Update: tolerance period until 31 December 2019 for the mandatory registration of the ultimate beneficial owner(s) of enterprises

In our blog post of 21 December 2018, updated by our blog post of 2 April 2019, we informed you about the legally required transparency as to the ultimate beneficial owners of enterprises, by means of registration in the so-called UBO-register.

According to the royal Decree of 30 July 2018, the information concerning the ultimate beneficial owners of the enterprise had to be registered for the first time at the latest on 30 November 2018. The FPS Finance however allowed to postpone the registration until 30 September 2019.

Meanwhile, the FPS Finance announced a tolerance period until 31 December 2019. No sanctions will be imposed in case of non-compliance with the registration obligation before that date.

Kim Van Herck, intui attorneys

kim.vanherck@intui.be

www.intui.be