Register a limited company
Last updated: 5 August 2024.
A limited company must be registered in The Register of Business Enterprises. The deadline for registration is three months from the date of the signing of the memorandum of association.
In order to register your company, you need to submit the form Coordinated register notification.
Required attachments
When you are going to register a limited company, you need to submit several documents.
Documents that always have to be enclosed when you register a company are
- memorandum of association including articles of association
- declaration from an auditor, a financial institution, bank, lawyer or accountant confirming that the share capital contribution has been paid up if it only consists of money*
*If the financial institution confirming the payment of the share capital belongs to a state within the EEA, you have to submit the entire notification by post. Here you can download the printable version of the form.
If you have non-cash contributions (other assets than cash) – you have to enclose
- statement signed by the founders and confirmed by an auditor
- declaration from the auditor, confirming payment of the share capital contribution
Please remember to sign the form
Board members, auditor and accountant, if any, must confirm that they have taken on the assignment. They do this by signing the form Coordinated register notification.
In some cases the following attachments have to be enclosed
- provisions for special rights, pursuant to section 2-4 of the Limited Liability Companies Act
- an agreement regarding formation expenses pursuant to section 2-5 of the Limited Liability Companies Act
- approval/licence from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, if the company is to operate as a bank, a mortgage company, a finance company, an insurance company, a pension company, a holding company in a financial group, a payment institution or an e-currency company.