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European Commission TACIS programme. European Business Registration Survey 2005. The Ukrainian project. Law Organisation Systems European Integration EBR. Support for the State Registration of Legal Entities and Sole Traders in Ukraine. Background to the survey.
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European Commission TACIS programme
European Business Registration Survey 2005
The Ukrainian project • Law • Organisation • Systems • European Integration • EBR Support for the State Registration of Legal Entities and Sole Traders in Ukraine
Background to the survey • Interest from Ukraine • Support from the European Commission • Support from ECRF • Support from OECD • World Bank activity on business registration
Other sources of information • The Guide • Doing Business in 2005
Structure of the questionnaire • Part 1 – General – overall organisation and procedures • Part 2 – Statistics • Part 3 - Detail
What did we learn? - but first …
Why is the World Bank concerned about business registration?
Time required to start a company European average Pre- registration Registration Post-registration
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
Statistics authority Tax authority Pension Fund Social Security Employment Updating other databases
“All state and municipal agencies and judicial institutions shall use the commercial register information via Internet; they shall not request the submission of the same data from persons” Denmark, Commercial Code, Article 541
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
Organisation of Business Registration in Europe Courts Chambers of Commerce
Organisation of Business Registration in Europe Courts Chambers of Commerce Administrative offices
Organisation of Business Registration in Europe Courts Chambers of Commerce Administrative offices
Companies compared to population Austria Bulgaria Germany Italy Lithuania Moldova Montenegro Serbia Finland Ireland Netherlands Norway Slovenia Sweden U.K. Cyprus Gibraltar Isle of Man Liechtenstein Luxembourg Estonia Hungary Latvia Romania Spain Czech Republic Denmark France Iceland Malta
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
Word etc documents Via web site Via proprietary software Via SMS Via e-mail Scanned documents Via EDI Input - electronic
Single register Number used by all offices Electronic format Single access point Scanned documents Electronic signature Open standards XML within register XML externally Information processes and structure
Information on web – free Information on web – paid Ordering on web - credit card Annual info by e-mail Annual info uploaded via web Annual info via web forms Domain names Output and interactive
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
6 ways to improve business registration • Create single access points for business • Get out of the courts • Make registration electronic • Introduce temporary business licences • Impose a “silence is consent” rule in business registration • Standardise paperwork - World Bank, ‘Doing Business in 2005’
Forms completed by hand Forms completed by typewriter Free-format documents Handwritten documents Certified documents Input - paper
Some questions • Why so many free-form documents? • Are restrictive objects relevant today? • What functions are notaries serving?
What next? • Collect remaining information • including any corrections or updated information • Prepare final report on survey • Issue to all participants • Maintain the information?
DAVID WALKE david@registryadvisers.com