(4) Business registers are one method by which to reconcile the conflicting requirements for collating increased information on enterprises on the one hand and lightening their administrative burden on the other, in particular by using existing information in administrative and legal files, especially in the case of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 .

(4) Business registers are one method by which to reconcile the conflicting requirements for collating increased information on enterprises on the one hand and lightening their administrative burden on the other, in particular by using existing information in administrative and legal files, especially in the case of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 .

In the Customs Files Identification Database (FIDE) of the AFIS system information related to investigations launched by customs enforcement authorities has to be introduced allowing for verifications whether a person (or business) has been subject to a criminal investigation in one of the MS. Few cases have been uploaded in FIDE whereas the CIS module is not yet operational.

These centres bring together representatives of all public departments responsible for the different formalities required in registering a new firm (concerning, for example, the articles of association or the business and social security registers).

On the other hand, Canadian Alliance officials claimed that the server where the files were resident was the Alliance server; that the files were found in a directory called CA leader, which position the member no longer held; and that the Alliance had a legitimate right to ensure that no caucus documents would be included in the files to be returned to the hon. member for Edmonton North (1510) [Translation] Information services, as a matter of policy, takes no action related to files on a server without the express authority of the member or caucus whose server it is.

Access to administrative or legal registers Each national statistical institute shall be authorized to collect for statistical purposes information covered by this Regulation which is contained in the administrative or legal files compiled on its national territory, in accordance with the conditions determined by national law.