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Luxembourg Publishes Law on Beneficial Ownership Registry

23 January 2019

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg has published the Law of 13 January 2019 in the Official Gazette, which provides for the establishment of a central registry of beneficial ownership and the implementation of certain aspects of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 (the Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive). For the purpose of the registry, registered entities are required to maintain and submit information on their beneficial owners, including name, nationality, date of birth, country of residence, nature and extent of interest held, etc. For companies whose securities are traded on a qualifying regulated market, only the name of the market is required. Registered...