General Information
Cases/Enablers
OOP Enabling Infrastructure
Appetizer
The Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) infrastructure facilitates the access to information on EU companies for the public and ensures that all EU business registers can communicate to each other electronically in relation to cross-border mergers and foreign branches.
Short summary
Businesses are increasingly expanding beyond national borders, using the opportunities offered by the internal market. Cross-border groups involve companies from different Member States. Consequently, there is an increasing demand for access to information on companies in a cross-border context. However, official information on companies is not always readily available on a cross-border basis.
The Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) infrastructure facilitates the access to information on EU companies for the public and ensures that all EU business registers can communicate to each other electronically in a safe and secure way in relation to cross-border mergers and foreign branches. The ultimate aim is to enhance confidence in the single market through transparency and up-to-date information and reduce unnecessary burdens on companies.
The system will consist of a core services platform, named "European Central Platform" (ECP); the Member States business registers; and the e-Justice portal which will provide an interface serving as European electronic access point to information on companies.
The Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) infrastructure facilitates the access to information on EU companies for the public and ensures that all EU business registers can communicate to each other electronically in a safe and secure way in relation to cross-border mergers and foreign branches. The ultimate aim is to enhance confidence in the single market through transparency and up-to-date information and reduce unnecessary burdens on companies.
The system will consist of a core services platform, named "European Central Platform" (ECP); the Member States business registers; and the e-Justice portal which will provide an interface serving as European electronic access point to information on companies.
Focus
Business
Start date
Scope
Cross-border EU
Country
European Union
Nature and status of project
Rolled Out
Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory?
Mandatory
Additional remarks
BRIS has committed to reuse the eDelivery and eSignature building block, and has committed to analyse the adoption of the eTranslation building block.
ENABLING ASSETS OR COMPONENTS
Legal interoperability
BRIS is based on legal obligations set out by Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers and the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884 of 8 June 2015. The directive requires the establishment of an information system that interconnects the central, commercial and companies registers (also referred to as business registers) of all Member States, whereas the Regulation details the technical specifications for the system.
DATA HANDLING / DATA EXCHANGE
Data handler