Guidance

Submission of application for the incorporation of a holding SE

Once your proposed name has been approved and provided that you have taken the relevant decisions and the filing of the draft terms of incorporation, as well as the notice of requirement meetings requirements, you may proceed with the submission of the application for the incorporation of a holding European company (SE) in the Republic of Cyprus.

You may submit the form for the incorporation of a holding SE (form ED2) to the Registrar of Companies, by hand/post, accompanied by the following:

• written report by independent experts in accordance with article 32(4) of Council Regulation (EC) no. 2157/2011;
• copies of resolutions of companies and/or SE whereby approving the draft terms of the incorporation of a holding SE and their certified translations in a language other than Greek, either by an affidavit or by sworn translator of the Republic of Cyprus;
• copies of resolutions of companies and/or SE pursuing the incorporation by approving the role of employees (where applicable) and their certified translations in a language other than Greek, either by an affidavit or by sworn translator of the Republic of Cyprus;
• a certified memorandum and articles of association and its certified translation in a language other than Greek, either by an affidavit or by sworn translator of the Republic of Cyprus;
• a certified translation of the memorandum and articles of association in a language other than Greek, either by an affidavit or by sworn translator of the Republic of Cyprus, in case you wish to open a file of translations for obtaining certified copies of the memorandum and articles of association in a foreign language;
• permission, consent or pre-approval, by the appropriate competent governmental authority or approrpiate body in case it is neccessary for the use of words or expressions and/or due to the nature of business respectively, in case it has not submitted already with the application for name approval;
• the fee of one hundred and five euros (€105), and an additional fee of one hundred euros (€100) in case you wish to accelerate the procedure (payable in cash, by cheque, via an account maintained with the  Department of Registrar of Companies or by bank transfer).

You are advised to refer to the Explanatory Notes so as to acquire a better understanding of the required information and to facilitate the procedure.

Αs from February 12^th, 2021, the redesigned form ΕΔ2 has been implemented.