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Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital

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Companies incorporated under Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE)(1)

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companies under Belgian law known as:

(i)

société anonyme/naamloze vennootschap

(ii)

société en commandite par actions/commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen

(iii)

société privée à responsabilité limitée/besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid

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companies under Bulgarian law known as:

(i)

‘Акционерно дружество’

(ii)

‘Командитно дружество с акции’

(iii)

‘Дружество с ограничена отговорност’

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companies under Czech law known as:

(i)

akciová společnost

(ii)

komanditní společnost

(iii)

společnost s ručením omezeným

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companies under Danish law known as:

(i)

aktieselskab

(ii)

kommandit-aktieselskab

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companies under German law known as:

(i)

Aktiengesellschaft

(ii)

Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien

(iii)

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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companies under Estonian law known as:

(i)

täisühing

(ii)

usaldusühing

(iii)

osaühing

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aktsiaselts

(v)

tulundusühistu

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companies under Irish law known as: companies incorporated with limited liability

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companies under Greek law known as:

(i)

Ανώνυμος Εταιρία

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Ετερόρρυθμος κατά μετοχάς Εταιρία

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Εταιρία Περιωρισμένης Ευθύνης

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companies under Spanish law known as:

(i)

sociedad anónima

(ii)

sociedad comanditaria por acciones

(iii)

sociedad de responsabilidad limitada

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companies under French law known as:

(i)

société anonyme

(ii)

société en commandite par actions

(iii)

société à responsabilité limitée

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[F1companies under Croatian law known as:

(i)

dioničko društvo

(ii)

društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću]

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companies under Italian law known as:

(i)

società per azioni

(ii)

società in accomandita per azioni

(iii)

società a responsabilità limitata

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companies under Cypriot law known as: εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης

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companies under Latvian law known as: kapitālsabiedrība

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companies under Lithuanian law known as:

(i)

akcinė bendrovė

(ii)

uždaroji akcinė bendrovė

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companies under Luxembourg law known as:

(i)

société anonyme

(ii)

société en commandite par actions

(iii)

société à responsabilité limitée

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companies under Hungarian law known as:

(i)

részvénytársaság

(ii)

korlátolt felelősségű társaság

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companies under Maltese law known as:

(i)

Kumpaniji ta’ Responsabilità Limitata

(ii)

Soċjetajiet in akkomandita li l-kapital tagħhom jkun maqsum f’azzjonijiet

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companies under Dutch law known as:

(i)

naamloze vennootschap

(ii)

besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid

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open commanditaire vennootschap

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companies under Austrian law known as:

(i)

Aktiengesellschaft

(ii)

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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companies under Polish law known as:

(i)

spółka akcyjna

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spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

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companies under Portuguese law known as:

(i)

sociedade anónima

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sociedade em comandita por acções

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sociedade por quotas

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companies under Romanian law known as:

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‘societăți în nume colectiv’

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‘societăți în comandită simplă’

(iii)

‘societăți pe acțiuni’

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‘societăți în comandită pe acțiuni’

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‘societăți cu răspundere limitată’

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companies under Slovenian law known as:

(i)

delniška družba

(ii)

komanditna delniška družba

(iii)

družba z omejeno odgovornostjo

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companies under Slovak law known as:

(i)

akciová spoločnosť

(ii)

poločnosť s ručením obmedzeným

(iii)

komanditná spoločnosť

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companies under Finnish law known as:

(i)

osakeyhtiö – aktiebolag

(ii)

osuuskunta – andelslag

(iii)

säästöpankki – sparbank

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vakuutusyhtiö – försäkringsbolag

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companies under Swedish law known as:

(i)

aktiebolag

(ii)

försäkringsaktiebolag

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companies under the law of the United Kingdom known as: companies incorporated with limited liability.

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OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

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