The UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Key Principles of a Business Registry provides a reference tool for policymakers, registrars and experts involved in business registries reform on the features of an effective and efficient business registry and the minimum necessary requirements for a business to register. The Guide is based on the view that businesses of all sizes, and in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefit from streamlined and simplified registration procedures as they reduce the registration burden, and often the cost, for the business.
