Luxembourg Business Registers Strengthens Quality and Compliance of Its Registers

At a press conference held on 28 January 2026, Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice, together with representatives of Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR), presented the implementation plan for the LBR reform. This reform forms part of a broader strategy aimed at sustainably improving the quality, reliability and usability of information contained in Luxembourg’s official registers.

The progressive rollout of a reinforced monitoring and compliance framework for the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) and the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE) marks a major milestone in LBR’s transformation. The objective is to position LBR as a central reference authority for legal entities by ensuring that register data is accurate, complete and continuously up to date.

By strengthening compliance with legal requirements, this initiative supports the fight against economic crime and reinforces the credibility of Luxembourg’s registers as trusted official sources for public authorities and economic stakeholders.

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A Gradual Compliance Approach Focused on Prevention and Support

LBR is adopting a preventive and supportive approach, prioritising guidance and communication with depositors to help companies and associations meet their legal obligations in a sustainable manner.

To facilitate compliance, LBR is introducing targeted notifications, enhanced communication tools and structured follow-up actions to assist entities in updating their records and correcting identified deficiencies.

Where non-compliance persists, progressive administrative measures may be applied. These range from increased administrative fees and the annotation of deficiencies on official extracts and certificates, to automatic deregistration and, in serious cases, referral to the public prosecutor.

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Structured Data Monitoring Throughout the Entire Lifecycle

To ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of information from the point of submission, LBR has strengthened its control mechanisms through:

• Automated checks integrated directly into electronic filing forms, including verification of supporting documents;
• Manual reviews after submission to confirm consistency between declared information and filed documents, alignment with existing RCS and RBE data, and compliance with applicable legal requirements;
• Cross-checks with external databases accessible to LBR, including validation of Luxembourg addresses and verification of personal identification data through the national register of natural persons (RNPP).

Once registered, data is subject to ongoing automated monitoring to detect missing, outdated or potentially inaccurate information. LBR will also conduct targeted outreach campaigns to ensure entities keep their records current.

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Strengthening Transparency and Legal Certainty

By enhancing the quality, integrity and reliability of its registers, LBR further consolidates its role as Luxembourg’s central authority for legal and financial entity information.

For the public, this reform ensures access to more reliable, consistent and regularly updated data concerning companies and associations. Users benefit from more precise information on legal status, representatives and entity identity, facilitating administrative procedures, due diligence checks and decision-making based on official sources.

This initiative aligns fully with Luxembourg’s objectives of promoting transparency, legal certainty and the prevention of economic crime.

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About Luxembourg Business Registers

Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) is an economic interest group composed of the Luxembourg State, the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts. Operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice, LBR manages several national registers, including:

• The Trade and Companies Register (RCS)
• The Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE)
• The Electronic Register of Companies and Associations (RESA)
• The Insolvency Register (REGINSOL)

As of 31 December 2025, LBR recorded more than 168,400 registered entities. During 2025, over 371,700 filings were submitted under RCS and RBE regulations, and more than 833,400 extracts and certificates were issued. The RBE compliance rate reached 94.6%.