<li>organisations registered in Europe with an official Trade Office Registry ("Approved Registry"), following the European style of Chambers of Commerce.
<li>organisations registered in Europe with an official Trade Office Registry ("Approved Registry").
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The set of records supplied by the Registry is called the Extract, defined below.
The records supplied by the Registry is called the Extract, defined below.
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3. The Trade Office Registry
3. Registration
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<i>Examples of Registries are: Chambers of Commerce in (continental) European, Companies House in the United Kingdom, Ministry of Justice, Finance, or Commerce in east Europe, and the Secretary of State in each of the United States of America.</i>
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).
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<h3>
3.1 Criteria for a Registry
3.1 Criteria for Approved Registries
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<p>
An Organisation can be accepted for Assurance under this policy if registered with a formal Trade Office Registry. The criteria for a Trade Office Registry is:
An Organisation can be accepted for Assurance under this policy if registered with an Approved Registry. The criteria for Approved Registries is:
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<li>The Registry follows the general model of <i>Trade Offices</i>, in that, it is a formal authority for dealing with local trade matters effecting organisations (not individuals);
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<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
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<li>The Registry is formally empowered to register corporate entities (organisations) under national law;
<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>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.
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Approved Registries are defined in Appendix I. Addition of new Registries is by means of the routine Policy on Policy process, and is controlled by the policy group, on submission by Organisation Assurer.
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<li>The Registry must be listed in Appendix I following the routine Policy on Policy process, controlled by the policy group.
</li>
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<h3>
3.1 Extracts
</h3>
<p>
The Extract is the set of records provided by the Registry. The Extract is to include the following information about the entity:
The Extract is the records provided by the Approved Registry, which must include (at least) the following information:
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<i>location</i> (at least within Registry's area),
<i>Unique Identifier</i> for the organisation within the Approved Registry.
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<li>
<i>type</i> of organisation,
<i>Full Name</i> of the legal entity(s)
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<li>full <i>name</i> of the organisation,
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<i>Location</i> (which must be within the area the Approved Registry is responsible for),
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<li>
<i>director(s)</i> with signing power and their signature structure,
<i>Type</i> of organisation (e.g. Company, Partnership, Sole Trader)
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<li>unique registration <i>Identifier</i> or number within Registry.
<li>
<i>Representatives</i> of the legal entity(s) with signing power and their signature structure (e.g. Directors, Partners)
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Organisation Assurance is available to any entity which can provide the above Extract.
Organisation Assurance is available to any <strong>active</strong>entity which can provide the above Extract.
Sam Johnston
16 years ago