Access to beneficial owners in the CVR is limited to a few groups
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister, selskabsloven og forskellige andre love (Begrænsning af adgangen til oplysninger om reelle ejere som følge af 6. hvidvaskdirektiv)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act limits access to information about beneficial owners in the CVR.
- Access can be granted on request to authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest.
- Passing on or publishing the information to others can be punished with a fine.
- Who: The rules apply to those who seek access to information about beneficial owners, and to the Danish Business Authority, which may not give the information to anyone other than the persons and authorities who have access under the rules. They also apply to anyone who passes on or publishes the information.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 September 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget har til formål at implementere den del af 6. hvidvaskdirektiv, der vedrører adgangen til registeret over reelle ejere. Med lovforslaget bemyndiges Erhvervsstyrelsen til at fastsætte regler om, hvem der anses for at være kompetente myndigheder, forpligtede enheder eller personer med legitim interesse samt hvilke betingelser, der skal være opfyldt, for at få adgang. Med lovforslaget får Erhvervsstyrelsen mulighed for at udføre både registreringskontrol og efterfølgende kontrol, der skal sikre, at kun adgangsberettigede tilgår oplysningerne om reelle ejere. Herudover indfører lovforslaget mulighed for bødestraf ved videregivelse af oplysninger om reelle ejere til ikke-adgangsberettigede eller offentliggørelse af oplysningerne. Erhvervsministeren fastsætter tidspunktet for lovens ikrafttræden.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Date to be set later · 21 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 September 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet