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			CACert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Europe
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		<h1>
			CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Europe
		</h1>
		<p>
			<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src="../Images/cacert-wip.png" alt="CAcert Policy Status" style="border-style: none;" height="31" width="88" /></a><br />
			Editor: Teus Hagen<br />
			Creation date: 2008-05-01<br />
			Status: WiP 2008-05-02<br />
			Next status: DRAFT 2008<br />
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		<h2>
			0. Preliminaries
		</h2>
		<p>
			This CAcert sub-policy extends the Organisation Assurance Policy ("OAP") by specifying how the CAcert Organisation Assurance Program ("COAP") is to be conducted by the assigned Organisation Assurer ("OA") under the supervision of the Assurance Officer ("AO") for entities within the defined scope.
		</p>
		<h2>
			1. Scope
		</h2>
		<p>
			This sub-policy is applicable to:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>organisations registered in Europe with an official Trade Office Registry ("Approved Registry").
			</li>
		</ol>
		<p>
			Approved Registries are tabled in Appendix 1 of this sub-policy.
		</p>
		<h2>
			2. Requirements
		</h2>
		<p>
			This section describes any scope-specific requirements that are not otherwise defined in the Organisation Assurance Policy (OAP).
		</p>
		<h3>
			2.1 Organisations
		</h3>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>The organisation must be registered with an Approved Registry.
			</li>
			<li>The Approved Registry must have a mandate to register certain types of organisations (e.g. private companies, clubs Societies &amp; Associations, partnerships, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations, etc.)
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			2.2 Unincorporated Organisations
		</h3>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>
				<strong>Registered Names</strong> may be used for Organisation Assurance where an Approved Registry allows them to be registered without formal incorporation (e.g. Sole Traders, Doing-Business-As (DBAs), Partnerships, Church and Religious groups, etc.)<br />
				<i>Such entities have varying legal status and liabilities and may not be capable of legally becoming a Member of CAcert independently of the individuals within. The Organisation Assurer (OA) must then take care to identify the legal entity(s) seeking Organisation Assurance).</i>
			</li>
			<li>
				<strong>Foreign Entities</strong> may be able or required to register with an Approved Registry but they must apply for Organisation Assurance where they are based; foreign registrations are not valid for Organisation Assurance.<br />
				<i>For example: companies are frequently incorporated in the United Kingdom, but operated primarily in another European country. These foreign entities may require to register locally and submit financial and/or yearly reports, extracts of home documents, reports from professionals such as accountants, etc, to authorities in the operating country but must apply for Organisation Assurance in the United Kingdom.</i>
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			2.3 Records
		</h3>
		<p>
			Records supplied by the Registry must be one of the following forms:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>
				Formal originals on paper, where they are extracted from the Registry in an independent manner by the OA
			</li>
			<li>
				Digital statements from an online service provided by the Registry, acquired by the OA in an independent manner
			</li>
			<li>
				Digital statements from an online service provided by the Registry, acquired by the OA in a secure manner (e.g. digitally signed)
			</li>
			<li>
				Historical supplemental documents may be accepted where it can be shown that material changes have not been made (e.g., via absence of subsequent submissions in official document listings).
			</li>
		</ol>
		<p>
			The records supplied by the Registry is called the Extract, defined below.
		</p>
		<h2>
			3. Registration
		</h2>
		<p>
			Approved Registries follow the European style of Chambers of Commerce (e.g Chambers of Commerce in (continental) European, Companies House in the United Kingdom and Ministry of Justice, Finance, or Commerce in Eastern Europe).
		</p>
		<h3>
			3.1 Criteria for Approved Registries
		</h3>
		<p>
			An Organisation can be accepted for Assurance under this policy if registered with an Approved Registry. The criteria for Approved Registries is:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>The Registry follows the general model of <i>Trade Offices</i> and thus is a formal authority for dealing with local trade matters affecting organisations
			</li>
			<li>The Registry is formally empowered to register corporate entities (organisations) under national law
			</li>
			<li>The Registry has a reliable search facility service that provides reliable documentary evidence of the registration entry of an organisation. The service may carry costs which are reimbursed from the organisation applicant.
			</li>
			<li>The Registry (or, its search facility) can provide an Extract of the registration of the entity, below.
			</li>
			<li>The Registry must be listed in Appendix I following the routine Policy on Policy process, controlled by the policy group.
			</li>
		</ol>		
		<h3>
			3.1 Extracts
		</h3>
		<p>
			The Extract is the records provided by the Approved Registry, which must include (at least) the following information:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>
				<i>Unique Identifier</i> for the organisation within the Approved Registry.
			</li>
			<li>
				<i>Full Name</i> of the legal entity(s)
			</li>
			<li>
				<i>Location</i> (which must be within the area the Approved Registry is responsible for),
			</li>
			<li>
				<i>Type</i> of organisation (e.g. Company, Partnership, Sole Trader)
			</li>
			<li>
				<i>Representatives</i> of the legal entity(s) with signing power and their signature structure (e.g. Directors, Partners)
			</li>
		</ol>
		<p>
			Organisation Assurance is available to any <strong>active</strong> entity which can provide the above Extract.
		</p>
		<h2>
			4. Process
		</h2>
		<h3>
			4.1 General
		</h3>
		<p>
			The Organisation Assurer should take note of the following.
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>Applicant(s) must be Assured Member(s) or Assurer(s)</li>
			<li>Each Organisation Assurance is for one legal entity only, but may include multiple names (e.g. trading names)
			</li>
			<li>The Organisation Administrator (O-Admin) must be an Assurer and must be delegated by the Applicant
			</li>
			<li>All organisations must be verified by Extract from an Approved Registry
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			4.2 Companies
		</h3>
		<p>
			For Companies requesting Organisation Assurance under this sub-policy:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>The Applicant must be duly authorised to sign on behalf of the organisation, and may be:
				<ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;">
					<li>The Secretary as verified in the Extract. This is the preferred and best option.
					</li>
					<li>A full Director of the managing or executive board, as verified in the Extract.
					</li>
					<li>Anyone who can prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (e.g. via explicit written delegation or under company rules).<br />
						<i>This will require due diligence to be conducted by the Organisation Assurer, to the standard and/or for approval by the Organisation Assurance Officer.</i>
					</li>
				</ol>
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			4.2 Individuals
		</h3>
		<p>
			For Individuals requesting Organisation Assurance under this sub-policy:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>The individual Member may act as their own Organisation Administrator.
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			4.3 Partnerships
		</h3>
		<p>
			For Partnerships requesting Organisation Assurance under this sub-policy:
		</p>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>The Partners must be verified via the Extract
			</li>
			<li>Where the Applicant is not the Managing Partner further due diligence must be conducted (e.g. verification that the role and title of the Applicant is suitable)<br />
			<i>If in doubt approval should be obtained from each of the Partners who should be individually Assured</i>
			</li>
		</ol>
		<h3>
			4.4 Application Form
		</h3>
		<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
			<li>
				<strong>Licensing Authority</strong> must be specified as the Approved Registry which issued the Extract
			</li>
			<li>
				<strong>Unique Identifier</strong> must be provided where issued (a Registry may not issue a unique Identifier for sole traders and partnerships)
			</li>
			<li><strong>Type</strong> of entity that is registered (e.g. Company, Partnership, Sole Trader)
			</li>
			<li><strong>Status</strong> of the Organisation (which must be active, except where the issuance of the Extract is implicit proof of active status)
		</ol>
		<p>
			The essential purpose of the information is to permit the Organisation Assurer and others to clearly and accurately identify the Organisation as actively registered within the Approved Registry, as well as its Representatives.
		</p>
		<h2>
			5. Roles and Responsibilities
		</h2>
		<h3>
			5.1 Organisation Assurance Officer
		</h3>
		<p>
			The Organisation Assurance Officer is to maintain an accessible file or frequently asked questions (FAQ) for each Registry showing:
		</p>
		<ol>
			<li>The <i>type</i> or form of each entity that is registerable;
			</li>
			<li>The <i>location</i> and conditions of access to the Registry's search facility;
			</li>
			<li>The Extract <i>form</i> or manner;
			</li>
			<li>The unique registration <i>Identifier</i> or number <i>form</i> or manner, as allocated to each registered organisation;
			</li>
			<li>A <i>list of Organisation Assurers</i> currently authorised to conduct organisation assurances against the Registry;
			</li>
			<li>The nature or <i>regime of any supplemental / historical documents</i> that may be acceptable;
			</li>
			<li>The form of <i>due diligence for verifying signatories</i> that are not identified in the Extract;
			</li>
			<li>
				<i>Any restrictions applicable</i> to the Registry, as decided by Policy Group, the Arbitrator, or as advised by the Organisation Assurer.
			</li>
		</ol>
		<p>
			The Organisation Assurance Officer is also to maintain training and testing material applicable. Elements of the challenge may be confidential, but only for the purposes of maintaining the efficacy of the challenge.
		</p>
		<h1>
			Appendix I
		</h1>
		<h2>
			Table of Accepted Registries for European countries
		</h2>
		<p>
			Registries that have been identified but not approved have been hidden from view and may be awaiting feedback from OAs in that country.
		</p>
		<table summary="Table of Accepted Registries for European countries">
			<thead>
				<tr>
					<th>
						Country
					</th>
					<th>
						Registry
					</th>
					<th>
						ID
					</th>
					<th>
						Web Address
					</th>
					<th>
						Search Address
					</th>
					<th>
						Entity Type
					</th>
					<th>
						Unique Identifier
					</th>
					<th>
						Extract
					</th>
					<th>
						Cost
					</th>
				</tr>
			</thead>
			<tbody>
				<tr>
					<td colspan="5">
						<i><strong>European Union Countries</strong></i>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Austria</i>:
					</td><!-- Confirmed 2008-08-18 Philipp Dunkel -->
					<td>
						Bundesministerium für Justiz
					</td>
					<td>
						BMJ
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Firmenbuch" href="http://www.bmj.gv.at/buergerinfo/index.php">www.bmj.gv.at</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr valign="top">
					<td></td>
					<td>
						HF Data GmbH
					</td>
					<td>
						FB
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Firmenbuchdatenbank" href="http://www.firmenbuch.at/">www.firmenbuch.at</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="More information about database (not free)" href="http://fb.firmenbuchgrundbuch.at/fbw/">FB search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr><!--
					<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Belgium</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						International Chambre de Commerce
					</td>
					<td>
						CCI
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="International Chambre de Commerce" href="http://www.iccwbo.be">www.iccwbo.be</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td></td>
					<td>
						Coface
					</td>
					<td>
						CCI
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Coface services" href="http://www.eurodb.be">www.eurodb.be</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="quick search" href="http://www.eurodb.be/scriptsPublic/arianeweb.dll/e/m_mkt_rech">Coface search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Bulgaria</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Ministry of Justice
					</td>
					<td>
						NGO
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Central Register of non-governmental Legal Entities Sector" href="http://www.mjeli.government.bg/ngo/Default.aspx?cc=en&amp;">www.mjeli.government.bg</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="registery agency" href="http://www.registryagency.bg/bg/">BG search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Cyprus</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Dept of Registrar<br />
						of companies
					</td>
					<td>
						DRC
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver" href="http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/drcor/drcor.nsf/aboutus_en/aboutus_en?OpenDocument">www.mcit.gov.cy</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="company search Cyprus" href="http://www.drcor.mcit.gov.cy/portal/page/portal/Eforos/dttSearch_en">CY search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Czech Republic</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Ministry of Finance
					</td>
					<td>
						ARES
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Register of Trades and Register of Economic Entites" href="http://wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/ares/">wwwinfo.mfcr.cz</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="SZ" company="" href="http://wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/ares/ares_scp.html.cz">CZ search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Denmark</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Central Business Register
					</td>
					<td>
						VIRK
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Det centrale virksomhedsregister" href="http://cvr.dk/Site/Forms/CMS/DisplayPage.aspx?pageid=0">virk.dk</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="DK search" href="http://cvr.dk/site/forms/businessresearch/research.aspx">DK search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Estonia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						E-Äriregister
					</td>
					<td>
						RIK
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Äriregistri Teabes&amp;umml;steem (Central Commercial Register)" href="https://ariregister.rik.ee/index.py?lang=eng">ariregister.rik.ee</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="EE search" href="https://ariregister.rik.ee/liht_kanded.py">EE search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
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				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Finland</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Riku Itäpuro 2008/03/07 -->
					<td>
						Yritys-Ja Yhteisötietojärjestelmä
					</td>
					<td>
						BIS
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Finnish Business Information System" href="http://www.ytj.fi/english/">www.ytj.fi</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="BIS-search" href="http://www.ytj.fi/english/yrityshaku.aspx?path=1704;1736;2052&amp;kielikoodi=3">BIS search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>France</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Richard Migneron 2008/06/04, Guillaume Rogmany 2008/08/19 -->
					<td>
						Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie
					</td>
					<td>
						CCI
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie" href="http://www.cci.fr">www.cci.fr</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.cii.fr/do_recherche_libre?search=">CCI search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td></td>
					<td>
						Registre National du Commerce et de Sociétés
					</td>
					<td>
						INPI
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="National Register for trade and associations" href="http://www.euridile.inpi.fr/">www.euridile.inpi.fr</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.euridile.inpi.fr/weur3/init.ow?WRNCSRV2=1314091302729960">Euridile search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td></td>
					<td>
						InfoGreffe
					</td>
					<td>
						IG
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="L'Information Legale sur les Entreprises" href="http://www.infogreffe.fr/">www.infogreffe.fr</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.infogreffe.fr/infogreffe/switchLocale.do?lang=en&amp;cty=GB">InfoGreffe search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr><!--
					<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Germany</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Handelsregister Portal
					</td>
					<td>
						HR
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Gemeinsames Registerportal der Länder" href="http://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.do">www.handelsregister.de</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Normale Suche" href="http://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/mask.do;jsessionid=0EAD204EBE7A43A2C1AE8A76CA6B0FA6.tc03n04?Typ=n">DE search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Greece</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Athens Chamber of<br />
						Commerce and Industry
					</td>
					<td>
						ACCI
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry" href="http://www.acci.gr/en_index2.htm">www.acci.gr</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="business search" href="http://jobs.acci.gr/bs/eng/search.asp">ACCI search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Hungary</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Ministry of Justice
					</td>
					<td>
						IM
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Commercial Register" href="http://www.im.hu/?katid=2&amp;id=53&amp;mi=2">www.im.hu</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
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				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Ireland</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Andrew Barnes 2008/04/22, Sam Johnston 2008/04/16 -->
					<td>
						Companies Registration Office
					</td>
					<td>
						CRO
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Companies Registration Office" href="http://www.cro.ie/">www.cro.ie</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.cro.ie/search/">Company Search</a>
					</td>
					<td>Company</td>
					<td>Company Number</td>
					<td>
						Company Printout
					</td>
					<td>
						€3.50
					</td>
				</tr><!--
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Italy</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						InfoCamere
					</td>
					<td>
						IC
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Italian Chamber of Commerce" href="http://web.telemaco.infocamere.it/">webtelemaco.infocamere.it</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Infocamere Assistenza" href="http://assistenza.infocamere.it/">IT search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Latvia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Lursoft
					</td>
					<td>
						LS
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Register for Latvian" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=138&amp;v=lv&amp;v=en">www.lursoft.lv</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="database of all companies registered" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=16&amp;v=en">Lursoft search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Lithuania</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Juridiniu Asmenu Registras
					</td>
					<td>
						JAR
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Commercial Register by Ministry of Justice" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/index_en.php">www.registrucentras.lt</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="search of legal entities" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar_p_en/">LT search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
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					<td>
						<i>Luxembourg</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Registre de<br />
						Commerce et des Sociétés
					</td>
					<td>
						RCSL
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés" href="https://www.rcsl.lu/mjrcs/index.do">www.rcsl.lu</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="extract search" href="https://www.rcsl.lu/mjrcs/extractConsultDocuments.do?removeList=true&amp;removeDetail=true&amp;isFromIndex=true">LU search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Malta</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Registry of Companies
					</td>
					<td>
						RNFS
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Register of Corporations and Traders" href="http://registry.mfsa.com.mt/">registry.mfsa.com.mt</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Name check" href="http://www.mfsa.com.mt/MFSAWebServices/">MT search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Netherlands</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Teus Hagen 2008/05/13 -->
					<td>
						Kamer van Koophandel
					</td>
					<td>
						KvK
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Kamer van Koophyandel" href="http://www.kvk.nl/">www.kvk.nl</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.kvk.nl/handelsregister/zoekenframeset.asp?url=https://server.db.kvk.nl/wwwsrvu/html/direct.htm">KvK search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Poland</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Ministry of Justice
					</td>
					<td>
						CORS
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="No Company Register in Place" href="http://opp.ms.gov.pl/">opp.ms.gov.pl</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Portugal</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Conservatórias do<br />
						Registo Comercial
					</td>
					<td>
						RC
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Registo Commercial" href="http://www.dgrn.mj.pt/db_com/endcom1.asp">www.dgrn.mj.pt</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Romania</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						ReCom<br />
						Min. of Justice
					</td>
					<td>
						ReCom
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="National Trade Register Office" href="http://recom.onrc.ro/indexe.htm">recom.onrc.ro</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="free search via guest_e/guest_e" href="https://recom5-ssl.onrc.ro/cgi-bin/recom.cgi">HU search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Slovakia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Obchodný register
					</td>
					<td>
						ORSR
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Min of Justice Company register" href="http://www.orsr.sk/default.asp?lan=en">www.orsr.sk</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company register search" href="http://www.orsr.sk/search_subjekt.asp?lan=en">SK search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Slovenia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Register Podjetij
					</td>
					<td>
						GZS
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Slovenian Commercial Register of Min of Commerce and Industry" href="http://www.gzs.si/register%5Feng/">www.gzs.si</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Search company by name" href="http://www.gzs.si/register%5Feng/isk_1kr.asp">SI search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Spain</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Registro Mercantil Central
					</td>
					<td>
						RMC
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Central Mercantile Register" href="http://www.ncc.es">www.nnc.es</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Sweden</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Erik Dalén 2008/05/22 -->
					<td>
						Skatteverket
					</td>
					<td>
						SKAT
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Skatteverket" href="http://www.skatteverket.se/">www.skatteverket.se</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.skatteverket.se/skatter/adressuppgiftviafax.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80003127.html">SE search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td></td>
					<td>
						Bolagsverket
					</td>
					<td>
						BOL
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Bolasverket Regsitry of Ministry of Commerce" href="http://www.bolagsverket.se/">www.bolagsverket.se</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Company Search" href="https://snr4.bolagsverket.se/snrgate/flik.do?flik=sok">SE search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>United Kingdom</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Conall O'Brien 2008/04/22, Sam Johnston 2008/04/22 -->
					<td>
						Companies House
					</td>
					<td>
						CH
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Companies House" href="http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/">www.companieshouse.gov.uk</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Web Check" href="http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/WebCHeck/fastrack/">CH search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
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					<td colspan="5">
						<i><strong>Other Countries</strong></i>
					</td>
				</tr><!--
					<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Andorra</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Oficina de Marques
					</td>
					<td>
						OMPA
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="General Registry for Trade and Commerce" href="http://www.ompa.ad/indexang.html">www.ompa.ad</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Trade Name search" href="http://www.ompa.ad/angles/comerc/cerca.htm">AD search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Bosinia &amp; Herzegovina</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Gosodarska komora Federacije<br />
						Bosne i Hercegovine
					</td>
					<td>
						KFBiH
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Sate and private corporations and cooperatives" href="http://www.kfbih.com/eng/">www.kfbih.com</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="entity search" href="http://www.kfbih.com/eng/companyreg.htm">BH search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Croatia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Registar Poslovnih Subjekata
					</td>
					<td>
						BIZNET
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Register of business entities in Republic of Croatia" href="http://www1.biznet.hr/HgkWeb/do/extlogon?lang=en_GB">www1.biznet.hr</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="search" href="http://www1.biznet.hr/HgkWeb/do/language?lang=en_GB">CR search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Gibraltar</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Companies House
					</td>
					<td>
						CH
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Gibraltar Finance Centre" href="http://www.companieshouse.gi/">www.companieshouse.gi</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="service is not free" href="http://www.companieshouse.gi/namesearchauth.html">non free service</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Norway</i>:
					</td><!-- ack: Dag Hovland 2008/05/09 -->
					<td>
						Brønnøysund Register Centre
					</td>
					<td>
						BRC
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Brønnøysundregistrene" href="http://www.brreg.no/">www.brreg.no</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td></td>
					<td>
						Nøkkelopplysninger<br />
						fra Enhetsregisteret
					</td>
					<td>
						BRREQ
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret" href="http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/">w2.brreg.no</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
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					<td>
						<i>Serbia</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Serbian Commercial Register<br />
						Агенција за<br />
						привредне регистре
					</td>
					<td>
						SCR
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Serbian Commercial Register" href="http://www2.apr.sr.gov.yu/default.aspx">www.apr.sr.gov.yu</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="search" href="http://www.apr.sr.gov.yu/RepsisPublicSite/Search/GeneralEnterpriseSearch.aspx?lngrnd=877165440">YU search</a>
					</td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
					<td></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<i>Switzerland</i>:
					</td>
					<td>
						Central Business<br />
						Names Index portal
					</td>
					<td>
						Zefix
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="Registry portal by Federal Office of Justice" href="http://www.zefix.admin.ch/">www.zefix.admin.ch</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						<a title="search" href="http://www.zefix.admin.ch/zfx-cgi/hrform.cgi/hraPage?alle_eintr=on&amp;pers_sort=original&amp;pers_num=0&amp;language=4&amp;col_width=366&amp;amt=007">CH search portal</a>
					</td>
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