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DIRECTORY / COMPANY RESEARCH
EU company registers.
SOURCE REVIEW 2026-09-05
Start with the official source. Find company-register entry points for all 27 EU countries, with scope, language and access notes checked against official sources.
These are external research resources. Inclusion does not mean Lage Bureau directly connects to, scrapes, imports from or endorses every service. Access conditions can change; check the operator’s current terms and prices. Source review does not guarantee live availability.
27 / 27 COUNTRIES
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Austria
Start with a Firmenbuch summary; detailed extracts and filed documents are separate products.
Registered Austrian businesses and their register documents; coverage is not a list of every sole trader.
Access, languages & sources +
Operator
Austrian judiciary / Federal Ministry of Justice
Search
Search by company name or Firmenbuch number.
Account
The current JustizOnline FAQ requires ID Austria login for document purchases.
Costs
Partial extracts are free; detailed current/historical extracts and filed documents carry fees. Consult the current tariff.
Languages
German, English. German is documented in the official guidance. The current landing interface displayed English text and an EN language control; filed documents are not assumed to be translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
The unified portal includes the commercial register and register of non-profit legal entities; select that section, rather than the property or pledges registers.
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Operator
Registry Agency of Bulgaria
Search
Search criteria were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The e-Justice country guidance describes free open database access. Certificates and registration-file access have separate procedures; their current charges were not verified.
Languages
Bulgarian, English. The portal has English navigation; Bulgarian text remains in notices. Filed-document translation was not verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Current and historical business data in CVR, including registered companies, associations and public authorities.
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Operator
Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen)
Search
Search by CVR number, company name or similar terms; narrowing controls are available.
Account
The Authority states that ordinary company information remains available without login. Restricted beneficial-owner access must not be inferred from that rule.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Danish, English, Kalaallisut. Danish, English and Kalaallisut controls were visible in the current CVR interface; this does not imply that registry filings are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Estonian legal entities, self-employed persons and registered branches of foreign companies.
Access, languages & sources +
Operator
RIK; Registration Department of Tartu County Court is the registrar
Search
Quick search and detailed search are offered; no person or entity query was executed.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The e-Justice guidance describes company searches and registry-card information as free. The current portal separately lists a charge for NGO public-file documents; do not assume every document is free.
Languages
Estonian, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Trade Register, Register of Foundations and Register of Enterprise Mortgages information.
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Operator
Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
Search
Company basic details can be found using a Business ID; the official guide links to Virre.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Basic details and electronic Trade Register extracts are free. Products such as financial statements, articles of association and translated extracts may be paid.
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Commercial, cooperative, partnership, civil-law-partnership and association registers across the federal states, plus register announcements.
The portal cautions that structured information can differ from the current register printout. Use the relevant document and record its date.
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Operator
Justice administrations of Germany's federal states; portal provided by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Justice
Search
Search criteria were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The Company Register's official tariff confirms free retrieval of register-court information since August 2022. The portal itself should be checked for any separately requested service.
Languages
German, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Registered Italian businesses, with company extracts, historical extracts, filings and financial-statement products.
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Operator
Italian Chambers of Commerce / InfoCamere
Search
The public landing form searches by business name or activity and province.
Account
The official extract guide distinguishes Telemaco users from unregistered purchasers; available extract types differ.
Costs
The landing page advertises a free business lookup. Extracts and other document products carry fees; use the product's current tariff.
Languages
Italian. Italian interface text was verified. The operator offers English company extracts; that does not establish translation of every interface or filing.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Current and historical registered legal facts about entities in the Register of Enterprises.
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Operator
Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia
Search
The initial public field is labelled for company name, registration number or keyword. No search was submitted.
Account
Official guidance allows public current entity information without authentication. The current portal states that documents, historical information, natural-person information and detailed commercial-pledge information require authentication.
Costs
Public current information is documented as free; this review does not claim every requested extract or other service is free.
Languages
Latvian, English. The current landing interface displayed Latvian text and LV/EN language controls. This does not establish that all documents or all interface text are available in English.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Trade and Company Register (RCS) entity records, filings, extracts and certificates; the LBR portal also provides RESA publications.
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Operator
Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR)
Search
The current homepage offers company/association lookup by trade name or RCS number. The official FAQ separately documents RESA search. No query was submitted.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The FAQ states that viewing RESA publications is free. Current RCS extract/document charges were not verified.
Languages
English. The current portal displayed English content and an English language control. Older official help offers French and German too, but those current frontend options were not opened or tested.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Commercial entities registered with MBR and their registry documents through BAROS.
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Operator
Malta Business Registry (MBR)
Search
The current portal exposes a Company Search entry. Its criteria were not opened because no authentication was attempted.
Account
MBR's notice effective 1 August 2025 requires authentication for Company Search, including an available Non-EU Login option. Registration is described as free.
Costs
Account registration is documented as free. Current document prices and the full scope of free results were not verified.
Languages
English. English interface text and the current Company Search entry were visible; no other interface language was verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Dutch registered businesses and organisations, including stopped businesses, and their registered details.
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Operator
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
Search
Search by company name, KVK number, address or keyword, with a Business Register filter and additional filters.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
KVK describes basic lookup as free and documents such as extracts/financial statements as paid. This is separate from discontinued free document-delivery arrangements.
Languages
Dutch. The ordering/search flow is documented as Dutch; official English guidance and some English extracts are available.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Entrepreneurs and registered organisations in KRS, including associations and foundations. Sole-trader information is held in CEIDG instead.
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Operator
Ministry of Justice of Poland
Search
Search by KRS number, NIP, REGON or company/name; exact-name and advanced-search controls are available.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The Ministry documents online information corresponding to current and full KRS extracts as free. Other certificates/requests may have different charges.
Languages
Polish. Polish labels were verified in the current KRS interface; no current language switch was observed.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Current commercial-register entries and pending registrations; document-inclusive and articles-of-association products have separate coverage.
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Operator
Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN)
Search
Consultation uses the certificate's access code.
Account
Anyone holding the certificate access code may consult it. An access code is not an anonymous name search.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Portuguese. Portuguese guidance was verified. The commercial-register certificate can be obtained in English; that is a document option, not a claim about the full interface.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Information from Mercantile Registers, including company notes, certification and filed annual accounts.
Access, languages & sources +
Operator
Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y de Bienes Muebles de España
Search
The current portal provides entry routes for company-information notes, filed accounts and certificates. Search criteria within those routes were not verified in this browser check.Not verified
Account
The site documents electronic identification for some procedures. The requirements for a particular information order must be checked in its flow.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Spanish, English. The current portal displayed an ENG control and both English and Spanish interface text. English support is partial in the observed landing page; no translated filing or fully translated order flow is claimed.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Recheck entry links and material access notes before publication and whenever an operator announces a change. Checked dates report source review, not a successful search or continuous availability.
Coverage is checked against the EU’s member-country list, European e-Justice and national operators. Expand a service to see the supporting sources and any unverified details.
