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Latvia: Use of an e-address will be mandatory for companies from 1 January 2023
What is an e-address? An e-address is an e-mail address for communication between private individuals and for the circulation of documents to and from Latvian authorities (including judicial authorities, the prosecutor’s office, sworn bailiffs and insolvency administrators*). The reason for it being implemented is to make this communication faster and more secure, as well as […]
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Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners in the Baltics
Following introduction of the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive in 2015, the corresponding laws in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been amended, implementing a requirement for companies having their registered address in any of the Baltic countries to disclose and register their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) in commercial registers. However, the status of the 4th […]
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Company Register extends powers to assess information on beneficial owners
On 1 July 2019, significant amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (AML Law) came into force. The amendments supplement the AML Law with new subjects of beneficial owners’ (BO) disclosure obligation and new rights of the Company Register: to request supporting documentation on the BO of […]