Information about our products

Norwegian certificates can also be notarised. The fee for this is NOK 424. Normally the notarised certificates will be delivered by post after 1 working day. Others will be sent immediately as pdf-files in an e-mail.

A certificate of registration is

• a confirmation of registration in The Register of Business Enterprises
• a confirmation of who is responsible for the business
• an identification towards creditors, suppliers and customers

Example of a certificate of registration (pdf)

Can you order a certificate of registration for all types of organisations?

A certificate of registration is only an available product on enterprises registered in the Register of Business Enterprises. If, for example, you have an association that is only registered in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, you must instead order a register transcript. This transcript contains more detailed information than a certificate of registration, and is also an identification towards banks, customers and suppliers.

A certificate of registration contains information about

• organisation number
• business name
• business address
• board members
• general manager
• signature and power of procuration
• share capital
• closure due to bankruptcy or dissolution

Certificate of registration in English

The certificate of registration does not contain information about the objectives as laid down in the articles of association. We can translate the objective into English. This may lead to longer processing time.

You can fill in this contact form if you wish the objective translated into English.

A register transcript is

• a confirmation of registration in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities for an association, a sole proprietorship or another type of enterprise.
• a confirmation of who is responsible for the enterprise
• an identification towards banks, customers and suppliers

Example of a register transcript (pdf)

The register transcript contains information about:

• organisation number
• name
• business and postal address
• board members with addresses from the National Population Register
• general manager/contact person with address
• industrial code
• registrations in other public registers such as the VAT register and The NAV Aa Register

Register transcripts in English

You can order a register transcript in English through the European e-Justice Portal. The transcript will not be signed and does not contain translation of the objective and signature rights.

Do you need a register transcript with a translated objective and signature rights?

We can make register transcripts with the objective and signature rights in English. Please send an e-mail if you want to order. The fee is NOK 424, including the notarial confirmation.

Position overviews ordered in the web shop are delivered immediately as pdf-files in an e-mail.

A position overview

• shows which roles a person or a business is registered with in a business
• contains information about participation as chair of the board, board member, signature right, power of procuration or general manager

Example of a position overview  (pdf)

Position overview in English

If you need a position overview to use abroad, you can order an overview in English. For more information, please look at confirmation of special information.

A historical position overview

• shows a person’s previous assignments in business activities after 1 March 1995

You can check or download a register transcript from the Register of Mortgaged Movable Property (former mortgage certificate) on an individual, a motor vehicle or an organisation in our service Search for officially registered marriage settlements, liens and other legal rights.

It is no longer possible to order this in the webshop or in Altinn.

You can order a certificate of mortgage from the Aquaculture Register by phone for a national ID-number, an organisation number or a licence number.

The certificate of mortgage costs NOK 150 and will be sent by post.

A mortgage certificate

• shows mortgages and legal rights on a licence number, an individual or a business

Transcripts of mortgage in English

If you need a transcript of mortgage to use abroad, you can order a transcript in English. For more information, please look at confirmation of special information.

In order to see if you are registered with a distraint deduction or no basis for distraint, you can log in to My page.

Other operators who are allowed to see this information, must place the order by phone.

Distraint deduction implies that

• a private individual or a self-employed person has unsettled monetary claims
• an execution proceeding is held where the Execution and enforcement commissioner decides deduction from salary or welfare benefits.
• the employer or NAV (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) deducts a specific amount every month from the salary

No basis for distraint implies that

• a person or a business does not have any assets that can be deducted by the Execution and enforcement commissioner

Who can order the confirmation?

• A person can order the confirmation on his/her Norwegian national identity number
• The general manager or the chair of the board can order the confirmation on behalf of their business
• Others who can order the product are:
  • Lawyers
  • Financial institutions
  • Collection agencies
  • Credit rating agencies
  • Public authorities for their customers

Credit rating agencies can deliver the information to their customers.

A proof of non-bankruptcy ordered in the webshop will be delivered immediately as pdf-file in an e-mail. Transcripts ordered by telephone are delivered by post after 1 working day.

A proof of non-bankruptcy confirms

• that no information of bankruptcy has been registered on a business or a person

The confirmation does not contain information about disqualifications. You will find information about this by logging in to My page.

Proof of non-bankruptcy in English

If you need documentation to use abroad, you can order a proof of non-bankruptcy in English. For more information, please look at Confirmation of special information.

An insurance confirmation contains information about

• personal bankruptcy
• disqualification from running a business
• compulsory debt settlement proceedings pursuant to the Bankruptcy Act
• debt settlement proceedings and debt settlement pursuant to the Debt Settlement Act

The transcript contains information about

• general manager
• chair of the board
• auditor
• the persons roles in other businesses
• disqualification from running a business

This transcript is available for the official receiver, public authorities and the person in question for up to 10 years after the receivership has been terminated. For others, it is available for 5 years after the termination of receivership.

What is an insurance confirmation?

An insurance confirmation states that you are not under bankruptcy or debt negotiation proceedings, that you are not disqualified from running a business or have a debt settlement.

The confirmation contains information about

• Personal bankruptcy
• Disqualification from running a business
• Under debt negotiation proceedings
• Debt proceedings pursuant to the Debt Settlement Act
• Debt settlement pursuant to the Debt Settlement Act

Order the confirmation via telephone

You can contact us on telephone number 75 00 75 00 to order the insurance confirmation, if you have the national identity number (11 digits) of the person in question. There is a fee of NOK 181 per confirmation.

Do you wish to order more than 20 confirmations?

If you wish to place an order for more than 20 individuals, you have to send us an encrypted Excel file with their national identity numbers. You will in return receive an Excel file showing whether this information is registered or not. Please place the order through our contact form.

The confirmation of consolidated group structure ordered in the webshop will be delivered immediately as pdf-file in an e-mail.

A consolidated group structure contains information about

• organisation number and business name
• parent company
• subsidiaries
• the parent company’s ownership interest in per cent
• date of registration of the information

Example of information about consolidated group structure (pdf)

Consolidated group structure in English

If you need the consolidated group structure to use abroad, the product is available in English. For more information, please look at Confirmation of special information.

Copies from files will be delivered in an e-mail after 1 working day.

Copy from files is

documents submitted to the Brønnøysund Register Centre regarding a registration.

Here are some examples of document types:

• articles of association
• partnership agreement
• minutes from the general meeting
• minutes from annual meeting
• memorandum of association
• prospectus

Translation and notarisation of documents

We do not translate documents that are submitted to the registers in Norwegian only.

Any submitted documents in English will be delivered.

We can notarise the copies, if necessary.

Copy of officially registered documents that are sent by post is provided with a stamp and a signature, which confirms that it is a certified copy. Copies of officially registered documents sent by e-mail are sent without a stamp and signature. The documents are normally sent after 3 working days.

Copies of registered documents contain 

information about liens which do not include real property such as:

• Cars and other motor vehicles
• Fixtures
• Construction equipment
• Inventory

The mortgagee can secure rights and charges on movable property by registration in The Register of Mortgaged Movable Property. If the object is a registered motor vehicle, the lien is attached to the license number.

Marriage settlements, private debt settlement, and aquaculture licenses are other documents that can be registered.

Copies of debt settlement agreements

If you wish to see the content of a debt settlement agreement, you must contact the public enforcer.

Copies of annual accounts ordered in the web shop will be delivered immediately as pdf-file in an e-mail. Orderings by phone are delivered by post normally after 1 working day.

Copy of annual accounts contains

• profit and loss account
• balance sheet
• note disclosure
• annual report
• auditor’s report if the business has a registered public auditor
• consolidated accounts, if any

Copy of annual accounts before year 2011

Copy of the annual accounts is available in the web shop from the accounting year 2011. If you need annual accounts submitted earlier, you can call us to place your order.

Approved annual accounts 

If you need a confirmation of approved annual accounts to use abroad, the product is available in English. For more information, please look at Confirmation of special information.

*The basic fee for the confirmation is NOK 424.00 and an additional fee of NOK 60.00 per notification used in the production

What is a confirmation of special information?

It is a written confirmation that contains historical information about registered enterprises, events related to creditor notices and other changes. Much of this information is available on our announcement page.

You can order a confirmation of

• merger and demerger
• position overview with historical roles
• all registered information on a specific date
• changes of names
• capital expansions and decreases
• closure of enterprises
• business information before closure
• transfer of enterprises
• Certificate of Good Standing
• proof of non-bankruptcy, English only
• transcript of mortgage, English only
• group structure, English only
• approval of annual report and accounts, English only

Example of Certificate of Good Standing (pdf)

Example of information about role holders before closure (pdf)

All the confirmations are provided with a signature and sent by post. The confirmations may be notarised. All the confirmations are available in English.

Please send your order by filling in our contact form.

Estimated production time is normally seven working days, but currently the case processing time is up to 14 days.

Client overviews ordered in the web shop will be delivered immediately as pdf-file in an e-mail.

A client overview contains information about

• organisation number and business name
• address
• date of registration of the client relationship