1. Summary
The articles of association set out the principal rules governing the company's activities. Amendments to the articles of association must be submitted to the Register of Enterprises within 14 days from the date on which the decision was adopted.
Please note that, in accordance with the Commercial Law, shareholders or stockholders have the right to participate in and vote at a meeting remotely or to vote prior to the meeting. For more information, see the section Explanation of remote participation in meetings of shareholders, stockholders and members.
| Review period is 1–3 business days (excluding the day of submission)* | 
| Fees start from EUR 20.00 | 
| Submit documents via the e-service |
| * The statutory time limit for reviewing documents may be extended pursuant to Section 64(2) of the Administrative Procedure Law. | |||||
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| Documents in foreign languages, electronic document submission, etc. | General procedures: registration at a pre-selected time, pre-submission document verification, etc. |
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Documents to be submitted:
- application form KR18;
- minutes of the stockholders' meeting (signatures must be certified – either with a secure e-signature for electronic submission or with notarisation for paper submission);
- new version of the articles of association (signatures must be certified – either with a secure e-signature for electronic submission or with notarisation for paper submission);
- text of the amendments to the articles of association (the amendments to the articles of association need not be submitted if the minutes of the stockholders’ meeting contain the full text of the amendments to the articles of association or approve a new wording of the articles of association);
- if the application is submitted by post, proof of payment of the state fee (receipt or copy, online banking payment confirmation, or payment details in free text).
If the stockholders' meeting decides to convert dematerialised stocks into registered stocks, or vice versa, by making the corresponding amendments to the articles of association, the following additional documents shall be submitted to the Register of Enterprises:
- a certificate issued by the central securities depository confirming the recording of dematerialised stocks, if the company has dematerialised stocks;
- division of the register of stockholders, if the company has registered stocks.
A foreigner (foreign national) who has legal ties with Latvia, on the basis of which mutual rights and obligations in the field of commercial activity and taxation arise or have arisen, but who has not been assigned a personal identity number of the Republic of Latvia, must submit a questionnaire for the inclusion of data in the Register of Natural Persons (to be signed personally by the foreign national with a secure electronic signature if submitted electronically; if a secure electronic signature is not available, this document shall not be submitted).
Documents must be submitted to the Register of Enterprises within 14 days of the adoption of the decision.