The demand for official translations of Spanish and US commercial documents continues growing as many Spanish and US companies continue opening offices in the US and Spain respectively.
A US company will need the official translation into Spanish of the Certificate of Incorporation if the company wishes to open an office in Spain.
The Certificate issued by the Incorporator will confirm the following information:
- The name of the corporation
- The number of the corporation
- The purpose of the corporation
- The registered address of the corporation
- The type of corporation
- The number of shares
- The date of incorporation
In Spain, the equivalent of the Certificate of Incorporation is, normally, a very long document which is part of a Deed as companies are set up by virtue of a Deed signed before a Spanish Notary.
The Deed must be executed before a Spanish Notary by the incorporators.
The Deed will indicate:
- Particulars of the Incorporators/Members
- That they Incorporators wish to incorporate a company
- The business structure
- Share capital
- Capital provided
- Number of shares
- Articles of Association. The Articles will be enclosed with the Deed.
- The Certificate from the Spanish Registry of Companies which confirms the companies name is not taken by another company
- Particulars of Board of Directors
The Spanish Deed is a very complex legal and commercial document which will also include Spanish notarial formalities.
Official translators are experts in legal terminology and the legal systems involved (US and Spanish) and will produce accurate official translations to be accepted by the authorities.