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Yes I saw that HOT was researching this, and inquired about sharing that with the OSMF board, which they have.<br><br>Mikel<br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Saturday, June 19, 2021, 2:43 PM, Pete Masters via osmf-talk <osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv8042827133"><div><div>Hey all, just flagging that HOT is planning EU registration currently and also deciding on which country makes the most sense. Let me know if it would be helpful to compare notes / research...<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Pete</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv8042827133gmail_quote"><div class="yiv8042827133yqt5172502135" id="yiv8042827133yqt07581"><div class="yiv8042827133gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sat, 19 Jun 2021, 20:24 John Whelan, <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="yiv8042827133gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div>Canada looks to be a possibility. Alberta
does not require resident directors and Ontario is in the process of
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Using something like wise to handle the funds I think would mean you
don't necessarily need a local bank. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://wise.com">wise.com</a><br clear="none">
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No requirement for any director to be resident in country of
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Communication in English with banks and local authorities is
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<p>IMHO these two should be in the "should" category, because for
example a requirement for one director being resident would be
doable (if maybe expensive, because you would need to pay somebody
locally), and the 2nd point would seem to be again too restrictive
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