The relevant professional or trade registers and the corresponding declarations and certificates are:
in Belgium, the ‘Registre du commerce/Handelsregister’;
[F1in Bulgaria ‘ Търговски регистър ’ ;]
in Denmark, ‘Erhvers- og Selskabsstyrelsen’;
in Germany, the ‘Handelsregister’ and ‘Handwerksrolle’;
in Greece, the ‘Βιοτεχνικό ή Εμπορικό ή Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο’;
in Spain, the ‘Registro Mercantil’ or, in the case of non-registered individuals, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question;
in France, the ‘Registre du commerce et des sociétés’ and ‘Répertoire des métiers’;
[F2in Croatia, ‘ Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj ’ or ‘ Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske ’ ;]
in Ireland, the supplier may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of companies or the Registrar of Friendly Societies that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, if he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place under a given business name and under a specific trading name;
in Italy, the ‘Registro della Camera di commercio, industria, agricoltura e artigianato’, and ‘Registro delle commissioni provinciali per l'artigianato’;
in Luxembourg, the ‘Registre aux firmes’ and ‘Rôle de la chambre des métiers’;
in the Netherlands, the ‘Handelsregister’;
in Austria, the ‘Firmenbuch’, the ‘Gewerberegister’, the ‘Mitgliederverzeichnisse der Landeskammern’;
in Portugal, the ‘Registo Nacional das Pessoas Colectivas’;
[F1in Romania ‘ Registrul Comerțului ’ ;]
in Finland, the ‘Kaupparekisteri’ and ‘Handelsregistret’;
in Sweden, ‘aktiebolags-, handels- eller föreningsregistren’;
in the United Kingdom, the supplier may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of Companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, if he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established in a specific place under a given business name and under a specific trading name.