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The current commercial register extract provides an overview of all entries valid at the time of the request. The register court updates the information daily.

You can also obtain the requested commercial register extract with official certification. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

You can also obtain the requested commercial register extract with an apostille / legalisation. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

The chronological commercial register extract shows all data since the transition to electronic register management.

You can also obtain the chronological commercial register extract with an apostille / legalisation. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

The historical commercial register extract contains all information from the company’s formation until the transition to electronic register management.

You can also obtain the historical commercial register extract with an apostille / legalisation. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

The memorandum or articles of association set out rights and obligations. These include external and internal relations, liability, continuation following a death and the distribution of profits.

You can also obtain the articles of association with an apostille / legalisation. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

The list of shareholders contains the names and addresses, capital contributions and payments made by the company’s current owners.

You can also obtain the list of shareholders with an apostille / legalisation. The waiting time is 2–6 weeks.

Annual financial statements often comprise a balance sheet, a profit and loss account and notes.

German judicial documents: preliminary certification and, where required, BfAA final authentication before consular legalisation. Observed 10 October 2026: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Cambodia, Qatar, Laos, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Togo. Lebanon: school/training certificates only. UAE: separately confirm classification because of the commercial-document exception. Taiwan: judicial documents only; Iran: excluding university certificates. China, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: apostille procedure in relation to Germany. Bangladesh: Germany has objected to accession. Obtain confirmation from the receiving authority; no blanket guarantee of procedure or acceptance.

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