For: Simple Czech legal entities
ARES does not establish beneficial ownership. Complex chains require further evidence.
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Before use
Check current sector rules in the related articles. Add accountable roles, specific sources and steps actually performed. Do not enter unnecessary personal data.
How to complete the template
- Name, registration number, office, register and check time
Check existence, office and representation rules using a reliable source and record the date.
- Representative and verified authority
For each representative record authority and actual identification, including joint representation.
- Direct and indirect owners and persons exercising control
Record natural persons, direct and indirect interests and other control mechanisms; do not look only at percentages.
- Ownership sources, discrepancies and follow-up steps
Compare the register with other reliable evidence. Do not hide discrepancies by overwriting the original extract.
- Purpose, funds, risks and measures actually performed
Describe the service rationale, funding and assessment; attach a diagram for complex structures.
Illustrative use
MODEL ENT-01: company has two direct natural-person shareholders with 60% and 40% interests. Open: verify voting rights and other control. Interests alone are not the final ownership finding.
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When the case is uncertain
Cannot reliably establish ownership? Record steps, conflicts and next action; do not invent an owner.
Legal basis: § 5, § 8–9, § 15a
V04-2026-10-04 · Redakce eAML.cz
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