Certificate of name change in Luxembourg
A certificate of change of name or merger in Luxembourg confirms that a Luxembourg-registered entity has changed its name, or merged into another entity, and states the date the change was recorded. REGISTRUM obtains this record once the access regime for the register that holds it has been confirmed against the primary source.
What this document shows
A certificate of change of name or merger for a Luxembourg entity generally sets out the entity's former name, the new name it has adopted, the date on which the change took effect, and the register reference under which the entity is recorded. Where the change follows a merger, the certificate ordinarily identifies the absorbed entity and the surviving entity, together with the effective date of the merger. Ordering the record directly from the primary source in Luxembourg typically calls for a national identifier or an electronic signature that many foreign applicants do not hold, which is one reason a handled route is used for this jurisdiction.
The exact field set on any single certificate depends on the form the register issues at the time of the request, and this varies by entity type and by the period in which the change was recorded. Former name, new name, effective date, register reference, absorbed entity, surviving entity – the shape of the record, once confirmed, runs along these lines, though not every field appears on every issue. The access regime and the fee for this Luxembourg certificate of name change are being confirmed against the primary source, so this page does not state a field list as settled fact.
A related certified Luxembourg extract, covering the entity's current status rather than its naming history, is a separate Luxembourg company document and is not what this page describes. A reader who needs a full extract alongside the certificate of change of name / merger Luxembourg record should treat the two as separate orders, since the fields, the fee and the turnaround of each are set independently. Where both documents are needed for the same filing, ordering them together does not change either document's own confirmation status.
What this certificate does not show
The certificate records that a name change or merger occurred and the date it was recorded; it does not record why the change was made, nor does it confirm that a receiving authority abroad will treat the new name as continuous with the old one for a specific filing. A reader comparing a pre-merger contract against the post-merger entity will not find that comparison performed on this document – the certificate states the fact of the change, not its consequence for any other instrument.
Good standing, current directors, share capital and any charges registered against the entity sit in separate parts of the Luxembourg corporate record and are not reproduced here even where the same register holds them. Whether a search of that register by name alone returns the entity, or whether a register reference is required first, is governed by the access regime for this register, which is being confirmed against the primary source rather than stated on this page as settled. Where that regime turns out to restrict direct search to residents or to holders of a national identifier, a foreign applicant's own attempt at the source is closed by structure, not by inconvenience, and the handled route exists for that reason.
This page does not state that any document obtained will be accepted by a specific foreign registry, court or counterparty; acceptance abroad is decided by the receiving party under its own rules, not by what this certificate contains.
How it is obtained
The certificate is issued by the register that holds Luxembourg company records; REGISTRUM's confirmation against the primary source for this record is not yet complete, so the issuing authority is confirmed at the point of order rather than named definitively on this page. The official fee is likewise being confirmed against the primary source at the time of writing. Price on request.
Turnaround for this record depends on the primary source's own processing once its access regime is confirmed; REGISTRUM's own handling time within that route is set out separately at order stage rather than repeated here. The certificate is issued in French or in one of Luxembourg's other administrative languages, and whether an English version exists is confirmed at the point of order rather than assumed on this page.
A foreign applicant ordering through REGISTRUM does not need to hold a Luxembourg national identifier, a local electronic signature, or a local representative; REGISTRUM's role is to establish, before payment, whether the primary source will issue the record to an applicant without those credentials, and to report the result rather than assume it. None of these steps requires the reader to already hold a Luxembourg-issued digital identity. Reuse of the certificate once supplied is on a per-document basis: the copy is for the reader's own use in the matter for which it was ordered, not for onward redistribution or resale.
Where the certificate of change of name / merger Luxembourg record is needed for a filing with its own deadline, confirming that the primary source will issue the document to a foreign applicant at all is better done before that deadline is fixed, since a regime requiring a local representative changes the working timeline materially.
Price, timeline and add-ons
Price on request: the fee for this jurisdiction is confirmed once the access regime is verified against the primary source. Add-ons available for this record are apostille, certified translation, courier delivery and a rush service; each is confirmed together with the day it adds once the primary route is confirmed. If the document does not exist in this jurisdiction or cannot be obtained for you, we say so before you pay and we do not take the order.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a certificate of change of name / merger from Luxembourg take?
The delivery time for this jurisdiction depends on the primary source's own processing once its access regime is confirmed against that source. REGISTRUM confirms availability and the expected timeline before payment, so no fixed number of days is quoted here; the timeline offered at order stage reflects the current confirmed route rather than a general estimate for Luxembourg as a whole.
Will a Luxembourg document be accepted abroad without an apostille?
REGISTRUM does not state whether a specific foreign authority will accept the certificate with or without an apostille, since acceptance is decided by the receiving party under its own rules. Apostille is available as an add-on for this record; whether it is required depends on the destination and the requesting authority there, not on anything this page can confirm in advance.
What does a certificate of change of name / merger in Luxembourg not show?
It shows that a name change or merger was recorded and the date of that entry; it does not show the reason for the change, the entity's current good standing, its directors or any charges registered against it. Those sit in separate parts of the Luxembourg corporate record, described in the limit section above.
Can I order this certificate without a Luxembourg national identifier?
Ordering through REGISTRUM does not require a Luxembourg national identifier, a local electronic signature or a local representative on the reader's part. REGISTRUM checks, before payment, whether the primary source will issue the record to a foreign applicant under the access regime once that regime is confirmed, and reports the result rather than assuming it.
Is the Luxembourg name-change certificate the same as a certified extract?
No. A certified Luxembourg extract covers the entity's current status – registered address, directors, legal form – while this certificate covers a specific historical event, the name change or merger, and the date it was recorded. The two are ordered separately, each with its own fields, fee and turnaround.
State the entity, the jurisdiction and the date you need the certificate by; REGISTRUM confirms availability and the fee before you pay. If you would rather establish the record and the register reference yourself first, the certificate of change of name overview sets out what the document contains before you order it.
REGISTRUM obtains and delivers official records issued by public registers and licensed registered agents. This page describes what those records contain and how they are obtained. It is not advice on the legal effect of any record. To order, write to info@registrumfirm.com.