For Citizens - Service Finder

You can request the information from the Central Trade Register directly online from the Federal Office of Justice (see also Information from the Central Trade Register Application in the online procedure) or in writing or in person from the competent authority under state law.

If you would like to request the information online:

• Go to the website of the Federal Office of Justice and follow the instructions.
• For the online application you need:
  • a new identity card or an electronic residence permit with activated online ID function as well as the AusweisApp2,
  • a card reader for reading the identity document,
  • a digital capture device (such as a scanner or digital camera) to upload evidence.
• The Federal Office of Justice will then send the information to your postal address or to the authority for which you requested it.

If you would like to request the information personally:

• Contact the authority responsible for you under state law.
• The application is then forwarded to the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn, which then prepares the information.
• The Federal Office of Justice will then send the information to your postal address or to the authority for which you requested the information.

If you wish to submit the application in writing:

• informal written request
• Contact the authority responsible for you under state law.
• Send the application to the competent authority under state law. Your signature on the application letter must be officially or publicly certified.
• The application is forwarded to the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn, which prepares the information.
• The Federal Office of Justice sends the information to your postal address or to the authority for which you requested the information.

Note: You cannot be represented by an authorised representative. However, your legal representation is also entitled to apply. If you act as a legal representative yourself, you must prove your power of representation.