Notice to the General Public: The Register of Insolvency Practitioners

The Insolvency and Receivership Service within the Malta Business Registry (the “MBR”) would like to bring to the attention of practitioners and the general public that, in terms of Article 10 of the Insolvency Practitioners Act (Act XXV of 2022) (the “Act”), it shall establish and maintain a public register to be known as the…

Notice by the Registrar – New Incorporations Order Form

Our commitment at the MBR is to provide the highest level of service to our clients. In view of this, to enhance our ability to offer a more efficient service, when submitting incorporation documents of all types of new commercial partnerships in hard copy format, all applicants, including Company Service Providers (CSP), are hereby being…

Malta transposes the Mobility Directive

The Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers, and divisions, referred to as the “Mobility Directive” has been transposed into Maltese law on the 31st of January 2023. The Mobility Directive is aimed at further enhancing the freedom…

Notice to Subject Persons and Interested Parties: Re-structuring within the operation of the Registry Unit

Our commitment at the MBR is to provide the highest level of service to our clients. In view of this, the Registry Unit is undergoing a fundamental restructuring, to enhance our ability to offer a more efficient and homogenous service with a more specialised structure. As from, Monday 6th February 2023, the Registry Operations will…

Further collaboration between the University of Malta and the Malta Business Registry

The Department of Commercial Law within the University of Malta and the Malta Business Registry (MBR) have signed a collaborative agreement that shall provide a holistic framework of cooperation and enhance the exchange of information to their mutual benefit.  The aim of the MoU is to provide a basis for cooperation which includes research material…

NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC – Provision requiring public access to BO information declared invalid by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The Registrar would like to bring to the attention of the general public that the Court of Justice of the European Union in its ruling delivered on 22nd November, 2022 stated that :-Article 1(15)(c) of Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on…

Beneficial Ownership experts from EU convene in Malta for experts working group

Valetta, 26 October 2022 - The EU Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering theFinancing of Terrorism (EU GF-AML/CFT) on Wednesday launched the second meeting of itsExpert Working Group on the topic of “Beneficial Ownership Registers as CompetentAuthorities”, in cooperation with the Malta Business Registry (MBR). Gathering 19 experts from 12 EU Member States, the…

Malta has been chosen to host Corporate Registries Forum Annual Conference next year

Malta, through the Malta Business Registry, will be hosting the Corporate Registries Forum Annual Conference. This was announced during the CRF AGM which was organised in the Maldives and is currently being chaired by the United Kingdom. The Corporate Registries Forum is an association of international corporate registries with the aim of providing members with…

Signing of an agreement between the Malta Business Registry and the Department of Accountancy within the University of Malta

The Malta Business Registry and the Department of Accountancy within the University of Malta signed an agreement that shall establish greater collaboration and cooperation between both parties. The aim of the agreement is to set grounds for mutual assistance particularly related to research material and information related to the study units or dissertations organised or…