Press release

The Register of Enterprises, upon using the Electronic Declaration System (EDS) of the State Revenue Service, will inform capital companies that have to disclose information about their beneficial owner without delay.

During the time period from 26 February 2019 to 1 March 2019 the capital companies, having high risk assessment on the use for criminal purposes, will receive electronic notification in the EDS from the Register of Enterprises to immediately disclose the beneficial owner of the capital company. In case if the capital companies will not provide information on the beneficial owner, the authority will act in accordance with regulatory enactments - even up to decision regarding termination of the activities of the capital company.

More detailed information about beneficial owners of the limited liability companies is available on the website of the Register of Enterprises at www.ur.gov.lv, in sections about each legal person, for example, “Register”→ “LLC” → “Changes” → “Beneficial owners”.