Genossenschaftsregister elektronischer Abdruck Bereitstellung

• § Section 156 of the Cooperatives Act (GenG)
• § Section 9 of the German Commercial Code (HGB)
• § Section 10 of the Commercial Register Ordinance (HRV)

The register of cooperatives is public. Anyone is permitted to inspect the register of cooperatives kept by the register court and the documents submitted for information purposes.

You can view the register of cooperatives online via the "Joint register portal of the federal states". Here you will find information on the cooperatives entered in the register of cooperatives.

Cooperatives are companies with an unlimited number of members whose purpose is to promote the acquisition or business of their members or their social or cultural interests through joint business operations (Section 1 of the Cooperatives Act - GenG).

No documents are required.

The register of cooperatives is public and can be viewed by anyone.

There is no charge for inspecting the register of cooperatives or downloading an electronic copy. Only the issuing of copies or printouts is subject to a fee.

Joint register portal of the federal states:

• Call up the joint register portal of the federal states.
• Click on either "Normal search" or "Advanced search" in the menu and enter the relevant keywords and data.
• Click on "Search".
• The entries you are looking for will now be displayed and you can retrieve documents.
• Select the desired document

You can find further help in the register portal.

You can view the data immediately.

There is no deadline.

• Granting access to the register of cooperatives
• Inspection of the register of cooperatives online at any time via the Joint Register Portal of the federal states
• Retrieval of electronic copies online
• Cooperative register provides information on specific cooperatives
• Responsible: Local court as register court

The register of cooperatives can be viewed locally at the relevant local court or online in the joint register portal of the federal states.

The register of cooperatives for cooperatives based in Saarland is kept centrally at Saarbrücken Local Court.

You can access the joint register portal of the federal states online at