The relevant professional and trade registers and declarations and certificates are:
in Belgium the ‘Registre du Commerce’/‘Handelsregister’,
in Bulgaria, the ‘Търговски регистър’,
in the Czech Republic, the ‘obchodní rejstřík’,
in Denmark, the ‘Erhvervs- og Selskabsstyrelsen’,
in Germany, the ‘Handelsregister’ and the ‘Handwerksrolle’,
in Estonia, the ‘Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus’,
in Greece, the ‘Βιοτεχνικό ή Εμπορικό ή Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο’ and the ‘Μητρώο Κατασκευαστών Αμυντικού Υλικού’,
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 the ‘Répertoire des métiers’,
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,
in Italy, the ‘Registro della Camera di commercio, industria, agricoltura e artigianato’, and the ‘Registro delle commissioni provinciali per l'artigianato’,
in Cyprus, the supplier may be requested to provide a certificate from the ‘Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver’ (Έφορος Εταιρειών και ΕπίσημοςΠαραλήπτης) or, if this is not the case, 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 and under a given business name,
in Latvia, the ‘Uzņēmumu reģistrs’,
in Lithuania, the ‘Juridinių asmenų registras’,
in Luxembourg, the ‘Registre aux firmes’ and the ‘Rôle de la Chambre des métiers’,
in Hungary, the ‘Cégnyilvántartás’, the ‘egyéni vállalkozók jegyzői nyilvántartása’,
in Malta: the supplier obtains his ‘numru ta’ registrazzjoni tat-Taxxa tal-Valur Miżjud (VAT) u n-numru tal-licenzja ta’ kummerc’, and, in the case of a partnership or company, the relevant registration number as issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority,
in the Netherlands, the ‘Handelsregister’,
in Austria, the ‘Firmenbuch’, the ‘Gewerberegister’, the ‘Mitgliederverzeichnisse der Landeskammern’,
in Poland, the ‘Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy’,
in Portugal, the ‘Registro Nacional das Pessoas Colectivas’,
in Romania, the ‘Registrul Comerțului’,
in Slovenia, the ‘Sodni register’ and the ‘obrtni register’,
in Slovakia, the ‘Obchodný register’,
in Finland, the ‘Kaupparekisteri’/‘Handelsregistret’,
in Sweden, the ‘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 a specific place under a given business name.
For the purposes of Article 40, ‘registers’ means those listed in this Annex and, where changes have been made at national level, the registers which have replaced them. This Annex is only indicative and does not prejudge the compatibility of these registers with Community law on the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services.