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- CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Ireland
+ CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Ireland
- Author(s): Sam Johnston
- Creation date: WIP 2008-03-25 V0.3
- Status: WIP 2008-03-XXX
- Date next status: changes expected in April 2008.
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+ Author: Sam Johnston
+ Creation date: 2008-03-25
+ Status: WIP 2008-04-25
+ Next status: DRAFT 04-2008
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This sub-policy is applicable to:
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- Irish legal entities:
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- Sole Traders
- Partnerships
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2.1 Organisation
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- For sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s), business name registration is OPTIONAL.
- 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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- - 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.
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+ - Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000.
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+ - Historic documents MAY be accepted where it can be proven that material changes have not been made (eg via absence of subsequent submissions in official document listings).
2.3 Application Form
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- 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)).
- Company Number or Business Name Number MUST be specified where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)).
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3.1 Registries
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- Companies Registration Office ("CRO") [http://www.cro.ie/]
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- Company Search [http://www.cro.ie/search/]
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3.2 Identifiers
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- Business Name Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when an entity registers a business name.
- Company Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when a body becomes registered as a company.
- Business Name Numbers and Company Numbers are NOT interchangeable so type must always be specified.
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3.3 Documents
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- CRO Company Printout
- CRO Business Name Printout
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4.1 Assurance
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- Each person listed in an application MUST be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email.
- Sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s) MAY be automatically approved without further checks.
- - All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'.
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- All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company or Business Name Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'.
- Partnership applicants MUST additionally be verified via a Business Name Printout as a current individual member and SHOULD be a managing partner.
- Company applications MUST be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company:
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- - 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.
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+ - Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" (obtained from the CRO by the OA where fees are reclaimable from the applicant).
- - 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.
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- 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 OAO.
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