TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER III

Online procedures (formation, registration and filing), disclosure and registers
Section 1A

Online formation, online filing and disclosure

Fees chargeable for documents and information
Article 19
1
The fees charged for obtaining documents and information referred to in Article 14 through the system of interconnection of registers shall not exceed the administrative costs thereof, including the costs of development and maintenance of registers.
2
Member States shall ensure that at least the following information and documents are available free of charge through the system of interconnection of registers:
a
the name or names and legal form of the company;
b
the registered office of the company and the Member State where it is registered;
c
the registration number of the company and its EUID;
d
details of the company website, where such details are recorded in the national register;
e
the status of the company, such as when it is closed, struck off the register, wound up, dissolved, economically active or inactive as defined in national law and where recorded in the national registers;
f
the object of the company, where it is recorded in the national register;
g
the particulars of any persons who either as a body or as members of any such body are currently authorised by the company to represent it in dealing with third parties and in legal proceedings and information as to whether the persons authorised to represent the company may do so alone or are required to act jointly;
h
information on any branches opened by the company in another Member State including the name, registration number, EUID and the Member State where the branch is registered.
3
The exchange of any information through the system of interconnection of registers shall be free of charge for the registers.
4
Member States may decide that the information referred to in points (d) and (f) is to be made available free of charge only for the authorities of other Member States.
Substituted by Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards the use of digital tools and processes in company law (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards the use of digital tools and processes in company law (Text with EEA relevance).