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COD - CAcert.org Official Document	11.DE
Name of CAcert.org Policy	CAcert.org Organization Assurance Policy - Sub-Policy Germany
Shortcut of Policy	OAP.DE
Author/Editor	JensPaul
Date of WIP	20071019
Date of DRAFT	20071022
Date of POLICY Approval	YYYYMMDD
Author/Editor Last Change	YourName
Date of Last Change	YYYYMMDD
Place of OFFICIAL VERSION	SVN CAcert.org
Status	DRAFT

Text - Organization Assurance Policy - Sub-Policy Germany

FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY - Place of Policy OFFICIAL VERSION SVN CAcert.org

0. Preliminaries

This sub-policy describes how Organization Assurers ("OAs") conduct assurances on German organizations. It fits within the overall web-of-trust or assurance process and the Organization Assurance Policy (OAP) of CAcert.

1. Purpose

This is a subsidiary policy to the OAP.
a. This sub-policy is applicable for the assurance of German organisations only.
b. This sub-policy is an implementation of the OAP.
c. In the below, where the Assurance Officer (AO) is referred to, this includes his local delegate.

2. Organization Assurers

2.1 Requirements for the Organization Assurer
In addition to the requirements defined in the OAP, an OA must meet the following requirements for assuring German organisations:
a. Knowledge on common legal forms of organizations in Germany.
b. Must pass an additional test on local knowledge even if he is already an OA.
c. Should help the AO to define local requirements.

3. Process

3.1 Organizations
Acceptable organizations under this sub-policy must be:
a. Organizations created under the rules of the German jurisdiction.
b. Organisations must not be revoked by a competent authority with direct oversight over the organization.
3.2 Documents
The organization has to provide documents to prove the essential standard of Organization Assurance as defined in the policy:
a. The primary mechanism to prove existence is to get an official extract from the official register, either via an on-line interface or via physical means (organization is asked to carry the costs)
b. Where not available, an official document will be required from the company, subject to such checks as defined by the AO.
c. If copies of official extracts from the official register are provided, they must be officially certified
d. Extracts from the official register should not be older than 4 weeks.
e. The AO maintains a list of which specific documents and tests can be acceptable for the certain types of organizations.
f. The OA can ask for additional documents if needed to validate required information for the assurance action.
3.3 COAP
In addition to the checks defined in the policy, the COAP form for German organizations requires:
a. The OA must keep all documentation for 10 years.
b. Signatures from organization officials must meet the following requirements
1. as legally specified for the type of organization ii. as specified in the official documents (f.e. the excerpt from the register) iii. as delegated within the organization (proof of delegation needed)

End of Organization Assurance Policy - Sub-Policy Germany

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