Estonian company Contact Person

As of February 1, 2023, the new Business Register Act entered into force, according to which an Estonian company must appoint a contact person if the company's address is abroad. This means that if the company has an office or other place of business in Estonia, its address can be the company's official contact address. If the company has an office address in Estonia entered in the Business Register, there is no obligation to appoint and register a contact person.

If the address of the company is in a foreign country, it is mandatory to appoint a contact person.

The task of the contact person is to receive official procedural documents and statements of intent addressed to the company. The delivery of documents and declarations of intent to the contact person is equated with delivery these documents to the company. In this case, the address of the contact person is also considered the address of the company.

Only a notary, lawyer, law firm owner, sworn auditor, company service provider can be designated as a contact person.

The deadline for appointing a contact person must be also submitted to the Business Register. The deadline is agreed between the contact person and the company. When the deadline expires, the contact person's data is automatically removed from the Business Register. This can be avoided by extending the contact person's deadline and informing the Business Register.

If the deadline is not extended or a new contact person is not appointed, the Business Register gives the company an additional period of 1-3 months to appoint a new contact person. If the contact person is not appointed within this period, the Business Register will delete the company from the register.