain access. In order to view beneficial owner data, you must log in using a LuxTrust or eIDAS electronic certificate (Link). The prerequisites for regular access are as follows: 1) Be a professional as defined in Article 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law;

2) Be in possession of a LuxTrust product;

3) Have signed an agreement with the Luxembourg Business Register (LBR) and its technical annex.

Further information about the Beneficial Owners Register (including how to access it), which is managed by the LBR under the authority of the Minister of Justice, can be found here: Link.

This register promotes transparency among legal entities by ensuring that information about their beneficial owners is recorded and made available.

Any person who believes they have a legitimate interest in accessing the register of beneficial owners of companies and other commercial partnerships may submit a request by email to accessstobo@mbr.mt. Information about recent changes to this register can be found here: Link.

There are record-keeping requirements for entities incorporated in the Marshall Islands: companies are obliged to keep records of their beneficial owners. Non-resident domestic entities, except publicly traded companies, must also make their beneficial ownership records available to registered agents and provide an annual attestation to the registrar confirming that the required records are being maintained.

You can find more information on this matter under the following links: Link,Link, Link.

According to Mexican tax legislation, companies must collect details of their beneficial owners. This data must be provided to specific public authorities upon request.

Legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and non-commercial organizations registered in the Republic of Moldova shall submit and/or update information regarding their beneficial owners to the Public Services Agency (the state registration body).

Information about the beneficial owners of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur can be found in:

1.        the registration decision and/or the decisions by which changes were made to the deed of incorporation and/or to the data entered in the State Register issued by the registrar in the field of state registration;

2.        extract from the State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs. 

In compliance with the legal provisions on the protection of personal data, access to information from the State Register regarding the beneficial owner(s) of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs is ensured to any natural or legal person who can demonstrate a legitimate interest.

Online requests for registry excerpts can be submitted by Moldovan residents or on behalf of Moldovan entities via the following link: Link. However, general rules regarding access to beneficial ownership information for persons or entities who can demonstrate a legitimate interest have not yet been established.

Companies are required to obtain and retain adequate, accurate and up-to-date information on their beneficial owners and the beneficial interests they hold, along with the corresponding supporting documents.

Any changes to such information must be reported in writing in the dedicated Register of Beneficial Owners (‘BO’), which is annexed to the company registry (i.e. the Trade and Industry Directory).

The BO Register shall be accessible directly and immediately, without restriction and without informing the relevant person, to the authorities listed in the AML law.

The information in the register is also accessible to obliged entities in the context of due diligence measures with regard to their customers and, in a limited capacity, to persons with legitimate interests.

The registry service notifies the legal persons required to communicate information on their beneficial owners and the beneficial owners themselves of the request for information, its reasons and the link between these and the prevention of money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. These persons have 2 months from receipt of the notification to request access restrictions to all or part of the relevant information.

In the absence of such a request, applicants may consult information regarding beneficial owners directly with the registry service on-site, subject to payment of a fee. 

There is currently no online access to ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) data for any entitled organisations; however, a description of the rules is available. Only own UBO data can be viewed online upon authorisation/ registration (Link).

The Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK) is gradually restoring access to the UBO register. Starting in the second quarter of 2026, the online ordering process will reopen with e-Herkenning. A UBO API will also be launched.

A description of the persons entitled to access the register can be found here: Link.

Information about ultimate beneficial owners can be found here: Link, and about UBO extracts – Link.

No beneficial owners registry has been established.

Under AML/CFT regulations, however, information about customers’ beneficial owners must be collected. In many cases, customers will be able to provide this information quickly and easily. Further information can be found in the available guide here: Link.

It is likely that this country has not made public any information relating to implementing beneficial ownership transparency.

On the FATF black list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

Only entitled organisations can access information about beneficial owners through the machine interface/API. Before access is granted, an email containing supporting documents must be sent to the authority.

Since July, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has established a centralized Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) Registry for the entire corporate sector. The Registry, to be housed at the SECP, will ensure the availability of accurate and up-to-date beneficial ownership information for companies. This initiative aligns with the international recommendations, further enhancing transparency and integrity within Pakistan’s corporate sector. Under the amended regulations, companies are required to submit their UBO information to the SECP, for each financial year, through SECP’s eZfile portal, along with other regulatory returns and forms. Once available, the UBO data will be accessible to financial institutions and other stakeholders as needed. You can find out more here: Link.

The Unique Registry of Beneficial Ownership (RUBF in Spanish) is managed by the Superintendency of Non-Financial Entities (SSNF in Spanish). Only selected Panamanian public investigation entities may formally request a search of the registry from the SSNF. Access to the registry system is strictly limited to resident agents providing services to legal entities. Third parties are not permitted access.

Further information about the SSNF and the registry can be found here: Link and Link.

Since 30 January 2026, there is a new web-based registry for beneficial ownership disclosures called the Hierarchical and Applicable Relations and Beneficial Ownership Registry (HARBOR) established, maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under dedicated website – Link, replacing previous rules. More about the HARBOR, in particular – its legal grounds, can be found here: Link.

As per new rules, domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships, and one – person corporations under the jurisdiction of the SEC are required to submit information about the beneficial owners. Companies submit or update ownership information directly through HARBOR and revalidate it only if changes occur.

SEC shall provide access to the data to law enforcement agencies, competent authorities, other government agencies or bodies and other entitled organisations, in particular – under AML legislation, as well as – general public to the extent allowed by law. Access requires prior registration.  

Separately to SEC, some extractive companies (divided into metallic, non-metallic and oil&gas sectors) have disclosed their beneficial ownership information and allowed its publication through dedicated report (Link).

Full data on beneficial owners, such as their names and ID numbers, as well as the legal grounds for their data implementation, is accessible without restrictions. You can find out more about the registry here: Link.

Registration of the beneficial owner is mandatory for all entities incorporated in Portugal or intending to do business there.

Access to the Beneficial Owners Registry is provided to the authorised persons via dedicated website; authorisation is made with the Citizen Card, Digital Mobile Key or Digital certificate for lawyers, solicitors, and notaries (in practice – for Portuguese persons).

Information about the Beneficial Owners Registry can be found here Link, Link and  Link. 

Beneficial ownership information is made available to law enforcement, judicial and supervisory authorities, financial institutions, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) as defined in the AML/CFT law, the General Tax Authority and other national authorities upon request. The Competent Department shall not make any required information pertaining to beneficial owners available to financial institutions or DNFBPs, except for the purpose of implementing the Customer Due Diligence measures established by law (Link).

Information on the beneficial ownership obligations of commercial companies can be found here: Link. In particular, the Beneficial Owner Declaration (Link) must be submitted to the Commercial Register.

Information about access to the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBO) is provided here:Link.

In particular, the access to the RBO is ensured, in compliance with the regulations on the protection of personal data, to any natural or legal person under the condition of online registration and the payment of an administrative charge, based on a request for access, being necessary a qualified electronic signature.

Legal entities are obliged to collect information about their ultimate beneficial owners. It seems like there  is no centralised beneficial owners registry in Russia. Only authorized state authorities including the Federal Tax Service (FTS), the Central Bank, and others are authorized to access such information for compliance and anti-money laundering purposes.

You can find information about the main rules here: Link and Link. 

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union. 

Saudi companies are obliged to identify their ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) and submit respective information through the Saudi Business Centre.

There are established rules that ensure the confidentiality of the UBO register, as access to it is restricted solely to regulatory bodies and competent authorities in accordance with the relevant regulations, with the Ministry of Commerce being obligated to notify any individual whose information is recorded as a UBO.

The Ministry of Commerce has clarified the key benefits of the recently implemented UBO rules under the following link: Link.

You can update your UBO’s data for commercial registration online via the following link: Link.

In order to search the data contained in the Central Registry of Beneficial Owners, users only need to have an account with the Business Registries Agency (Link). After logging in, they select ‘Search’ to find registered beneficial owners of registered entities, searching for data based on the registration number. An electronic signature is not required to search the Registry.

Further information about the Registry and how to access it can be found here: Link and Link.

If this is your first time logging into the Business Registers Agency system and you do not have a user account, you will need to log in via the eGovernment link system first (Link for Serbian citizens and Link for foreigners). 

In Singapore, the beneficial owners registry is called the ‘Central Register of Controllers’ and is maintained by ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority), based on data provided by companies.

Information in the Central Register of Controllers is only made available to law enforcement agencies. Members of the public will not have access to it.

You can find out more about the rules here: Link; Link; Link and Link.

Access is only granted to the data of beneficial owners of public sector partners.

Legal entities registered in the Commercial Register are obliged to submit a proposal for the registration of data on the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO). However, data on UBO is not publicly available on the Commercial Register website, in the Commercial Gazette or in extracts from the Commercial Register.

Publicly available data about the ultimate beneficial owners can be found in the Register of Public Sector Partners for entities that are public sector partners and are registered here: Link.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding beneficial owners can be found here: Link.

Access to the beneficial owners registry is granted upon registration and submitted formal request (which forms are available online – Link).

Access to data from the beneficial owners registry can be granted to persons who are considered to have a legitimate interest or have status of the obliged entities.

More information about the access to the registry can be found here: Link.

All companies and close corporations are responsible for submitting accurate, complete and verified beneficial ownership information to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).

Beneficial Ownership Information filed with CIPC is not accessible to the public.

Only law enforcement agencies and vetted competent authorities are allowed to have access to the information.

Beneficial Ownership Declarations must be submitted annually, as well as whenever any changes occur.

You can find out more about these obligations here: Link.

Legislation on the establishment of a beneficial owner registry is pending. The government has adopted global standards such as FATCA and enforces beneficial ownership disclosure rules.

Some guidance on verifying the beneficial ownership of a trust’s shares is provided here: Link.

Access to the ultimate beneficial owners database is public, but restricted to entities legally obligated to collaborate in the prevention of money laundering or terrorist financing. Access requires signing a Collaboration Agreement with respective authority and then an unique authorisation (e.g. electronic certificate). To request a Collaboration Agreement, you need to send an email to Link.

More information about the beneficial owners registry can be found here: Link, Link and Link.

To search for information from the beneficial owner registry, applicant first logs in using, for example, mobile BankID or an eID from one of the EU countries, and then states what he/she will use the personal data for. Data can be searched by organization number, personal identification number or the name of the company or association. In order to be able to see information about the beneficial owner of a specific company or association, they must have made a notification to the register. Otherwise, they will not find the company or association in the register.

Further information on the beneficial owner registry can be found here: Link and Link.

Swiss companies are already required to record the identity of their beneficial owners; this information is held solely by the companies’ management. However, the new Swiss legislation will require these companies to declare this information in a centralised, electronic and non-public federal register managed by the Federal Department of Justice and Police. This register is planned to be deployed in 2026. Access will be restricted to competent Swiss authorities only.

Corporate taxpayers and other entities without legal status, as listed in the relevant legislation, are required to regularly report ultimate beneficial owner information to the tax authority (the Revenue Administration), i.e. annually and whenever there are any changes. Financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions covered by the anti-money laundering law must also report their clients’ beneficial owner information when requested by the tax authority.

Beneficial ownership data is submitted to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs (company registry), however, publication of this data has been suspended since the Russian attack on February 24, 2022.

Companies based in the UAE mainland and free economic zones are required to maintain registries of their ultimate beneficial owners and shareholders, and to file these with the relevant registrar. The registrar and the Ministry of Economy are prohibited from disclosing beneficial owner or partner/shareholder data and making it available to any person unless they obtain written approval from the beneficial owner or nominal management member. 

The legal regulations setting out the rules regarding companies’ duties towards beneficial owners can be found here: Link and Link.

In the UK, the beneficial owners of companies are referred to as ‘people with significant control’. Their data is added to the companies registry in a tab called ‘People’.

You can find out more about identifying and recording the people who own or control a company here: Link.

According to information provided by FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Corporate Transparency Act does not require U.S. companies or U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN.  This means that all entities created in the United States, including those previously known as ‘domestic reporting companies’, and their beneficial owners, are exempt from the BOI reporting requirement.  Further information can be found here: Link and Link.

Since mid-2025, most of the enterprises have been required to identify and declare their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), in line with global anti-money laundering standards. Companies must maintain and update UBO records throughout their lifetimes, notifying changes within the designated timeframe. In other words, they must keep an accurate and up-to-date internal registry of all UBOs, detailing their ownership or control percentages and full personal information. All UBO data is stored in the National Business Registration Database, which is managed by the provincial Business Registration Office. This ensures that the relevant authorities can verify and access the data when required.

Companies must be prepared to supply current UBO information to the relevant authorities at any time, particularly during AML investigations, audits or inspections.

On the FATF grey list.

A high-risk third country as identified by the European Union.