trust and company service providers

Definitions over time (1)

25/12/2007 – today applies on 08/11/2026 Article 3, Directive 2005/60/EC Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

‘trust and company service providers’ means any natural or legal person which by way of business provides any of the following services to third parties: forming companies or other legal persons; acting as or arranging for another person to act as a director or secretary of a company, a partner of a partnership, or a similar position in relation to other legal persons; providing a registered office, business address, correspondence or administrative address and other related services for a company, a partnership or any other legal person or arrangement; acting as or arranging for another person to act as a trustee of an express trust or a similar legal arrangement; acting as or arranging for another person to act as a nominee shareholder for another person other than a company listed on a regulated market that is subject to disclosure requirements in conformity with Community legislation or subject to equivalent international standards;

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