The registration in the Commercial Register of all company-related and subject-to-entry circumstances along with any changes in relation to already registered circumstances, as well as the submission of the subject-to-publication acts, is a legal obligation of the companies that they should fulfill duly and in time. You can prepare and submit the documents necessary for the respective procedure either personally or through engaging the services of a lawyer.

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Quick Facts about the Service

You may find below answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the service for registration and publication in the Commercial Register of changes, circumstances and acts:

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My fee for filing changes and circumstances with the Commercial Register is usually in the amount of 75 Levs, but in certain cases could be higher (for example, when increasing the capital - 100 Levs) or lower (for example, for publication of annual financial statements - 50 Levs). More information about the fees for the various types of procedures may be found on page Fees. It could be useful to know that the fee may be lower if you choose to use the electronic services of the website, as well as that no extra fee would be charged for assistance with procedures before the Commercial Register where a contract for subscribed complex legal services for companies has been entered into.
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The state fee for registration of changes and circumstances in the Commercial Register is in most cases in the amount of 15 Levs and the one for publication of acts - 20 Levs. You may also need to pay additional costs for notary, bank and other fees - their amount will vary depending on the specifics of the particular situation.
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The registration process usually takes 4 business days from filing the documents with the Commercial Register. If the client is readily available, the entire procedure from requesting the service to the registration of the changes or circumstances could be completed within 5 business days.
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Yes, you can request the service either at a personal meeting in my office or remotely via phone or email. The service in terms of some of the most common changes in circumstances, such as changing the address of management or replacing a director, can be also requested online through the Request an Electronic Service page.
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Details depending on the specifics of the particular situation, such as the UIC of the company, new address, new company name, etc., will be discussed in the process of requesting the service. You will also need to provide the identification documents for the respective persons - photos or scanned copies of such documents are to be provided in the case of remotely requested services.
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The service covers full assistance with the registration or publication of changes, circumstances and acts in the company file in the Commercial Register, namely: drafting the necessary documentation, accompanying the client to a bank and notary public (if necessary), providing full instructions for signing and preparation of the documentation in the case of remotely requested services, filing the documents with the Commercial Register.

If you need additional information, please read on to find out more - both general information and links to detailed content relating to the numerous matters and aspects of the various procedures for registration and publication in the Commercial Register of changes, circumstances and acts.

General Information

The Commercial Register is kept by the Registry Agency and constitutes a unified centralized electronic database containing the circumstances relating to companies and being subject to entry. These are such circumstances for which there are provisions of a law requiring such entry. The legal effect of the various entries in the Commercial Register is provided for by the Act on the Commercial Register and the Non-Profit Legal Entities Register.

The subject-to-entry circumstances are of various types and are provided for and regulated by different laws - they are the basis of the registration proceedings before the Commercial Register, governed by the Act on the Commercial Register and the Non-Profit Legal Entities Register and the Ordinance for administration, keeping of and access to the Commercial Register and the Non-Profit Legal Entities Register.

For the purposes of the presentation of the current service the filings with the Commercial Register could be seen in two large groups: registration of changes and registration of additional circumstances. Some of the more common instances are listed below, excluding the circumstances falling under the services Transfer of Companies, Transformation of Companies and Dissolution of Companies.

The registration of changes in already registered circumstances include various instances, such as management changes - replacement, election, appointment, removal and deletion of a director or a member of a management body, changes in the registered capital - increase or decrease of the capital, changes in other circumstances - change of the company name, address of management, scope of activity, etc.

The registration of additional circumstances also refers to various instances, such as entering or deletion of a procurator, registration of a branch, registration of a pledge on capital shares or a commercial enterprise, declaring beneficial owners, indication of a main activity as per NCEA, an address for correspondence with the NRA on the territory of the country, etc.

A standard form application of Group A, B or G - for registration of changes or circumstances and for publication of acts along with the prepared documents enclosed thereto needs to be filed with the Commercial Register for the purposes of the implementation of the respective procedure. The application may be filed either on paper or electronically (via the Internet) by being signed with an electronic signature - including by a lawyer authorized for such purpose.

Filing Procedures

There are many specifics in the procedures for registration and publication in the Commercial Register of changes, circumstances and acts and that is the reason why such procedures have been explained in detail and developed in separate articles - part of the Info Center section of the website. Each article contains detailed information on the stages of implementation of the respective procedure along with complete lists of all necessary documents and applicable costs.

You may find in the right section of the page in block “Related Procedures” a list of all articles published so far in the category of the service described herein, namely: the procedures for opening a branch, publication of annual financial statements and registration of changes in the management, company name, scope of activity, capital and address.

As a lawyer practicing in the field of corporate law I have extensive experience in registration proceedings before the Commercial Register, having had numerous occasions to assist with procedures as the above mentioned, but also with procedures for registration and publication of various other types of changes, circumstances and acts.

Questions and Answers

Although the articles contain detailed information, there are still many specific elements of the filing procedures with the Commercial Register that might remain out of their scope. That is the reason why the website has been designed to allow online discussion of the published articles and posting questions to them - thus aiming to help clarify the respective topics through exchange of information and opinions on related matters of interest to the users.

You may find in the right section of the page in block “Related Questions” a list of the latest questions published in the category of the service described herein. If you would like to see all questions, please visit the Questions and Answers page and use the available web form to filter the results by the respective category.

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