Date next status: changes expected in April 2008.<br/>
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0. Preliminaries
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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.
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1. Scope
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This sub-policy is applicable to:<br/>
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<li>Irish legal entities:<br/>
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<li>Sole Traders
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<li>Partnerships
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<li>Companies
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2. Requirements
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This section describes any scope specific requirements that are not otherwise defined in the OAP.
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2.1 Organisation
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<li>For sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s), business name registration is OPTIONAL.
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<li>Applicants MUST be a valid legal entity but MAY have an arbitrary number of registered trading names.
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2.2 Records
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<li>Digital Signatures CAN be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000.
<li>The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'Companies Registration Office, Ireland' where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)).
<li>Company Number or Business Name Number MUST be specified where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)).
<li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" which SHALL be obtained for a fee (reclaimable from the applicant) by the OA from CRO.
<li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under company rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the AO.
