Types of Companies in Belgium
Filters|
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Public Liability Company (NV) and Publicly Traded Company (Comm. VA) |
Private Limited Company (BVBA) |
Private Limited Company Starter (BVBA Starter) (as from 26th January 2010) |
Co-operative Unlimited Liability Company (CVBA) and Co-operative Limited Liability Company (CVOA) |
General Partnership (VOF) |
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Liability |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
CVBA: Unlimited CVOA: Limited |
Unlimited |
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Type of Partnership |
Capital Partnership |
Personal Partnership |
Personal Partnership |
Personal Partnership |
Personal Partnership |
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Partners / Shareholders |
Minimum 2 shareholders |
Minimum 1 shareholder |
Minimum 1 shareholder |
Minimum 3 shareholders |
Minimum 2 shareholders, jointly liable |
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Minimum Capital |
61.500 euro |
18.550 euro |
18.550 euro |
CVBA: 18.550 euro fixed CVOA: no minimum |
No minimum |
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Minimum Deposit (of Capital) |
1/4th with a minimum of 61.500 euro |
1/5th of each share with a minimum of 6.200 euro (if only one shareholder, the minimum is 12.400 euro) |
1 euro |
CVBA: 1/4th of each share with a minimum of 6.200 euro CVOA: full deposit |
No minimum |
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Memorandum of Association |
By Public Notary |
By Public Notary |
By Public Notary |
CVBA: By Public Notary CVOA: By Public Notary or Agreement |
Agreement |
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Sale of Shares |
No limitation (except when agreed in company statutes) |
Legal limitations and statutory limitations |
Legal limitations and statutory limitations |
CVBA: same as BVBA CVOA: no limitations (except when agreed in company statutes) |
No limitations (except when agreed in company statutes) |
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Management |
At least 3 directors / Maximum 6 years |
At least 1 director |
At least 1 director |
1 or more directors |
Management by the shareholders |
