The EU Inc. proposal (COM/2026/321) sets a registration target of under 48 hours, under €100 in fees, and zero minimum share capital. Fully digital, no notary required, no in-person identification beyond standard KYC. This page covers what the regulation actually specifies, what's still being negotiated, and what our service does on top.

What the regulation specifies

The Commission's proposal is explicit on four points: time, cost, capital, and process. Each is a target, not a guarantee.

  • Time. Registration target is under 48 hours from complete application to issued company number.
  • Cost. Total registration fees under €100. This excludes any drafting or advisory work the founder chooses to commission separately.
  • Capital. Zero minimum share capital required to incorporate. Founders can issue any nominal share capital they choose; there is no statutory floor.
  • Process. Digital end-to-end. No notary deed required. Identity verification via national eID or equivalent.

What's still being negotiated

The biggest open question is the registration mechanism itself. Two options sit on the table:

  • Through national business registers (BRIS). Each member state's existing business register handles EU Inc. registrations alongside its national company forms, with cross-border interoperability through the BRIS network. This is what most member states prefer because it reuses existing infrastructure.
  • A new central EU register. A single registry at EU level, run by the Commission or an agency, to which all EU Inc. companies are registered directly. This is what the Commission would prefer because it ensures uniform processing.

Trilogue will decide. The user-facing experience should look similar either way — a digital portal, a few hours of form-filling, and a registered company on the other side. The difference is in where the legal home of the registry sits, and how cross-border searches work.

What our service does

When registration opens, our formation service handles the end-to-end flow for waitlist members in priority order. The job is unchanged whether the registry is BRIS or a central EU register; the inputs we need from you and the time-to-incorporated are the same.

What we ask you for:

  • Founder identification (eID or passport-based KYC).
  • Company name choice plus two backups (in case your first choice is taken).
  • Initial share allocation across founders.
  • Choice of registered office (we provide the digital-friendly options).
  • Confirmation of intended operations (for the standard articles to be tailored).

What we handle:

  • Articles of association drafting from a tested template, customised for your share structure.
  • Filing through whichever registration mechanism the regulation specifies.
  • Tax registrations on the back end (VAT, employer tax IDs as needed).
  • EU-ESO setup if you want a stock-option scheme from day one.

Timeline

  1. Day 0. You submit your inputs through our portal.
  2. Within 24 hours. We confirm name availability, draft articles, and send for your signature.
  3. Within 48 hours of signature. Filing complete, company number issued.
  4. Days 3-7. Tax registrations finalised, share register populated, EU-ESO live (if requested).

The 48-hour target is the regulation's. Our internal target is 24 hours from inputs to filed application. The regulation's time runs from filed-and-complete application to issued company number, which is a registry-side metric.

What this costs

Pricing publishes when the regulation text is final. The state-level fee component is set by the regulation (target under €100). Our service fee on top will be transparent and published before launch. Anything we commit to today on the service-fee number would be a guess.

To be notified when registration opens and pricing publishes, join the waitlist.

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