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Unternehmensnachweis

English translation: Proof of business status


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German term or phrase:Unternehmensnachweis
English translation:Proof of business status
Entered by: FishX
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13:59 Jan 31, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
German term or phrase: Unternehmensnachweis
nach neuesten EU-Bestimmungen benötigen wir für Shops aus "Drittländern", um Rechnungen ausstellen zu können, den Unternehmensnachweis Ihres Shops.

What exactly does this refer to? Thanks for your help.
FishX
Poland
Local time: 21:53
Proof of business status
Explanation:
Or proof of business xists. This is the normal phrase for proving that your business exists.

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Note added at 42 mins (2012-01-31 14:42:37 GMT)
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Sorry I meant "proof of business existence"!
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Penny Hewson
Local time: 20:53
Grading comment
Thanks Penny
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Proof of business statusPenny Hewson
3 +2proof of organization documentation
Kim Metzger
4business credentialsPauline Alexiou
Summary of reference entries provided
Unternehmereigenschaft
Steffen Walter

  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
proof of organization documentation


Explanation:
Geeignete Dokumente für den Unternehmensnachweis sind:
DUNS-Nummer (Dun & Bradstreet)
Registerauszug (z.B. Handelsregister)
Gesellschaftssatzung
Gewerbelizenz
DBA-Registrierung (Doing Business As)
Partnerschaftsdokumentation
Dokumentation zum Alleininhaber
http://www.trustcenter.de/ssl_collect_documentation.htm

To obtain your ECA Certificate, you must provide Proof of Organization documentation. This document may be faxed to VeriSign at 1-650-237-8860 or mailed along with the the rest of he Enrollment Documentation.

Proof of Organization documentation consists of at least one of the following:
• Articles of Incorporation
• Business License
• Certificate of Formation
• Doing Business As
• Registration of Trade Name
• Charter Documents
• Partnership Papers
• Fictitious Name Statement
https://eca2048.verisign.com/client/proofOrganization.htm


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 137

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell: Even better!
9 mins
  -> Or "Proof of Organization" documents, using quotation marks. http://www.vswipe.com/order_guide.html

agree  Aleksandra Nakova: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/unterneh...
4 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Proof of business status


Explanation:
Or proof of business xists. This is the normal phrase for proving that your business exists.

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Note added at 42 mins (2012-01-31 14:42:37 GMT)
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Sorry I meant "proof of business existence"!

Penny Hewson
Local time: 20:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks Penny

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Status is fine too.
1 hr

agree  Paul Skidmore: I would go for proof of business status. I agree with Steffen's suspicion that this is connected to VAT and the distinction between "traders" and private individuals.
2 hrs

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
3 hrs

agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
business credentials


Explanation:
We need your business credentials in order to issue an invoice

Example sentence(s):
  • Business credentials are necessary for accounting purposes.
Pauline Alexiou
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


12 mins
Reference: Unternehmereigenschaft

Reference information:
This is probably related to tax/VAT matters ("Nachweis der Unternehmereigenschaft"). See http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/law:_taxation_cu...

Steffen Walter
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 71
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Changes made by editors
Jan 31 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)Business/Commerce (general) => Law: Taxation & Customs


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