IP Online Pre-paid
Dear Customers, please contact kpetje@cipro.gov.za to inform him of any changes to your Customer Code if you made any modifications, specifically created for IP online searches.
Updating of List of Recognised Accounting Professions
In response to customer enquiries regarding "Invalid Profession Codes" and inaccurate reflection of the names of certain accounting professions, CIPRO has updated the list to reflect the current status of these professions.
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Practice Note
The electronic lodgement of forms CK1, CK2 and CK2A is a hybrid lodgement system and requires a duly signed hard copy of the form, as submitted electronically, to be lodged with CIPRO (either by post or physically) before the lodgement would be complete.
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Customers Visiting the CIPRO Offices
With effect from Wednesday (22/10/08) customers visiting the CIPRO offices to Lodge Documentation, Collect Certificates and for purposes of Customer Enquiries must first register at the Kiosk before proceeding to the respective offices.
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Practice Note No. 2 of 2008
Due to the increase in number of applications for registration of amended founding statements
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Deferred Elodgement Payment
Please note that the e-lodgement of CK7, CM5 and CK1's has changed. In future immediate payment is not required.
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Annual Return Pilot
On behalf of CIPRO, I would like to express our appreciation to all CIPRO customers
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Payments to CIPRO Cashiers
As of the 1st August 2008 CIPRO cashiers will only be able to receive cash transaction, no cheques or cards will be accepted at the cash tills. This is a temporary arrangement until further notice. Our customers are also advised to make full use of our online payment systems, internet payments and payment directly at ABSA Bank.
Update on Introduction of Annual Returns
When will Annual Returns be introduced?
1 September 2008
What is the purpose of an Annual Return?
In keeping with the legislation each close corporation is compelled in terms of the Act to lodge an Annual Return once every year.
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Removal of web page headers and footers
In CIPRO’s continuous effort to increase user experience on its website, CIPRO will be removing the headers and footers from selected web pages as from 17 July 2008
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CC Transition Bill
The New Companies Bill provides for the co-existence of the new Companies Act and the Close Corporations Act, 1984 with amendments to the latter to harmonise the laws as far as practicable
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Company
and CC Information Vetting
Notice is hereby given by CIPRO, that all Company Directors, Company Secretaries and/or Close Corporation members, are encouraged to regularly peruse their Company/Close Corporation information.
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How
to register a co-operative
(In terms of the co-operatives
act 2005)
Have a founding
meeting of members, during
which the following documents
must be completed and then
be posted to the Registrar
of Co-operatives or be delivered
by hand to the CIPRO Lodgement
section on Ground Floor
at Block F.
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Notice
of Commencement of co-operatives
act, 2005
The President has
determined 2 May 2007 as
the date on which the Co-
operatives Act,2005 (Act
14 of 2005), will come into
operation. The Minister
of Trade and Industry has
furthermore approved the
Co-operatives Administrative
Regulations under the said
Act, which will also come
into operation on 2 May
2007.
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Change
in IP fees
Amendments to the
regulations made under the
trade marks, patents, designs
and registration of copyright
in cinematograph films act.
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Practice Note : Creditors' Voluntary Winding-up
Kindly note that a certified copy of the statement of affairs of the company (Form CM100) as required by section 363 (1), must with immediate effect, accompany all special resolutions for creditors' voluntary winding-up under section 351 lodged for registration.
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Verification of Accounting Officers and Auditor Information
In response to the increase of fraud being committed on accounting officer letters, CIPRO has launched a strategic initiative.
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Closure of CIPRO Offices
Notice is hereby given in terms of and for purposes of the Acts mentioned below, that CIPRO will be closed to the public on FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2008.
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Waiver for Companies Annual Return
CIPRO experienced
external problems
with two
Telkom lines
that were offline during September 2008.
Due to this problem a manual extension
will be granted
for companies
whose
annual returns
were due August / September
2008.
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Special Gazette
The office of the Registrar
of Companies has noticed
that not all companies which
were part of Gazette dated
25 July 2008, Gazette No.
31240, Notice 866 were published.
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Corporate Registers Forum
The Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) is an international not for profit organisation for administrators of corporate and securities registers.
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Close Corporation Practice Note
The Close Corporations Act requires that a founding statement (CK1) and an amended founding statement (CK2) must be signed by or on behalf of every person who:
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Company to CC Conversions
Applications for Conversion of Company to Close Corporations intended to be done before 1 March 2008
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Free WIPO Search Service
A principal mandate of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is to provide technical assistance
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Annual
Return Notice
It should be clear that
CIPRO's waiver of the penalty
fees for Private Companies
are not an extension of
time in which annual returns
should be lodged. Therefore,
annual returns should be
lodged within the two-month
period as indicated in the
Act at default of which
the Private Company shall
be deregistered.
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CIPRO
supplier registration form
Registration
Form_2006-CIPRO.pdf
Collecting
Societies Regulation
Notice is hereby given of
the accreditation of SARRAL
(South African Recording
Rights Association Limited)
by Companies and Intellectual
Properties Registration
Office to act as representative
Collecting Society in terms
of regulation 3(7) of the
Copyright Act 98 of 1978.
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Amendment
of the Close Corporations
Regulations - Annual Returns
Please take note of the
amendment of the Close Corporations
Regulations published on
10 November 2006 in Government
Gazette 29353 determining
inter alia the information
to be contained in an annual
return and the prescribed
fee to be paid to CIPRO
upon lodgement of the Annual
Return.
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Free
Patent Advice
From the 1 November 2006,
CIPRO in collaboration with
the South African Institute
of Intellectual Property
Law (SAIIPL), has introduced
a complimentary service
to members of the public
requiring basic information
on patents, patentability
of an invention, registered
designs and related intellectual
property issues.
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Proclamation for Commencement of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Corporate Laws Amendment Act, 2002
Please take note
of the proclamation published
on 10 November 2006 in Government
Gazette 29366 providing
for sections 7, 8 and 9
of the Corporate Laws Amendment
Act, 2002 to come into operation
on 1 April 2007.
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IP
Related Regulations
Please take note
of the draft amendments
to the IP Related Regulations,
providing for an increase
of certain IP fees, as approved
by Treasury, that were published
in Government Gazette 29154
on 1 September 2006.
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