1. Summary
When changing the company name, amendments to the articles of association must be made simultaneously. The new wording of the articles of association and the application shall indicate the same new company name with the same indication of the type of merchant, consistently using or omitting quotation marks.
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 40.00 | 
| 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 to be submitted:
- application form KR18;
- minutes of the shareholders' meeting or a shareholder's decision (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 shareholders’ meeting or the shareholder’s decision 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).
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.