(L-R) Yves Gonner, Director of LBR; Elisabeth Margue, Luxembourg’s Minister of Justice; Daniel Ruppert, Ministry of Justice and president GIE LBR; Credit: MJUST

On Wednesday 28 January 2026, Luxembourg’s Minister of Justice, Elisabeth Margue, together with the Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR), presented new measures to outline the implementation of a strategy for LBR reform.

The new reform introduces a reinforced and gradual system for monitoring and ensuring compliance of data recorded in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) and the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE). According to the Ministry of Justice, this marks a key step in the LBR’s transformation as it seeks to establish itself as a central reference authority for legal entities in Luxembourg. The objective is to ensure reliable, accurate and up-to-date registers and to facilitate the optimal use of the information provided.

By strengthening compliance with legal requirements, the initiative aims to support efforts to combat economic crime and to reinforce the credibility of the registers as official sources of reference for public authorities and economic actors.

According to the ministry, the LBR will apply a compliance approach based on prevention, information and support, with the aim of encouraging companies and associations to meet their legal obligations on a lasting basis. Notifications, targeted notices and enhanced communication will assist filers in updating their records and correcting irregularities identified through monitoring activities.

Only in cases of persistent non-compliance, will the LBR apply progressive administrative measures and sanctions. These may range from increased fees and the indication of shortcomings on extracts and certificates issued by LBR, to ex officio deregistration and, as a last resort, referral to the public prosecutor.

To ensure data accuracy, completeness and timeliness, the LBR will carry out automated and manual checks before and after information is entered into the registers. These controls include:

  • automated checks integrated into filing forms;
  • manual verification of submitted data and documents;
  • cross-checks with other databases, including the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP).

Once registered, data will undergo automated and regular monitoring throughout their life cycle to identify missing, expired or doubtful information.

According to the ministry, this reinforced system will provide the public with access to more reliable and consistently updated information on companies and associations registered in Luxembourg. Users of the registers will benefit from more accurate data on the identity of entities, their representatives and their legal status, supporting administrative procedures and decision-making based on official information.

The ministry also underlined that this development fully aligns with the objectives of transparency, legal certainty and the fight against economic crime, for the benefit of public authorities, economic actors and all users of the registers.