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<title>CACert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for countries in Europe. <title>CACert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for countries with official Trade Office Registry.
</title> </title>
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<h1> <h1>
CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy<br>for countriers in Europe<br>with a national Trade Office Register CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy<br>for countries<br>with a national (official) Trade Office Registry
</h1> </h1>
<p> <p>
<a href="../PolicyOnPolicy.html"><img src="../Images/cacert-wip.png" alt="CAcert Policy Status" style="border-style: none;" height="31" width="88"></a><br> <a href="../PolicyOnPolicy.html"><img src="../Images/cacert-wip.png" alt="CAcert Policy Status" style="border-style: none;" height="31" width="88"></a><br>
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0. Preliminaries 0. Preliminaries
</h2> </h2>
<p> <p>
This CAcert sub-policy extends the Organisation Assurance Policy This CAcert subsidary policy (sub-policy) specifies how
("OAP") by specifying how Organisation Assurance is to be conducted by Organisation Assurance is conducted on Organisations
the assigned Organisation Assurer ("OA") under the supervision of the registered by official Trade Office Registries,
Organisation Assurance Officer ("OAO") for entities within the defined following the European style of
scope. </p> Chambers of Commerce.
</p>
</p>
This sub-policy extends the Organisation Assurance Policy
("OAP").
It specifies how Registries are determined,
what steps to take in adding them, and roles and responsibilities.
</p>
<h2> <h2>
1. Scope 1. Scope
</h2> </h2>
<p> This sub-policy is applicable <p> This sub-policy is applicable
to organisations registered with the Trade Office Registry as tabled in to organisations registered with an official Trade Office Registry
paragraph 3.1 of this sub-policy:<br> ("Registry").
Approved Registries are tabled in
paragraph Appendix 1 of this sub-policy.
</p> </p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Legal entities in the European Union and other European countries:<br>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;">
<li>Government Bodies &amp; Instrumentalities;
</li>
<li>Private Owned Companies;
</li>
<li>Limited Companies;
</li>
<li>Clubs, Societies &amp; Associations;
</li>
<li>Cooperations and mutual safeguarding Societies;
</li>
<li>Foundations;
</li>
<li>Sole Trader or Professional;
</li>
<li>Partnerships: Trade, Silent Partnership, Free Profession;
</li>
<li>Churches/Religious Groups.
</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>European legal entities:
European Economic Collaboration (EESV), European Limited Company (SE), European Cooperation (SCE).
</li>
<li>Foreign
legal entities subjected to foreign jurisdiction but active in mainly
in the EU country. The entity has registration duties in the EU (fin.
year report, extract foreign TRO, accountant report. E.g. Private
Limited Company (Ltd) in UK foreign jurisdiction but mainly active in
an EU country. </li>
</ol>
<h2> <h2>
2. Requirements 2. Requirements
</h2> </h2>
<p> <p>
This section describes any scope specific requirements that are not otherwise defined in the OAP. This section describes any scope-specific requirements that are not otherwise defined in the Organisation Assurance Policy (OAP).
</p> </p>
<h3> <h3>
2.1 Organisation 2.1 Organisation
</h3> </h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <p>
<li>For This sub-policy is applicable
Applicants with individual liability operating under their own name to organisations that are, and are intended to be,
business name registration is optional. These Applicants can be assured registered with the official Trade Office Registry.
as company (Trade Office Registration is required) and/or as The Registry itself defines what forms of organisation
individual: CAcert Assurance Programme.</li> may be registered. They may include, amongst others:
<li>Applicants must be a valid legal entity but may have an arbitrary number of registered trading names. private companies, clubs Societies &amp; Associations,
</li> partnerships, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations, etc.
</ol> </p>
<h3>
2.2 Unincorporated Organisations
</h3>
<p>
<b>Registered Names.</b>
Where an approved Registry specifically maintains a register for
local entities that trade without formal incorporation,
the Registry entry will present independent evidence of the
name, as demanded by
<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php#5">OAP#5.d</a>.
This may apply to
organisations such as
Sole Traders,
Doing-Business-As traders (DBAs),
Partnerships,
Church and Religious groups,
etc.
</p>
<p>
As such entities have differing legal statuses
with different liabilities.
The named entity may not be capable of legally becoming
a Member of CAcert,
<i>independently and separately from the individuals within</i>.
The Organisation Assurer (OA) must then take care to identify which individuals
are Members, and which are therefore the natural legal
entities behind the names.
</p>
<p>
The general standard for assurance of an unincorporated entity
with a Registered Name is that the result is
equivalent to assurance of an individual Member, or Members,
with the addition of the Registered Name.
</p>
<p>
There is no limit to the number of Registered Names that
a Member may have.
</p>
<p>
<b>Foreign Entities.</b><br>
Where a local Registry requires foreign entities to register,
this registration <s>MAY NOT</s> <b>MAY</b> be used for Organisation Assurance.
<font color="green"><i>See USA debate, foreign entites must Organisation Assurer in home state.</i></font>
<br>
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.
</p>
<h3> <h3>
2.2 Records 2.2 Records
</h3> </h3>
Historic supplemental documents may be accepted where it can be proven that <p>
material changes have not been made (eg via absence of subsequent Records supplied by the Registry must be one of the following forms:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
Formal originals on paper,
where they are extracted from the Registry
in an independent manner;
</li>
<li>
Extracts from an online service provided by the Registry,
acquired by the Organisation Assurer
in a secure and independent manner;
</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). submissions in official document listings).
Such acceptance should applicable to the particular
<h3> jurisdiction, as documented by the Organisation Assurer,
2.3 Application Form and under any process he determines.
</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>The licensing authority must be specified where applicable.
<br>
This is optional for sole traders, sole professionals and partnerships
operating under their own name(s): CAcert Assurance Programme. </li>
<li>The registry Identifier must be specified where applicable.
<br>
This is optional for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s): CAcert Assurance Programme.
</li> </li>
</ol> </ol>
<p>
The set of records supplied by the Registry is called the Extract,
defined below.
</p>
<h2> <h2>
3. Registration 3. The Trade Office Registry
</h2> </h2>
<p>
Examples of
Registries are: <i>Chambers of Commerce</i>
in (continental) European,
<i>Companies House</i> in the United Kingdom,
<i>Ministry of Justice, Finance, or Commerce</i> in east Europe,
and the <i>Secretary of State</i>
in each of the United States of America.
</p>
<h3> <h3>
3.1 Trade Office Registries 3.1 Criteria for a Registry
</h3> </h3>
<p> <p>
Organisation accepted for Assurance under this policy is an An Organisation can be accepted for Assurance under this policy if
organisation or entity registered with a national operating formal registered with a formal Trade Office Registry.
Trade Office Registry in the country, as tabled in Appendix I (Trade The criteria for a Trade Office Registry is:
Office Registries in EU countries and other European countries).</p> </p>
<p>The criteria for adding a country and the national Trade Office Registry: <ol>
</p><ol> <li>The Registry follows the general model of
<li>The Trade Office Registry follows the trade office model, in which <i>Trade Offices</i>, in that,
the trade office is a formal authority for registering legal entities it is a formal authority for
(not individuals).</li> dealing with local trade matters
<li>The Trade Office Registry is a formal entity under national (European) law.</li> effecting organisations (not individuals);
<li>The Trade Office Registry is defined in the table of Appendix I.</li> </li>
<li>The Trade Office Registry has a reliable search facility service. <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 The service may carry costs which are reimbursed from the organisation
applicant.</li> applicant;</li>
<li>The Trade Office Registry provides an Extract of the registration, <li>The Registry (or, its search facility)
providing location, type of organisation, full name of the can provide an Extract of the registration of the entity,
organisation, directors with signature power and their signature below.
structure, organisation registration "Identification" number.</li>
<li>Any entity which has a registration Extract from the trade office is accepted.
</li> </li>
</ol> </ol>
<p>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.
<p>
<h3> <h3>
3.2 Domain Registrars 3.1 Extracts
</h3> </h3>
<p> <p>
Every European country has a Domain Registrar for the ccTLD country code The Extract is the set of records provided by the Registry.
under which a company domain may have a domain registration. Domain The Extract is to include the following information
registration of a organisation domain is checked with national Domain about the entity:
Registry via whois and other means.</p> </p>
<h3> <ol><li>
3.2 Registry Identifiers <i>location</i> (at least within Registry's area),
</h3> </li><li>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <i>type</i> of organisation,
<li>Trade Office Registration Identifier, a unique registration number obtained from the Trade Office Registry. </li><li>
</li> full <i>name</i> of the organisation,
</ol> </li><li>
<h3> <i>director(s)</i> with signing power and their signature structure,
3.3 Documents </li><li>
</h3> unique registration <i>Identifier</i> or number within Registry.</li>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> </li></ol>
<li>The Extract from the Trade Office Registry.
</li> <p>
</ol> Organisation Assurance
is available to any entity which can provide the above Extract.
</p>
<h2> <h2>
4. Processes 4. Assurance Process
</h2> </h2>
<h3> <h3>
4.1 Assurance 4.1 General Requirements
</h3> </h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Each person listed in an application must be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email.
</li>
<li>All entities must be verified by a office trade registry search.
</li>
<li>Partnership
applicants must additionally be verified via an Extract as a current
individual member and should be a managing partner. </li>
<li>Company applications must be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company:
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;">
<li>Officeholder
Applicants (directors or preferably secretary) must be verified in an
"Extract" (obtained from the Trade Office Registry by the OA where
fees are reclaimable from the applicant). </li>
<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 OA Officer. </li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p> <p>
</p><h1>Appendix I</h1> The Organisation Assurer should take note of the following.
</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Each Organisation Assurance is for one organisation only, but may include multiple names;</li>
<li>The Organisation Administrator (O-Admin) must be an Assurer;</li>
<li>All organisations must be verified by a Registry search by the Organisation Assurer.
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
4.2 Requirements for Companies
</h3>
<p>
For Companies requesting Organisation Assurance under this subsidiary policy:
</p>
<ul>
<li>The application must be made by an individual
who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the organisation:
<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>
Any other Applicant must prove that
they are duly
authorised to sign on behalf of
the entity.
For example, via explicit written delegation
or under company rules.
This will require due diligence
to be conducted by the Organisation Assurer,
to the standard and/or for approval
by the Organisation Assurer. </li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
4.2 Requirements for Individuals
</h3>
<p>
For Individuals requesting Organisation Assurance under this subsidiary policy:
</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>The individual Member must be an Assurer;</li>
<li>The individual Member acts as her own Organisation Administrator.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
4.3 Requirements for Partnerships
</h3>
<p>
For Partnerships requesting Organisation Assurance under this subsidiary policy:
</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>The Partners must be verified via the Extract;</li>
<li>The applying Partner (signatory) must be a Member and Assurer;</li>
<li>
Where the Assurer-Partner is not the managing Partner,
further due diligence should be conducted.
For small partnerships, the Organisation Assurer should be satisfied that the managing partner
is aware-in-writing of the activity.
For large partnerships, the verified role and title of
the Assurer-Partner is sufficient and applicable to the activity.
</li>
<li>The Assurer-Partner may delegate the role of Organisation Administrator
to another Assurer within the Organisation.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
4.4 CAcert Organisation Assurance (COAP) Form
</h3>
<p>
On the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme Form (COAP Form),
the following must be specified:
</p>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li><i>The licensing authority</i> (Trade Office Registry);
</li>
<li><i>The unique registration Identifier</i> or number
(where issued; a Registry may not issues a unique Identifier for sole traders and partnerships);
</li>
<li>
The <i>type of entity</i> that is registered,
according to the classification created
by the Registry.
</li>
</ol>
<p>
The essential purpose of the information is to permit
the Organisation Assurer and others to clearly and accurately identify the entry
held by the Registry.
</p>
<p>
<h2>
5. Roles and Responsibilities
</h2>
<h3>
5.1 Organisation Assurer (OA)
</h3>
<p>
The Organisation Assurer (OA) 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 Assurer 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>
<h3>
5.2 Senior Organisation Assurers
</h3>
<p>
The Organisation Assurer officer may delegate local
senior Organisation Assurers to lead
activities within the areas of each Registry,
or within countries in general.
The powers of such a delegate are undefined,
and the responsibility remains with the Organisation Assurer officer.
</p>
<h3>
5.3 Organisation Assurer (AO)
</h3>
<p>
The Organisation Assurer (OA) is to be tested according to Organisation Assurance Policy.
Such testing is to include above documents kept by Organisation Assurer.
</p>
<!-- ******************************************************* -->
<br><br><br> <hr width="50%" size="5">
<h1>Appendix I</h1>
<h2>Table of accepted Trade Office Registries for EU countries</h2> <h2>Table of accepted Trade Office Registries for EU countries</h2>
<p> <p>
The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted registry. The orange dot<font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a registry being accepted. The red dot <font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a registry awaiting feedback from that country to be accepted for company registration Extracts. The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted Registry. The orange dot <font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a Registry being accepted. The red dot <font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a Registry awaiting feedback from that country to be accepted for organisation registration Extracts.
</p> </p>
<table> <table>
<thead> <thead>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td></td> <td></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
<th align="left">registry</th> <th align="left">Registry</th>
<th></th> <th align="left">ID</th>
<th align="left">web address</th> <th align="left">web address</th>
<th align="left">search address</th> <th align="left">search address</th>
</tr> </tr>
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<td><i>Austria</i>:</td> <td><i>Austria</i>:</td>
<!-- Confirmed 2008-08-18 Philipp Dunkel --> <!-- Confirmed 2008-08-18 Philipp Dunkel -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Bundesministerium<br>f&umml;r Justiz</td> <td>Bundesministerium<br>f&uuml;r Justiz</td>
<td></td> <td>BMJ</td>
<td><a title="Firmenbuch" href="http://www.bmj.gv.at/buergerinfo/index.php">www.bmj.gv.at</a></td> <td><a title="Firmenbuch" href="http://www.bmj.gv.at/buergerinfo/index.php">www.bmj.gv.at</a></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
</tr> </tr>
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</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>Finland</i>:</td> <td><i>Finland</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Riku Itäpuro 2008/03/07 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Yritys-Ja<br>Yhteis&ouml;tietoj&auml;rjestelm&auml;</td> <td>Yritys-Ja<br>Yhteis&ouml;tietoj&auml;rjestelm&auml;</td>
<td>BIS</td> <td>BIS</td>
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</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>France</i>:</td> <td><i>France</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Richard Migneron 2008/06/04, Guillaume Rogmany 2008/08/19 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Chambre de Commerce<br>et d'Industrie</td> <td>Chambre de Commerce<br>et d'Industrie</td>
<td>CCI</td> <td>CCI</td>
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<td><i>Germany</i>:</td> <td><i>Germany</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Handelsregister Portal</td> <td>Handelsregister Portal</td>
<td></td> <td>HR</td>
<td><a title="Gemeinsames Registerportal der L&auml;nder" href="http://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.do">www.handelsregister.de</a></td> <td><a title="Gemeinsames Registerportal der L&auml;nder" 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><a title="Normale Suche" href="http://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/mask.do;jsessionid=0EAD204EBE7A43A2C1AE8A76CA6B0FA6.tc03n04?Typ=n">DE search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -326,12 +562,13 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Hungary</i>:</td> <td><i>Hungary</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Ministry of Justice</td> <td>Ministry of Justice</td>
<td></td> <td>IM</td>
<td><a title="Commercial Register" href="http://www.im.hu/?katid=2&id=53&mi=2">www.im.hu</a></td> <td><a title="Commercial Register" href="http://www.im.hu/?katid=2&id=53&mi=2">www.im.hu</a></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>Ireland</i>:</td> <td><i>Ireland</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Andrew Barnes 2008/04/22, Sam Johnston 2008/04/16 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Companies Registration Office</td> <td>Companies Registration Office</td>
<td>CRO</td> <td>CRO</td>
@ -342,7 +579,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Italy</i>:</td> <td><i>Italy</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>InfoCamere</td> <td>InfoCamere</td>
<td></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="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><a title="Infocamere Assistenza" href="http://assistenza.infocamere.it/">IT search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
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<td><i>Latvia</i>:</td> <td><i>Latvia</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Lursoft</td> <td>Lursoft</td>
<td></td> <td>LS</td>
<td><a title="Company Register for Latvian" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=138&v=lv&v=en">www.lursoft.lv</a></td> <td><a title="Company Register for Latvian" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=138&v=lv&v=en">www.lursoft.lv</a></td>
<td><a title="database of all companies registered" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=16&v=en">Lursoft search</td> <td><a title="database of all companies registered" href="http://www.lursoft.lv/?a=16&v=en">Lursoft search</td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -358,7 +595,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Lithuania</i>:</td> <td><i>Lithuania</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Juridiniu Asmenu Registras</td> <td>Juridiniu Asmenu Registras</td>
<td></td> <td>JAR</td>
<td><a title="Commercial Register by Ministry of Justice" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/index_en.php">www.registrucentras.lt</td> <td><a title="Commercial Register by Ministry of Justice" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/index_en.php">www.registrucentras.lt</td>
<td><a title="search of legal entities" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar_p_en/">LT search</a></td> <td><a title="search of legal entities" href="http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar_p_en/">LT search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -380,6 +617,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>Netherlands</i>:</td> <td><i>Netherlands</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Teus Hagen 2008/05/13 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Kamer van Koophandel</td> <td>Kamer van Koophandel</td>
<td>KvK</td> <td>KvK</td>
@ -398,7 +636,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Portugal</i>:</td> <td><i>Portugal</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Conservat&oacute;rias do<br>Registo Comercial</td> <td>Conservat&oacute;rias do<br>Registo Comercial</td>
<td></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><a title="Registo Commercial" href="http://www.dgrn.mj.pt/db_com/endcom1.asp">www.dgrn.mj.pt</a></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -436,9 +674,10 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>Sweden</i>:</td> <td><i>Sweden</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Erik Dalén 2008/05/22 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Skatteverket</td> <td>Skatteverket</td>
<td></td> <td>SKAT</td>
<td><a title="Skatteverket" href="http://www.skatteverket.se/">www.skatteverket.se</a></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><a title="Company Search"href="http://www.skatteverket.se/skatter/adressuppgiftviafax.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80003127.html">SE search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -446,12 +685,13 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i></i></td> <td><i></i></td>
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Bolagsverket</td> <td>Bolagsverket</td>
<td></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="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><a title="Company Search"href="https://snr4.bolagsverket.se/snrgate/flik.do?flik=sok">SE search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>United Kingdom</i>:</td> <td><i>United Kingdom</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Conall O'Brien 2008/04/22, Sam Johnston 2008/04/22 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Companies House</td> <td>Companies House</td>
<td>CH</td> <td>CH</td>
@ -462,15 +702,15 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
</table> </table>
<h2>Table of accepted Trade Office Registries for other European countries</h2> <h2>Table of accepted Trade Office Registries for other European countries</h2>
<p> <p>
The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted registry. The orange <font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a registry being accepted. The red dot <font sie="+2" color="red">&#8226;</font> denotes a registry awaiting feedback from that country to be accepted for company registration Extracts. The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted Registry. The orange <font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes a Registry being accepted. The red dot <font sie="+2" color="red">&#8226;</font> denotes a Registry awaiting feedback from that country to be accepted for company registration Extracts.
</p> </p>
<table> <table>
<thead> <thead>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td></td> <td></td>
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">?</font></td> <td valign="top"></td>
<th align="left">registry</th> <th align="left">Registry</th>
<th></th> <th>ID</th>
<th align="left">web address</th> <th align="left">web address</th>
<th align="left">search address</th> <th align="left">search address</th>
</tr> </tr>
@ -496,7 +736,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Bosinia &<br>Herzegovina</i>:</td> <td><i>Bosinia &<br>Herzegovina</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Gosodarska komora Federacije<br>Bosne i Hercegovine</td> <td>Gosodarska komora Federacije<br>Bosne i Hercegovine</td>
<td></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="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><a title="entity search" href="http://www.kfbih.com/eng/companyreg.htm">BH search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -512,15 +752,16 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Gibraltar</i>:</td> <td><i>Gibraltar</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Companies House</td> <td>Companies House</td>
<td></td> <td>CH</td>
<td><a title="Gibraltar Finance Centre" href="http://www.companieshouse.gi/">www.companieshouse.gi</a></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><a title="service is not free" href="http://www.companieshouse.gi/namesearchauth.html">non free service</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td><i>Norway</i>:</td> <td><i>Norway</i>:</td>
<!-- ack: Dag Hovland 2008/05/09 -->
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Br&oslash;nn&oslash;ysund Register Centre</td> <td>Br&oslash;nn&oslash;ysund Register Centre</td>
<td></td> <td>BRC</td>
<td><a title="Br&oslash;nn&oslash;ysundregistrene" href="http://www.brreg.no/">www.brreg.no</a></td> <td><a title="Br&oslash;nn&oslash;ysundregistrene" href="http://www.brreg.no/">www.brreg.no</a></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -528,7 +769,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i></i></td> <td><i></i></td>
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>N&oslash;kkelopplysninger<br>fra Enhetsregisteret</td> <td>N&oslash;kkelopplysninger<br>fra Enhetsregisteret</td>
<td></td> <td>BRREQ</td>
<td><a title="N&oslash;kkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret" href="http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/">w2.brreg.no</a></td> <td><a title="N&oslash;kkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret" href="http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/">w2.brreg.no</a></td>
<td></td> <td></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -536,7 +777,7 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
<td><i>Serbia</i>:</td> <td><i>Serbia</i>:</td>
<td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="red" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>
<td>Serbian Commercial Register<br>Агенција за<br>привредне регистре</td> <td>Serbian Commercial Register<br>Агенција за<br>привредне регистре</td>
<td></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="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><a title="search" href="http://www.apr.sr.gov.yu/RepsisPublicSite/Search/GeneralEnterpriseSearch.aspx?lngrnd=877165440">YU search</a></td>
</tr> </tr>
@ -550,10 +791,19 @@ The green dot <font color="green" size="+2">&#8226;</font> denotes an accepted r
</tr> </tr>
</tbody> </tbody>
</table> </table>
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Not part of CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy definition</h1>
<p>The provided information in this part is for reference information only.</p>
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<p>
Not part of CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy definition.
The provided information in this part is for reference information only.</p>
<h2>National acts on digital signatures</h2> <h2>National acts on digital signatures</h2>
<p> <p>
<i>Comment</i>: <i>Comment</i>:
@ -699,10 +949,16 @@ Digital Signatures may be accepted under implementation of EU European Directive
</tbody></table> </tbody></table>
<h2>Table with country top level domain registries</h2> <h2>Table with country top level domain registries</h2>
<p>
Every European country has a Domain Registrar for the ccTLD country code
under which a company domain may have an internet domain registration. Domain
registration of a organisation domain is checked with national Domain
Registry via whois and other means.</p>
<p> <p>
</p><table> </p><table>
<tbody><tr valign="top"> <tbody><tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">?</font></td><th></th><th align="left">domain registry</th><th align="left">web address</th><th align="left">ccTLD</th><th align="left">whois</th> <td valign="top"><font color="green" size="+2">?</font></td><th></th><th align="left">domain registrar</th><th align="left">web address</th><th align="left">ccTLD</th><th align="left">whois</th>
</tr> </tr>
<tr valign="top"> <tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="orange" size="+2">&#8226;</font></td>