Artikel 65 Undantag från juridiska enheters och juridiska konstruktioners skyldigheter

This article carves out exemptions from the beneficial ownership registration and information-holding obligations established in Articles 63 and 64.

It identifies two categories of entities that are not required to comply with those rules: certain publicly listed companies and bodies governed by public law.

For listed companies, the exemption is conditional — it only applies where control is held exclusively by natural persons through voting rights, with no other legal entities or legal arrangements in the ownership or control structure.

Important points:

• Two categories of entities are exempt from the beneficial ownership obligations in Articles 63 and 64: qualifying listed companies and bodies governed by public law.
• The exemption for listed companies is conditional — control must be exercised exclusively by natural persons through voting rights, with no legal entities or legal arrangements forming part of the ownership or control structure.
• For foreign legal entities falling under Article 67, equivalent conditions must exist under international standards for the exemption to apply.