On 9 June 2017 the European Commission informed the public on the interconnection of European business registers via the platform Business Registers Interconnection System, BRIS. Through BRIS citizens, companies and public authorities can search for company information in all EU countries. The portal is also meant for confidential information sharing by EU authorities.

Below follows the message on the e-Justice website:

Interconnection of EU Business Registers
From June 2017, business registers in all EU countries are interconnected.

This means:

• you can search for information on companies registered in any EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway
• the registers can share information on foreign branches and cross-border mergers of companies.

This system – Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) – is a joint effort by EU governments and the European Commission.

Legal basis

• Directive 2012/17/EU
• Regulation (EU) 2015/884

More information:

• Message e-Justice of 9 June2017, “Interconnection of EU Business Registers”
• Search page in Dutch