[For the purposes of Article 40, 'registers' means those listed in this Annex and, where changes have been made at national level, the registers which have replaced them. This Annex is only indicative and does not prejudge the compatibility of these registers with Community law on the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services.]

 Part A Works contracts

The professional registers and corresponding declarations and certificates for each Member State are:

- in Belgium the 'Registre du Commerce'/'Handelsregister',

- in Bulgaria, the 'Търговски регистър',

- in the Czech Republic, the 'obchodní rejstřík',

- in Denmark, the 'Erhvervsog Selskabsstyrelsen',

- in Germany, the 'Handelsregister' and the 'Handwerksrolle',

- in Estonia, the 'Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus',

- in Ireland, the contractor may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of Companies or the Registrar of Friendly Societies or, if he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place under a given business name,