The Central Commercial Register: its history, regulations and associated Registers.

Abstract

The study gives a brief exposition of the legislation creating the Central Commercial Register and the regulations that govern it. It looks at the applicability of the principle of ascribing legitimacy of registration to the Central Mercantile Register. It also analyses the Names Section, considering it to be a true Register and not a mere database and sets out the criteria that govern the central commercial registrar’s assessment of names. Finally, it analyses the relations between the Central Commercial Register and other Registers, such as the Provincial Commercial Registers, Registers of Trademarks, Foundations, Associations or Cooperatives, as well as registers of designations of origin.