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ARTICLE · 11 OCTOBER 2024

New RCS Filing Formalities

ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
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On 6 September 2024, the Luxembourg Business Register ("LBR") issued a public notice detailing a new set of rules regarding the filing process with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register ("RCS").

LuxembourgCorporate/Commercial Law
Anna Hermelinski-Ayache
Anna Hermelinski-Ayache
Milène Drweski
Milène Drweski
Lisa Hiegel
Lisa Hiegel
Tania Anton Garrido
Tania Anton Garrido

On 6 September 2024, the Luxembourg Business Register ("LBR") issued a public notice detailing a new set of rules regarding the filing process with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register ("RCS"). These changes were initially announced in 2021 but were postponed.

In line with the LBR's objectives to enhance digitalisation as well as facilitating the document filing process with the RCS, these new rules strengthen the requirements for the identification of natural persons and introduce a new technical process in its forms.

What is new? The most significant change made to the existing filing process is that any individual registered with the RCS in any capacity whatsoever will have to be identified by a Luxembourg national identification number ("LNIDN") upon filing.

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