By Jérémie SCHAEFFER and Richard FAUVEL, ATOZ Tax Advisers*
The Luxembourg law of 13 January 2019 (the "RBE Law"), creating the register of beneficial owner (the "RBE"), implementing EU Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (“AMLD4”) has created the obligation for all Luxembourg companies registered with the Luxembourg RCS to register the identity of their beneficial owner(s) (each a “BO”).
A BO under the RBE Law is defined by reference to the definition of Beneficial Owner of the Luxembourg law of 12 November 2004, as amended, on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (the “2004...
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