Spain has published Royal Decree 609/2023 of 11 July 2023, which enters into force on 19 September 2023 and provides for the creation of the Central Registry of Beneficial Ownership as well as the approval of its regulations. The Central Registry of Beneficial Ownership will be managed by the Ministry of Justice. As part of the establishment of the new Central Registry, the different existing registries involved in the collection of data on beneficial ownership must implement necessary techn…