Natural persons (sole traders) who are not entered in the Companies Register must use their names, inter alia, for any external designation of their place(s) of business, while legal entities (capital companies, associations) and registered commercial partnerships will use the name defined under law or in their articles.
The following changes are to be reported to the competent trade authority:
Changes of name of natural persons that are already registered in the Central Civil Registry or in the Central Register of Residents also do not have to be reported to the trade authority. In this case the Central Register automatically notifies the trade authority.
In the case of associations, the new designation must already be inscribed in the Associations Register.
Any change of name is to be reported within four weeks.
Trade authority locally competent for the business location in question:
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Change of name may be reported - either with or without the use of an official form - personally, in writing or (partially) by electronic means.
An informal report shall include the following information:
The authority will enter the change of name in the Austrian Business Licence Information System ( GISA) and mail, upon request, a new extract from the GISA by standard postal service.
If the competent authority can retrieve the necessary data from other registers, it will not be required to submit an extract from the Associations Register.
No fees or taxes are incurred.
Section 63 of the Gewerbeordnung 1994 (GewO 1994)
I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding:
Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
12 January 2024