European Business Register Congress of the Notaries of Europe, Brussels, 28 June 2011

European Business Register

Congress of the Notaries of Europe, Brussels, 28 June 2011

Inter-Registry Communication | Brussels | July 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

Business Registers

Distributor

Customer


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 FarrellEBR [email protected]

Documents

European Business Register Congress of the Notaries of Europe, Brussels, 28 June 2011