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To what extent do relevant laws, regulations, policies, and guidance provide a basis for collecting and publishing data on the beneficial ownership of companies?

Existence

Exist of existence:

Existence Question 1 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring collection of this information in any form?

Please provide brief details

Please provide a URLs for where evidence can be found

Existence Question 2 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring publication of this information in any form?

Please provide brief details

If the framework exists only in draft form please provide the date of any relevant drafts

Please provide a URLs for where evidence can be found

Extent of existence:

Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of jurisdiction is the coverage of the framework assessed for this question?

Existence Question 4 How comprehensive in terms of sectors and types of companies is this framework?

Please describe limits on coverage eg which type of company sector or other context for registration

Existence summary:

Existence Question 5 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence

Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided

Elements

Provisions for definitions, kinds, and fields:

Elements Question 1 Definitions cover ownership

If the framework sets a threshold below which a share of ownership does not need to be disclosed please provide it here eg 25

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 2 Definitions cover control

If the framework sets a threshold below which a share of control does not need to be disclosed please provide it here eg 25

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 3 Definitions cover benefiting from

Elements Question 4 Rules or processes exist to protect certain natural persons who are beneficial owners from having some or all of their data published

Provisions for data quality:

Elements Question 5 The framework requires a verification process

Please briefly explain the verification process used

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 6 The framework empowers an agency or official to ensure the accurate and timely collection and publication of required data

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Provisions for collection and access:

Elements Question 7 The framework supports the digital collection of data

Does the framework support the collection of structured data? Please explain your response

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 8 The framework requires that data is regularly updated

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 9 The framework requires beneficial ownership data to be collected in a central register or database

Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue

Elements Question 10 The framework discusses public access to the data

Elements summary:

Elements Question 11 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions

Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided

To what extent is detailed information about the beneficial ownership of companies available for public use?

Existence

Exist of existence:

Existence Question 1 Is this data available online in any form?

Are there other offline ways to access this data in the country? eg attending an office to inspect it