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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 Coverage of 26 countries Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011 Coverage EBR Outline Inter-Registry – Council Working Communication Group | | Brussels Brussels || June July 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 Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011 • 26 EBR members • 13 distributors How does it work? Distributor Business Registers Customer Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011 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 Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011 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 Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011 Paul Farrell EBR Coordinator [email protected] Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 2011