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C/2008/3 - Business Expansion and Seed Capital Schemes
The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has published Draft Guidance on the Business Expansion and Seed Capital Schemes. The Director is inviting public comment by 31 October 2008.

Consultation Paper C/2008/2 - New ODCE Statement of Strategy
The Director of Corporate Enforcement has today (25 July 2008) issued a Consultation Paper on his Office’s new Strategy Statement. He is inviting public comment by 30 September 2008.

C/2008/1: ODCE Discussion Paper entitled 'Whistle-blowing and Irish Company Law'
This Discussion Paper was primarily developed by ODCE staff in late 2007/early 2008 as part of their contribution to the examination by the Company Law Review Group of the desirability of including a whistle-blowing provision in the new Companies Consolidation Bill. It provides extensive analysis of the issue both generically and in relation to company law aspects.

C/2006/2: Draft ODCE Guidance on the Governance of Apartment Owners' Management Companies
This Consultation Paper includes lengthy Draft Guidance on the Governance of Apartment Owners' Management Companies which the Director believes will help apartment owners to manage the valuable property assets which are in Company ownership and control.

C/2006/1: Draft ODCE Guidance on Audit Committees
C/2006/1: Draft ODCE Guidance on Audit Committees. This Consultation Paper outlines the forthcoming legal requirement for the directors of certain companies to establish Audit Committees

Proposals to revise Directors' Compliance Statement legislation
On December 1, 2005, the Government published its proposals for amending the Directors' Compliance Statement (DCS) provision. It has been guided in its decision by the Company Law Review Group, which finalised and submitted its report to Minister Michael Ahern last July.

Directors' Compliance Statement
Directors' Compliance Statement: The Government has today published its proposals for amending the present Directors' Compliance Statement (DCS) provision.

Referral of Compliance Statement to CLRG for Consideration
On April 21, 2005 the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment announced that the relevant legislation enacting the Directors Compliance Statement (Section 45, Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003) was being referred to the Company Law Review Group.

C/2004/2
Issue of Revised ODCE Guidance on the Directors' Compliance Statements to be prepared under the Companies Acts.

C/2004/1
Draft Guidance on the Obligation of Company Directors to Prepare Compliance Policy and Annual Compliance Statements under the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003