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Abolition of anonymous ownership — #132 Wire transfers of shares

Transfer of shares should take place “by wire transfer”, that is by debiting shares from one account and crediting them to another account.


Justification and sources

Update history

01/2018 current The Act on public registers introduces as of 1 January 2018 the obligation for legal persons to register information about its beneficial owner(s) to the register of beneficial owners, however, this information cannot be verified and are is public. Effectiveness
25%
Progression
90%
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10/2016 The issue of replacing of paper shares by electronic (book-entry) securities is currently not being solved directly, but indirectly the question of identification of shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners is being dealt with, although in a very minimalist way, under the recently adopted amendment of the Act on public registers. Effectiveness
25%
Progression
80%
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09/2016 The issue of replacing of paper shares by electronic (book-entry) securities is currently not being solved directly, but indirectly the question of identification of shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners is being dealt with, although in a very minimalist way, under the proposal of an amendment of the Act on public registers which is in the Upper Chamber of the Parliament. Effectiveness
25%
Progression
70%
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03/2016 The issue of replacing of paper shares by electronic (book-entry) securities is currently not being solved directly, but indirectly the question of identification of shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners isbeing dealt with, although in a very minimalist way, under the proposal of an amendment of the Act on public registers which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament. Effectiveness
25%
Progression
60%
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09/2015 The issue of replacing of paper shares by electronic (book-entry) securities is currently not being solved directly, but indirectly the question of identification of shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners is, to certain extent, being dealt with under the proposal of an amendment of the Act on public registers which is under the government adoption process. Effectiveness
50%
Progression
50%
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08/2015 The issue of replacing of paper shares by electronic (book-entry) securities is currently not being solved, however, the question of identification of shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners is, although insufficiently, being dealt with under the proposal of an amendment of the Act on public registers. Effectiveness
25%
Progression
40%
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