The Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia Amsterdam, 30.06.2006. 1 Latvia’ s presidency in ECRF Ina Panasova Deputy Chief State Notary

The Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia Amsterdam, 30.06.2006.

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Latvia’ s presidency in ECRF

Ina Panasova

Deputy Chief State Notary


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Content

1. Presiding over the ECRF

2. ECRF conference 2007 in Riga


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1. Presiding over the ECRF


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1. The Register of Enterprises

• Founded in the year 1990;

• 9 regional agencies (in Riga and other towns);

• Chief – Mr. Janis Endzins;

• Staff – 146;

• Car – red VW Sharan;

• www.ur.gov.lv


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• Registers:1) merchants (companies with limited liability, joint stock companies, partnerships, EEIG, SE, SCE);2) associations, foundations, political organizations, trade unions;3) commercial pledges, matrimony agreements


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• Issues information:1) in general we in paper form (except public authorities e.g. State Revenue Service);2) in electronic form for each customer – private company Lursoft Ltd. (legal base – agreement between Ministry of Justice and Lursoft Ltd.)


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• Projects in the nearest future1) certifying of persons signature;2) implementation of e-government, implementation of amendments in EU First Directive;3) registering of all legal persons (state institutions, religious organizations too);4) leading the work of ECRF in the year 2006/2007


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2. Leading the work of ECRF

• Administrative jobs

ECRF work according to the Agreement


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2. Leading of ECRF work

• Jobs by subject

1) pursuing and leading of started projects (e.g. merging of ECRF and EBR; BRITE, Branch project);

2) focus on the development of e-government in work of registries


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2. ECRF conference 2007 in Riga


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1. Focus on e-government

• Motto of conference

“Registers work electronically”


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1. Focus on e-government

• Receiving of e-documents;• Issuing of e-documents

implementation of amendments in EU First Directive;

• Publicity of register data;• Efficiency of e-document system

1) e-document system is used;

2) faster and better work of register


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2. Current situation in Latvia

• Legal base – done Electronic Documents Law and Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers;

• Infrastructure – partly done+ Supervisory authority – Data

State Inspection- there is no Trusted Certification

Service Provider


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3. Current achievements

• Technical ready to receive e-documents;

• Scanning of paper documents;

• Experience in receiving of e-registration applications in commercial pledge area (since 2002)


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4. Conference in Riga

• Conference will take place in Riga, the capital city of Latvia;

• Provisory time – the end of June;

• Riga is founded in the year 1201;

• Population

in Riga – ~800 000

in Latvia - ~2,5 000 000


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Welcome to Riga in 2007