Einzelperson

Official Certification

Seen for authentication of the foregoing signature, affixed / acknowledged in my presence by

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Mehrere Personen

Official Certification

Seen for authentication of the foregoing signatures, affixed / acknowledged in my presence by

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport,

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who is personally known to me.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Firmenbeglaubigung

Official Certification

Seen for authentication of the foregoing signature, affixed / acknowledged in my presence by

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport,

and who, according to the extract shown to me from the Commercial Register datet , is entered in the Commercial Register as with the right to sign individually fort he

Gesellschaft / Firma, having ist registered domicile in .

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Vergleich mit hinterlegtem Unterschriftenmuster

Official Certification

Seen for authentication of the foregoing signature of

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at .

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss Vorname, Name did not appear before me in person. The authenticity of his / her signature was verified through comparison with the specimen signature he / she deposited with the municipal chancellery on Datum.

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Kopie / Abschrift

Official Certification

This is to certify that this copy (evtl. Anzahl Blätter) corresponds exactly with the document (evtl. bezeichnen) shown to me this day and declared to be the original.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Auszug aus einem Originaldokument

Official Certification

This is to certify that this extract corresponds exactly with the respective part of the document (evtl. bezeichnen) shown to me this day and declared to be the original.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Fotografie

Official Certification

I hereby officially certify that

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport,

is one and the same person appearing on this photograph.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Fingerabdruck

Official Certification

I hereby officially certify that

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport,

executed in my presence the above finger print with the thumb of the right hand.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Handzeichen

Official Certification

I hereby officially certify that

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at ,

who has identified himself / herself by identity card / passport,

affixed the above mark (z.B. "three crosses") in my presence.

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Datumssicherung

Official Certification

I hereby officially certify that this document (evtl. anderes) was presented to me this day at Uhrzeit by Mr. / Mrs. / Miss , born , citizen of , residing at .

Ort, Datum	(Stempel, Unterschrift)

Vorbehalte

Blankounterschrift

The signature was affixed on a blank sheet of paper, i.e. without any preceeding text.

Abgrenzung gegenüber dem Inhalt des Schriftstückes

This certification does not certify the contents of the document and does not confirm the validity of the legal transaction.

Verschiedene Ausdrücke:

Notar / Notariat	Notary public / Notariate

Gemeindeverwaltung	municipal chancellery

Beglaubigungsperson	certifying officer

Rechtsanwalt	attorney at law

Handlungsbevollmächtigter	holder of a power of attorney

Reisepass	passport

Identitätskarte	identity card

Führerausweis	driver’s licence

Ausländerausweis	residence permit

Schriftenempfangsschein	permit of residence

Handlungsfähigkeitszeugnis	certificate of competency

schriftenlos	without identification papers

ledig	single

verheiratet	married

geschieden	divorced

verwitwet	widowed

Ehegatte	spouse

Verein	association

Stiftung	foundation

Kollektivgesellschaft	general / unlimited partnership

Kommanditgesellschaft	limited partnership

Aktiengesellschaft	corporation / Ltd.

Kommanditaktiengesellschaft	partnership limited by shares

GmbH	limited liability company

Genossenschaft	cooperative (society)

Einzelfirma	sole proprietorship

Präsident	chairman

Vize-Präsident	vice chairman

Delegierter	managing director

Sekretär	secretary

(einziges) Mitglied	(sole) member

- des Verwaltungsrates	- of the Board of Directors

- der Verwaltung	- of the Board

- des Vorstandes	- of the Board of Managers

- des Stiftungsrates	- of the Board of the Foundation

Generaldirektor	general manager

Direktor	manager

stellvertretender Direktor	assistant manager

Abteilungsdirektor	division manager

Prokurist	holder of power to sign „per procura“

Geschäftsführer	manager

(geschäftsführender) Gesellschafter	(managing) partner of the limited liability

der GmbH	company

Gesellschafter (der Kollektivgesellschaft)	partner of the unlimited partnership

unbeschränkt haftender Gesellschafter	partner with unlimited liability (general partner)

(Komplementär)

beschränkt haftender Gesellschafter	partner with limited liability

(Kommanditär)

Inhaber der Einzelfirma	sole proprietor

Liquidator	liquidator

Einzelzeichnungsberechtigter	holder of power to sign individually

Einzelunterschrift	individual signatur

Kollektivzeichnungsberechtigter	holder of power to sign collectively by two

Kollektivunterschrift	joint signature

Einzelprokura	single power to sign per proc

Kollektivprokura	joint power to sign per proc

- ausgedehnt auf Belastung und	- for encumbrance and sale of real estate

Veräusserung von Grundstücken

- beschränkt auf den Hauptsitz	- limited of the headoffice

- beschränkt auf die Zweigniederlassung	- limited of the branch

Herisau, den …	Herisau, this …

1. Januar 2011	1st day of January

2. Februar	2nd day of February

3. März	3rd day of March

4. April	4th day of April

5. Mai	5th day of May

21. Juni	21st day of June

22. Juli	22nd day of July

23. August	23rd day of August

24. September	24th day of September

31. Oktober	31st day of October

1. November	1st day of November

2. Dezember	2nd day of December

Dieser Beglaubigungstext sollte nur sehr zurückhaltend in begründeten Ausnahmefällen verwendet werden, da ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Missbrauchspotential besteht.

Auch diese Beglaubigungsart sollte nur sehr zurückhaltend zur Anwendung kommen. Der Text ist direkt auf der Fotografie anzubringen oder mit ihr so zu verbinden, dass eine Auswechslung nicht mehr möglich ist.

Der Führerausweis ist kein amtliches Ausweispapier und sollte daher für die Prüfung der Identität einer Person nicht akzeptiert werden.