The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities

Assistant Director Arnt Kristiansen

Historical background

Register

Register

Register

Registration number

Registration number

Registration number

The CCR – Established in 1995

Register

Register

RegisterOrganization number

The Central

Coordinating

Register of Legal

Entities

The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities

Objectives:• Identify the entities• Serve as a link between the entities and the other registers • Coordinate the exchange of information between registers

The Register of Business

Enterprises

The Register of Employers

VAT Register

Brønnøysund Register Centre

The National Insurance Administration

Directorate of Taxes

The Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority

Statistics Norway

Corporate Tax Register

The Register of Foundations

The Register of Establishments and Enterprises

Associated registers

The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities

Pubilc sector in general

• Since 1 July 2005– All public registers and public administrations in Norway

are obliged to re-use the data registered in the CCR, including the organization number.

CCR – required and voluntarily registration

Required registration:• Those entities that are obliged to register in an associated

register

Voluntarily registration:• Those entities which are not required to register

Types of entities in CCR

• Government bodies, counties and municipalities

• Companies, associations, foundations, bankruptcy estates and other legal entities

• Sole proprietorships

Data registered for all entities

• Identification data– Name and address– Type of entity and date of establishment– Purpose (type of activity)– Contact person/manager

• Codes– Status (running, bankrupt, etc.)– NACE-code

• Information that may be registered– Phone number and electronic addresses– Administrative information

Data registered, if it applies

• Representatives/roles– Participants (not shareholders)– Board of directors– Auditor, Accountant– Who has the right to sign/Unlimited power of attorney– Group of companies

• Extents– Capital– Number of employees

CCRs influence on electronic services in Norway

• Important condition enabling the creation of satisfactory electronic services in Norway

• Key factors:– Unique id-number– Source for key data about legal entities– Legislature, which oblige public registers to re-use

CCR-data

Connection between CCR and Altinn

• The organization number is used to identify legal entities in Altinn

• Admission rights for an entity in Altinn is determined by the roles/representatives that are registered in the CCR

• All forms in Altinn are pre-filled with relevant information about the entity from the CCR