Currently, German company law allows the civil law partnership (GbR) as a form-free legal form without registration. It is not listed in any register and is not covered by the current rules on the transparency register. Even with the currently planned changes through the TraFinG, which we already reported on here, nothing would change through this alone.
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03/29/2021
Soon also register obligations in the transparency register for simple civil law companies? New effort and practical problems!
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