How to change the Estonian company name in the Estonian business portal?
Changing the Estonian company name is something that not many entrepreneurs do, but sometimes it’s necessary, even if it’s only because you don’t like the company name anymore. Whatever the reason for the company name change, you have all the right in the world to do so. Let’s go through the procedure of changing the Estonian company name below.
The name can be changed in the business registry using your e-Residency card.
- You have to go to rik.ee
- Log in to the Estonian company portal
- Click on the name of your Estonian company
- Start the alteration petition
As the first step, you can navigate to the tab called “Business name”, and pick the new company name you want to use. Please note that it makes sense to double-check if the new company name is available or whether there are any trademarks that may stop your plans.
Once this is done, you need to upload some documentation. By scrolling down, you can find the tab called “Add Documents”
You need to upload:
a) The updated articles of association of the Estonian companyb) The shareholder decision / minutes of the meeting
All the new documents should be digitally signed. Usually, it’s sufficient if one member of the management board signs the document, but sometimes there might be an additional approval required if you’ve added this clause to the representation rights of your company’s articles of association.
How to update the articles of association?
a) You can copy the existing AoA which you have in the business registry;b) Paste it to the Word file;c) Make the desired name change;d) Convert it back to the PDF file;e) Sign it with the e-residency card;f) Upload the signed documents to the business registry.
That’s probably the easiest way to go about it. OK, so far so good, but how do I create the shareholder decision or minutes of the meeting?
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