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Changes to the rules regarding beneficial owners have recently been published and may require a first deposit or an update on your part:

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Changes to the rules regarding beneficial owners have recently been published and may require a first deposit or an update on your part:

  • Companies - If you have already filed a beneficial owner form (DBE) and it is up to date, you have fulfilled your obligations. If applicable, file a new or updated DBE.
  • Collective investments, associations, foundations, endowment funds, sustainability funds and collective interest groups established on French territory; trusts; and administrators of any other comparable legal device governed by foreign law  must now complete a declaration.

The DBE form template has been updated and should be used for any update to your existing DBE or any new repository. It is available on the infogreffe website.

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