Einzelkaufmann / Einzelkauffrau in das Handelsregister eintragen

• §§ 12, 29 Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB) - Anmeldungen zur Eintragung und Einreichungen, Handelsfirma
• § 24 Verordnung über die Einrichtung und Führung des Handelsregisters (HRV)
• Gesetz über Kosten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit für Gerichte und Notare (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz – GNotKG)
• Verordnung über Gebühren in Handels-, Partnerschafts- und Genossenschaftsregistersachen (HRegGebV), Anlage (zu § 1) Gebührenverzeichnis
• §§ 39a, 40a Beurkundungsgesetz (BeurkG) - Einfache elektronische Zeugnisse, Beglaubigung einer qualifizierten elektronischen Signatur

As a businessman or businesswoman, you must register for entry in the commercial register. You are obliged to provide the following information:

• Company name
• Place
• domestic business address of the branch office
• First name
• Surname
• Date of birth

You should also state the object of the company.

Single point of contact

You can use the service of the Single Point of Contact for this procedure. This person will guide you through the procedure, take care of correspondence with all the authorities responsible for your request and provide you with expert advice.

• Electronic registration (certified copy)

• Fees for notarial activity and entry in the register
• Expenses for the public announcement

To submit an application, contact a notary.

• The notary will advise you on how to formulate the application.
• The application is made exclusively electronically and a publicly notarised document is created for this purpose. From 1 August 2022, the document can also be notarised via video communication.
• The declaration is provided with an electronic signature and sent to the electronic court and administrative mailbox of the registry court.

Amendments

Have key details about your company, such as the registered office, legal form or authorised representatives, changed? Then have the commercial register entry corrected immediately.

The entry is made in the same way exclusively via a notary.

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If the register court rejects the entry in the commercial register, an appeal may be lodged in accordance with Section 382 (4) sentence 2 FamFG pursuant to Section 58 (1) FamFG or, if applicable, an appeal on points of law pursuant to Section 70 (1) FamFG.