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>Norwegian legal entities:<br/>
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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 MAY be accepted in Norway under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the ??? Act.
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<li>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).
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2.3 Application Form
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<li>The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'Brønnøysundregistrene, Norway' for Companies.
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<li>Organisation number <i>Organisasjonsnummeret</i> MUST be specified where applicable.
<li><i>Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret</i> [<atitle="Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret"href="http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/">http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/</a>]<br/>
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3.2 Identifiers
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<li>The organization number <i>Organisasjonsnummeret</i> is a unique 9 digit identifying number assigned by <i>Brønnøysundregisteret</i>.
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3.3 Documents
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<li>Register Transcript <i>Enhetsregisteret</i>
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4. Processes
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4.1 Assurance
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<li>Each person listed in an application MUST be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email.
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<!-- <li>Sole traders operating under their own name(s) MAY be automatically approved without further checks.
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<li>Partnerships operating under the names of the individual partners MUST have verified approval of all of the individuals (eg by digitally signed emails).
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<li>All other trading names MUST be manually verified to the satisfaction of the OA with reference to TWO OR MORE of the following:<br/>
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<li>Company Stationery (annotated per Business Names Act 1995)
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<li>Particulars of Ownership notices (per section 4 of Business Names Act 1995)
<li>Limited Liability Partnership applicants MUST additionally be verified with CH as a current individual member (eg via a Current Appointments Report).
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<li>Company applications MUST be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company:
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<li>Officeholder applicants (eg <i>Daglig leder/adm.direktør</i>) MUST be verified in a "Enhetsregisteret" (obtained from CH by the OA where fees are reclaimable from the applicant).
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<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 OAO.
Sam Johnston
17 years ago