Companies Registration Office (Ireland)
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The Companies Registration Office (CRO) registers and incorporates companies in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 as well as filing their annual returns.

The CRO has a number of core functions:

The incorporation of companies.
The receipt and registration of post incorporation documents.
The enforcement of the Companies Acts in relation to the filing obligations of companies.
Making information available to the public.

It also registers the names of businesses which are non-limited trading entities such as sole traders and partnership
Partnership
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It also has the Office of the Registry of Friendly Societies which registers Industrial & Provident Societies, Friendly Societies and trade unions.
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