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Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (codification) (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IIU.K. [F1TYPES OF COMPANIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 7(1), 13, 29(1), 36(1), 67(1), POINTS (1) AND (2) OF ARTICLE 86B, POINT (A) OF ARTICLE 119(1), AND POINT (1) OF ARTICLE 160B]

  • Belgium:

    naamloze vennootschap/société anonyme,

    commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen/société en commandite par actions,

    personenvennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid/société de personnes à responsabilité limitée;

  • Bulgaria:

    акционерно дружество, дружество с ограничена отговорност, командитно дружество с акции;

  • Czech Republic:

    společnost s ručením omezeným, akciová společnost;

  • Denmark:

    aktieselskab, kommanditaktieselskab, anpartsselskab;

  • Germany:

    die Aktiengesellschaft, die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;

  • Estonia:

    aktsiaselts, osaühing;

  • Ireland:

    cuideachtaí atá corpraithe faoi dhliteanas teoranta/companies incorporated with limited liability;

  • Greece:

    ανώνυμη εταιρεία, εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης, ετερόρρυθμη κατά μετοχές εταιρεία;

  • Spain:

    la sociedad anónima, la sociedad comanditaria por acciones, la sociedad de responsabilidad limitada;

  • France:

    société anonyme, société en commandite par actions, société à responsabilité limitée, société par actions simplifiée;

  • Croatia:

    dioničko društvo, društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću;

  • Italy:

    società per azioni, società in accomandita per azioni, società a responsabilità limitata;

  • Cyprus:

    δημόσιες εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές ή με εγγύηση, ιδιωτικές εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές ή με εγγύηση;

  • Latvia:

    akciju sabiedrība, sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību, komanditsabiedrība;

  • Lithuania:

    akcinė bendrovė, uždaroji akcinė bendrovė;

  • Luxembourg:

    société anonyme, société en commandite par actions, société à responsabilité limitée;

  • Hungary:

    részvénytársaság, korlátolt felelősségű társaság;

  • Malta:

    kumpannija pubblika/public limited liability company,

    kumpannija privata/private limited liability company;

  • the Netherlands:

    naamloze vennootschap, besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid;

  • Austria:

    die Aktiengesellschaft, die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;

  • Poland:

    spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, spółka komandytowo-akcyjna, spółka akcyjna;

  • Portugal:

    sociedade anónima de responsabilidade limitada, sociedade em comandita por ações, sociedade por quotas de responsabilidade limitada;

  • Romania:

    societate pe acțiuni, societate cu răspundere limitată, societate în comandită pe acțiuni;

  • Slovenia:

    delniška družba, družba z omejeno odgovornostjo, komaditna delniška družba;

  • Slovakia:

    akciová spoločnosť, spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným;

  • Finland:

    yksityinen osakeyhtiö/privat aktiebolag,

    julkinen osakeyhtiö/publikt aktiebolag;

  • [F2Sweden:

    privat aktiebolag

    publikt aktiebolag;]

  • United Kingdom:

    companies incorporated with limited liability.

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