Ballot 58 – Operational Existence Through Parent Subsidiary
Ballot 58 – Operational Existence Through Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously)
Motion
Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Tony Berman and Rich Smith endorsed it:
Motion begins
Effective immediately,
Erratum begins
Replace 10.5.1 following:
“10.5.1 Verification Requirements
If the Applicant has been in existence for less than three years, as indicated by the records of the Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency, and is not listed in either the current version of one QIIS or QTIS, the CA MUST verify that the Applicant has the ability to engage in business.”
With:
“10.5.1 Verification Requirements
If the Applicant, or a Parent or Affiliate of the Applicant, has been in existence for less than three years, as indicated by the records of the Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency, and is not listed in either the current version of one QIIS or QTIS, the CA MUST verify that the Applicant has the ability to engage in business. In other words, if the Applicant is a Subsidiary or Affiliate of an entity that the CA verified as in existence for three or more years, then the CA MAY rely on the existence of the Parent or Affiliate as verification of the Applicant’s operational existence.”
Erratum ends
The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 25 Mar ’11 and will close at 2100 UTC on 1 Apr ’11. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2100 UTC on 8 Apr ’11.
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