Register of charges in Luxembourg – official record
A register of charges / pledges extract for a Luxembourg entity is intended to confirm which registered charges are recorded against that entity on a stated date. REGISTRUM orders this record on request; the applicable authority, the official fee and the standard turnaround for Luxembourg are being confirmed against the primary source before any order is accepted.
What this document shows
A register of charges / pledges extract sets out the security interests that a company has caused to be registered against its assets, together with the party in whose favour each charge is held. Where a charge has been released or replaced, the record is expected to show that status alongside the original entry rather than removing the entry outright. The fields commonly returned by a register of this kind include the name of the chargee, the type of security granted, the date on which the charge was entered, and a reference number under which the entry is filed. Where an amount secured is stated on the underlying instrument, some registers disclose that figure and others record only that a charge exists, without the sum involved. The precise field set returned by the Luxembourg register of charges – and whether it discloses the secured amount, the instrument date, or only the fact of registration – is being confirmed against the primary source before this page states it as settled. Where the record is issued as a certified Luxembourg extract, it is expected to carry a signature or seal from the issuing office and a date of issue distinct from the date the underlying charge was entered. Some registers of this kind are indexed by the name of the chargor, so that a single Luxembourg company document lists every charge registered against a named entity. Others are indexed by the charge itself, so that a search returns one entry at a time and a full picture requires ordering several extracts. Which indexing method applies in Luxembourg, and whether a name-based search returns charges entered before a given date, is part of the same verification exercise. A compliance team ordering this record ahead of a closing date should treat the field list above as indicative of the category of document, not as a confirmed description of the Luxembourg extract, until that verification is complete.
What this document does not show
A register of charges is a narrow record, and it does not answer several questions a reader commonly puts to it. It does not state whether an unregistered or informally granted charge exists over the same assets, because charges that fall outside the registration requirement, if any such carve-out exists under the law in force in Luxembourg, are not entered at all. It does not confirm the current solvency of the company against which the charges are registered; that status, where it exists, sits in a separate insolvency record and is not cross-referenced here. A Luxembourg company document such as an extract from the companies register is a separate instrument from a charges register entry, even where both are held by offices operating under the same administration. It does not disclose the beneficial owner behind the chargee named in the entry, nor does it confirm whether that chargee appears on any sanctions list; a reader checking a counterparty against a sanctions list is working from a different register entirely. Where a charge has been fully discharged, the extract may record the release without confirming the date on which the underlying debt was actually repaid. Whether this register is open to search by any applicant or restricted to a party with a demonstrable interest in the named entity is a question this page does not yet answer with confidence: that access regime is being confirmed against the primary source, and the general form is used here deliberately rather than a specific claim that cannot yet be supported.
How it is obtained
The issuing authority for this record in Luxembourg, and whether it operates a public counter, a written request procedure, or an online portal, is being confirmed against the primary source rather than stated here as settled. The same applies to the official fee: no figure is shown on this page because the fee has not yet been confirmed against the register's own tariff, and a page that guessed at a figure would be less useful than one that states plainly that the figure is pending confirmation.
Where the fee is confirmed, it will be shown here labelled as the authority's own fee and dated to the day it was checked, in line with REGISTRUM's practice across every jurisdiction it covers. The normal turnaround for a Luxembourg register of charges extract is being confirmed on the same basis; REGISTRUM's own delivery commitment for an order once accepted is shown separately on this page and does not depend on the register's own processing time being already known.
Whether a foreign applicant can request this record directly, or whether the request must be routed through a licensed registered agent in Luxembourg, a local representative, or a specific electronic signature, is part of the same verification exercise. Where a local instrument is required and the reader does not hold one, REGISTRUM's role is to route the request through a licensed registered agent in the jurisdiction rather than to leave the reader to establish that channel independently.
The language in which the record is issued in Luxembourg – French, German, or an official English rendering – has not yet been confirmed, and this page does not guess at it. Reuse of the record once delivered is limited to the specific matter for which it was ordered; redistribution or republication beyond that matter falls outside the terms on which REGISTRUM supplies it.
Price and timeline
Price on request: no figure is shown on this page because the fee for this record has not been confirmed against the Luxembourg register's own tariff. Add-ons available for this order – apostille, certified translation, courier delivery, and a rush service – each carry their own processing time, confirmed at the point of order rather than assumed here. 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.
How long does a register of charges / pledges from Luxembourg take?
The turnaround for the Luxembourg register itself is being confirmed against the primary source, so this page does not state a fixed number of days for that stage. REGISTRUM's confirmed delivery commitment for an accepted order is set out separately on this page; the total time to plan for is that commitment plus however long the Luxembourg authority takes to issue the extract, and both are confirmed before the order is placed.
Will a Luxembourg document be accepted abroad without an apostille?
Whether a receiving authority abroad accepts a Luxembourg document without an apostille is a decision made by that authority, not by REGISTRUM, and this page does not state what any foreign body will or will not accept. Where an apostille or further legalisation is required, it is available as an add-on to this order, applied as a separate step after the underlying extract has been issued, and dated separately from it.
What does a register of charges / pledges in Luxembourg not show?
It does not confirm the solvency of the company against which the charges are registered, the beneficial owner behind a named chargee, or whether that chargee appears on a sanctions list, each of which sits in a separate register. It does not confirm that a charge shown as registered has not since been informally varied between the parties without a further filing. The fuller limit is set out in the section above.
Can this record be ordered by a company that is not itself registered in Luxembourg?
Yes. REGISTRUM accepts orders for a Luxembourg register of charges extract regardless of where the ordering party is registered; what determines availability is the entity being searched, not the entity placing the order. Whether the Luxembourg register itself restricts search or delivery to an applicant with a demonstrable interest in the named entity is part of the access regime currently being confirmed against the primary source.
How is the extract delivered once the order is confirmed?
Delivery method – a certified paper original, a certified digital copy, or both – depends on the format the Luxembourg register itself issues, which is confirmed as part of taking the order. Courier delivery of a paper original is available as an add-on where a physical document is needed for a filing, added to the standard delivery already agreed for the order.
To order a Luxembourg register of charges / pledges extract, state the entity, the jurisdiction, and the date you need it by; REGISTRUM confirms availability and the fee before you pay. Readers who want the full range of what a register of charges extract covers, across every jurisdiction REGISTRUM handles, before placing an order can start from the register of charges overview page.
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.