A.__Sets forth its limited liability company name, the state or country and date of its organization, the address of its principal office wherever located and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and

B.__Is accompanied by a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited liability company records in the state or country under whose law the foreign limited liability company is organized. The certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the application for filing.

3.__Applicant's exclusive use.__A limited liability company name is registered for a foreign limited liability company's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application under subsection 2 until the end of the calendar year in which the application was filed.

4.__Renewal of registered name.__A foreign limited liability company whose registration under this section is effective may renew it for a successive year by delivering for filing to the Secretary of State between October 1st and December 31st a renewal application that complies with the requirements of subsection 2. The renewal application, when filed, renews the registration for the following calendar year.

5.__Qualify as foreign limited liability company.__A foreign limited liability company whose registration under this section is effective may, after the registration is effective, qualify as a foreign limited liability company under the registered name or may consent in writing to the use of that name by a limited liability company organized under this Act or by another foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State.__The registration terminates when the domestic limited liability company is organized or the foreign limited liability company qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign limited liability company under the registered name.

Sec. C-27. 31 MRSA §712, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:

H. A certificate of good standing or its equivalent from the proper officer of its jurisdiction of organization