CRO Introduce Mandatory e-Filing in Republic of Ireland
Company Registration Office (CRO) have announced, as of 1st March 2022, there is a requirement for 18 statutory forms that were previously filed either by hard copy or electronically through CRO’s CORE software platform to be filed online only.
The forms include those relating to shareholder resolutions, mortgages/charges, liquidation, examinership and winding up. The move to make electronic filing of these forms’ mandatory is provided for under section 897 of the Companies Act 2014 (2014 Act).
Furthermore, The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 proposes a number of miscellaneous amendments to the 2014 Act. The 2021 Act was signed into law on 22 December 2021 and although not yet commenced it is expected that a commencement order or orders will be made in early 2022.
Section 35 of the Act will introduce a new section 888A to the 2014 Act. This new section will require directors to provide their PPSN, or equivalent ID, when incorporating a new company, filing an annual return or on appointment as a director. This is a safeguarding measure designed to mitigate the possibility of (deliberate and inadvertent) breaches of company law where a director has used different versions of their name on company documentation.
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