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European Business Register Congress of the Notaries of Europe, Brussels, 28 June 2011. What is EBR. An association of the national business registers The hub of an online network “ One-stop-shop ” to access company information Access to over 20 million companies Full multi-lingual capacity
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European Business RegisterCongress of the Notaries of Europe, Brussels, 28 June 2011
What is EBR • An association of the national business registers • The hub of an online network • “One-stop-shop” to access company information • Access to over 20 million companies • Full multi-lingual capacity • Coverage of 26 countries
Coverage EBR Outline – Council Working Group | Brussels | June 2011
Members • EU: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom • Non-EU: Jersey, Guernsey, Macedonia FYR , Norway, Serbia, Ukraine • EU non-members: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania
How does it work? 26 EBR members 13 distributors Customer Distributor Business Registers
Inter-registry requirements • Directory of Registers • Central Names Index • Easier searches • NOT a central register of companies – the national registers retain primacy • Mechanism for translating the terms and concepts used • Message exchange with high level of security
EBR approach to proposed directive • Support the Directive • Enhances the quality of registers particularly as regards branches • Provides a solid legal base for document exchange • Unique company numbering necessary for proper identification of legal entities • Vital that registers act as an access point to the network to meet client needs • EBR partners support EBR as the network for the exchange of documents • EBR already manages secure messaging between registers • Funding in place for 2011/2012; support for new members • Work with other EU-initiatives to ensure value for money for registers and the EU
Paul Farrell EBR Coordinator p.farrell@ebr.org