The newly-established company has two Estonian and three Finnish founders who all used the ID-cards of their countries to create a company which is located in Tallinn and deals with the wholesale of electronic and telecommunications appliances and their parts. The founders of the company did not have to leave their desks to get the company officially registered in Estonia.
According to Mr. Ingmar Vali, the head of the Court Registry Department at the Centre of Registers and Information Systems, the Estonian Company Registration Portal was opened to the users of Finnish ID-cards at the end of 2009. The portal also accepts digital signatures from Portugal, Belgium and Lithuania.
"As far as we know, the cooperation between Estonia, Finland, Portugal, Belgium and Lithuania is the first instance where the register of one country officially accepts the national ID-cards and their digital signatures from other countries," stated Mr. Vali.
Mr. Vali confirmed that the Estonian companies have welcomed the eCommercial Register Company Registration Portal. "We are extremely delighted to see that our portal has now, for the first time, also found usage by our northern neighbours. We hope that we will soon see other entrepreneurs from Finland and other partner states there", he added.
The Estonian eCommercial Register portal is unique in Europe for the speed and comfort of founding a company. For example, one can register a private limited company in a few hours using the ID-card and never leaving the comfort of their place. In addition to establishing a business enterprise, the company portal can also be used to change a company's registry data and file the electronic annual report.
Further information:
- Official Press Release - Estonian Ministry of Justice
- Estonian Company Registration Portal
- Centre of Registers and Information Systems
- Population Register Centre - Finnish partner of the Estonian Centre of Registers and Information Systems
- Related ePractice Case - Cross Border Digital Signature
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Quelle/Source: epractice, 14.06.2010
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