Where VBC certifies
The certification criteria are identical everywhere VBC operates, so a certificate means the same thing wherever it was issued. What changes between countries is the paperwork, because every national registry issues its own records. Each page below sets out which register applies, what the registration number is called there, and the documents businesses in that country normally hold.
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UAE
the Department of Economic Development in each emirate, or the relevan...
Certification in UAEQatar
the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Certification in QatarSaudi Arabia
the Ministry of Commerce
Certification in Saudi ArabiaOman
the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion
Certification in OmanBahrain
the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, through the Sijilat system
Certification in BahrainKuwait
the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Certification in KuwaitSouth Asia
India
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Certification in IndiaPakistan
the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
Certification in PakistanBangladesh
the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms
Certification in BangladeshSri Lanka
the Department of the Registrar of Companies
Certification in Sri LankaSoutheast Asia
Singapore
the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Certification in SingaporeMalaysia
the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
Certification in MalaysiaIndonesia
the OSS system operated by the Ministry of Investment
Certification in IndonesiaPhilippines
the Securities and Exchange Commission for corporations, or the DTI fo...
Certification in PhilippinesThailand
the Department of Business Development
Certification in ThailandVietnam
the provincial Department of Planning and Investment
Certification in VietnamEast Asia
Hong Kong
the Companies Registry
Certification in Hong KongJapan
the Legal Affairs Bureau
Certification in JapanEurope
United Kingdom
Companies House
Certification in United KingdomIreland
the Companies Registration Office (CRO)
Certification in IrelandGermany
the Handelsregister maintained by the local district court
Certification in GermanyNetherlands
the Kamer van Koophandel (KVK)
Certification in NetherlandsFrance
the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés, through the Guichet Unique
Certification in FranceSpain
the Registro Mercantil
Certification in SpainItaly
the Registro delle Imprese held by the Chamber of Commerce
Certification in ItalyPoland
the Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy (KRS) for companies, or CEIDG for sole trad...
Certification in PolandAmericas
United States
the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation
Certification in United StatesCanada
Corporations Canada for federal companies, or the provincial registry
Certification in CanadaMexico
the Registro Público de Comercio
Certification in MexicoBrazil
the Junta Comercial of the relevant state
Certification in BrazilAfrica
South Africa
the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
Certification in South AfricaNigeria
the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
Certification in NigeriaKenya
the Business Registration Service
Certification in KenyaEgypt
the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, and the Commercia...
Certification in Egypt