ONE STOP SHOP - Phase 2

25.01.2011

Second Phase of the One Stop Shop Project Completed

The Second Phase of the One Stop Shop Project provides radical improvements for registration of trade companies, registration of company employees in the Employment Agency of RM and the Health Fund. The project also provides improvements in the way the bankruptcy procedures are managed. Read more...

Upon the completion of the Project, a presentation was held in Skopje on 24 January, 2011.

The Minister of Economy, Mr. Fatmir Besimi gave a brief introduction to the One Stop Shop Phase 2 Project, which is part of the World Bank’s BERIS (Business Environment Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project) Project. Mr. Vladimir Pesevski, Vice President of the Government spoke about the relevant regional developments, and Mr. Vancho Kostadinovski of the Central Registry of RM followed with brief history of the evolution of e-gov services for the business community which were carried out in the Central Registry.

Guest speakers at the presentation were also Mr. John Murray from Enterprise Registry Solutions from Ireland, who spoke of the importance of the new solutions, which make the Central Registry reach a more mature level and compatibility with relevant European institutions, and thus be included in the upcoming pan-European initiatives. Dejan Damjanovic and Andon Rumenov of Reaktiv presented the scope of the Project, the key benefits for the Central Registry and the Ministry of Economy on one hand and the entire business community on the other.

The first reaction of the expert community was content with the solution e-bankruptcy, especially regarding the ease of use as well as the new level of transparency that is reached. The integrated solution for managing bankruptcy procedures enables full monitoring of the procedure online, which provides a new level of transparency previously unattained. The list of the active bankruptcy procedures is here. (Macedonian only). The Registry of Disqualified Entities, the so called “Black List” of legal entities and individuals who are temporarily banned from registering a legal entity is also established as a part of this Project Component.

The other two components include the online registration of the trade companies with direct registration of the employees in the Employment Agency and the Health Fund, and electronic registration of pledge and leasing, which shall greatly facilitate the operations of the business community, the citizens and all pertinent institutions and has the potential of becoming one of the most popular solutions within OSS2.

It is expected that the Second Phase of the OSS2 system shall radically improve the business environment, increase the attractiveness of the Macedonian market for the foreign investors by offering more efficient and transparent administrative procedures, and improve the efficiency and security of the electronic services offered to the business community.

The presentation was attended by high representatives of the Government of RM, the Ministry of Economy, the World Bank and the donor community in Macedonia, as well as representatives of the many user groups, such as the Chamber of Bankruptcy Trustees, the Notary Chamber, etc.

The register of Disqualified Entities available to the public in real time

The first part of the One Stop Shop Phase 2 deployed. The register of Disqualified Entities available to the public in real time

The Central Registry of RM deployed the first segment of the project One Stop Shop Phase 2. This segment involves practical implementation of the blacklist of disqualified entities, stipulated by the Company Law.
The blacklist of individuals and legal entities registers entities disqualified on the basis of any of the following three criteria: criminal, misdemeanor verdicts and blocked bank accounts. Since last week, the entities who have been disqualified on the basis of the first two criteria automatically shall be prevented from becoming owners, managing functions or authorized persons in newly established companies in Macedonia. The Central Register shall issue a confirmation to the interested parties containing information whether an individual or legal entity has been banned with a court decision from performing a business activity. Also, the solvency reports of the companies shall include information on the blacklisted entities.
By the end of September 2010, in the Register of Disqualified entities, the new owners, managing functions as well as authorized persons from companies whose account has been blocked, shall be added in real time.
These procedures are entirely transparent, thus the public will have access to all entities added on the blacklist on the web page of the Central Registry of RM, www.crm.com.mk.