Depending on the information they provide, the type of business certificates that may be requested are:
Certificate of incumbency: It proves the current position an individual holds within the board of directors of the company.- Certificate of good standing and incumbency: It proves that a company is active and operational and includes the name of all members of the board of directors of the company.
- Certificate for the issuance of a Legal Entity Representative Certificate: It proves the current position an individual holds within the board of directors of the company, or ,the faculties granted to such, to obtain a digital certificate for use of legal persons.
- Certificate of power of attorney-in-fact: It proves that the attorney-in-fact is allowed to act on behalf of the company and what actions he/she can take.
- Certificate of Articles of Association: It proves the literal content of the articles of the company.
- Certificate of shareholders' Regulations: It proves the literal content of the company’s shareholders regulations.
- Certificate of Regulations of the Board of Directors: It proves the literal content of the company’s regulation of the Board of Directors.
- Certificate of shareholders' Agreements: It proves the literal content of the company’s shareholders agreements.
- Certificate of incumbency of Chief Executive Officer: It proves the current position of Chief Executive Officer --acting either jointly or jointly and severally, when there are more than one attorney-in-fact-- and the faculties granted.
- Certificate of beneficial ownership of a company: It identifies the individuals who own or operate the business: those who own 25 percent or more of a business(beneficial owner/s) or through another entity (indirect beneficial owner) or, those who control the company (low share owner), including their first and last names, NIF/NIE, date of birth, nationality, country of residence and, if appropriate, the number of shares that holds in the company.
How to request a certificate
Search the company either by name or NIF.
Digital certificate is mandatory for occasional users.
Request
Is subscription required?
Subscription is not required, but occasional users must use a digital certificate for authentication.
Why must the requester claim legitimate interest?
In order to process the request, it is necessary to state the purpose of the consultation for the Registrar to assess the legitimacy of interest and issue the certificate if appropriate as well as it remains at the disposal of the property owner who may, in turn, consult the information issued regarding his or her property and the causes of interest alleged.
How much does it cost?
The issuance of the certificate is subject to the relevant fees in accordance with Business Registrars fees, approved in D 757/1973 of 29 March (fees in Euros B.O.E. 150/2002).
| Fees |
Item |
Amount |
|
1
|
Pending Entry |
6,010121 €
|
|
21
|
Special notes |
1,803036 €
|
|
23
|
Certificate of an entry |
1,502530 € 1 |
|
24
|
Non-entry certificate |
0,601012 €
|
|
24
|
Search |
1,502530€ 2 |
|
25
|
Document records |
3,006061 €
|
| R.D.G.R.N of 25th July, 2005 |
Index Publicity |
6,010121 €
|
Taxes not included
1 Should a certificate exceed two pages, it will be applied an excerpt fee of 0.150253 EUR for each additional page.
2 Maximum
The issuance of the certificate may lead to cancellation of expired entries in accordance with Article 353 of the Mortgage Regulation and 80 of the Business Registry Regulation, in which case fees incurred might be increased if cancellation of entries is necessary.
How to access to information
Once the Certificate has been issued, you will receive a message with a link to the website where you can download it in pdf format. You must access with the same digital certificate used for the request.