A company is a legal entity which independently and permanently performs an economic activity for profit through production or by providing various market services. Companies that perform activities of public interest must not be oriented exclusivly on profit-making. The goal of their management must include fulfillment of, to them, entrusted activities, specifically protection of activities that are not of public interest. By the law, in Croatia, an corporation or a partnership can be founded. A corporation is a limited liability company, joint-stock company or a trade association. A partnership is a public company, limited or trade association. Company foundation in Croatia demands a Commercial Court registration, as well as the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Tax Administration, Customs Administration (if a company wants to be included in international exchange), Croatian Pension Insurance Institute and Croatian Health Insurance Fund registration. Typically, a domestic lawyer or some other legal representative oversees the procedure of company establishment. Before the actual registration process is started it is necessary to check with Commercial Court if a wanted name for a company is already inscribed in a Court register. A company must have an official adress in Croatia in order to apply for registration. A legal representative can temporarily put his business adress for an adress of a company in process of registration. All legal documents must be certified by a public notary. Public notary is, by Croatian regulations, a private person with a certain aspects and authorities of a public official that certifies and authenticates ceratin legal documents. The cost of certification depends on the amount of authorized capital. Entry into a court register is the responsibility of the register court in whose territory is the residence of the business entity. The procedure for registration is initiated by filling an application adressed to a Commercial Court. A report certified by a public notary contains a request for entry of data, and it is submitted by an authorized person in a sufficient number of copies for the court and the participants.