In compliance with international obligations
WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce & Industry may dissolve legal entities through the procedure established in legislation that has been in force since 28 December 2016, enabling Curaçao to meet its international obligations. The most recent list announcing the intention to dissolve non-compliant entities is dated January 13th 2026.
Following the most recent evaluation in March 2015, the OECD recommended reviewing the registration of existing legal entities (such as public limited companies, private limited companies, cooperatives, associations, foundations, and private foundation companies) to ensure compliance with certain statutory requirements. These include the presence of a managing director who is reachable at the registered address of the legal entity and the timely payment of registration fees in the Trade Register.
Publication of the List of 13 January 2026
Curaçao has a long history in international financial services and local commercial activities. This has resulted in a large number of entities being registered in the Curaçao Trade Register, which was introduced in mid-1945. The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether all existing legal entities comply with statutory requirements; since 2015, all registrations have been reviewed in this regard.
Within this framework, the Chamber continues to implement the legislation and has published a list of legal entities that either do not have a managing director or have failed to meet the prescribed payment obligations. The entities concerned have six weeks from the date of publication of the list to regularize their status—such as registering a managing director who is reachable at the entity’s registered address and settling outstanding registration fees—in order to avoid dissolution by the Chamber.
The lists are published, among other places, on the Chamber of Commerce website, www.curacaochamberofcommerce.com (Quick links / Proposals to dissolve). The most recent list dated 13 January 2026 is published in the Official Gazette (Landscourant) of 30 January 2026 and on the Chamber’s website.
Everyone is advised to check in a timely manner whether their entity (including foundations) appears on the list, so that statutory requirements can be met and the entity can continue to exist. If not, the entity will be dissolved and removed from the Trade Register.