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

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ANNEX IU.K.PUBLIC LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)

  • BELGIUM:

    la société anonyme/de naamloze vennootschap

  • [F1BULGARIA:

    акционерно дружество]

  • [F2CZECH REPUBLIC:

    akciová společnost]

  • DENMARK:

    aktieselskaber

  • GERMANY:

    die Aktiengesellschaft

  • [F2ESTONIA:

    aktsiaselts]

  • GREECE:

    ανώνυμη εταιρία

  • SPAIN:

    la sociedad anónima

  • FRANCE:

    la société anonyme

  • [F3CROATIA:

    dioničko društvo]

  • IRELAND:

    public companies limited by shares

    public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital

  • ITALY:

    società per azioni

  • [F2CYPRUS:

    Δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές, Δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύηση

  • LATVIA:

    akciju sabiedrība

  • LITHUANIA:

    akcinės bendrovės]

  • LUXEMBOURG:

    la société anonyme

  • [F2HUNGARY:

    részvénytársaság

  • MALTA:

    kumpaniji pubbliċi / public limited liability companies]

  • NETHERLANDS:

    de naamloze vennootschap

  • AUSTRIA:

    die Aktiengesellschaft

  • [F2POLAND:

    spółka akcyjna]

  • PORTUGAL:

    a sociedade anónima de responsabilidade limitada

  • [F1ROMANIA:

    societate pe acțiuni]

  • [F2SLOVENIA:

    delniška družba

  • SLOVAKIA:

    akciová spoločnos]

  • FINLAND:

    julkinen osakeyhtiö/publikt aktiebolag

  • SWEDEN:

    publikt aktiebolag

  • UNITED KINGDOM:

    public companies limited by shares

    public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital

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ANNEX IIU.K.PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(2)

  • BELGIUM:

    la société anonyme/de naamloze vennootschap,

    la société privée à responsabilité limitée/besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid

  • [F1BULGARIA:

    акционерно дружество, дружество с ограничена отговорност]

  • [F2CZECH REPUBLIC:

    akciová společnost,

    společnost s ručením omezeným]

  • DENMARK:

    aktieselskaber,

    anpartselskaber

  • GERMANY:

    die Aktiengesellschaft,

    die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

  • [F2ESTONIA:

    aktsiaselts ja osaühing]

  • GREECE:

    ανώνυμη εταιρία

    εταιρία περιορισμένης ευθύνης

  • SPAIN:

    la sociedad anónima,

    la sociedad de responsabilidad limitada

  • FRANCE:

    la société anonyme,

    la société à responsabilité limitée

  • [F3CROATIA:

    dioničko društvo,

    društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću]

  • IRELAND:

    public companies limited by shares,

    public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital,

    private companies limited by shares,

    private companies limited by guarantee having a share capital

  • ITALY:

    società per azioni,

    società a responsabilità limitata

  • [F2CYPRUS:

    Δημόσια εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές,

    δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύηση,

    ιδιωτική εταιρεία

  • LATVIA:

    akciju sabiedrība,

    un sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību

  • LITHUANIA:

    akcinės bendrovės,

    uždarosios akcinės bendrovės]

  • LUXEMBOURG:

    la société anonyme,

    la société à responsabilité limitée

  • [F2HUNGARY:

    részvénytársaság,

    korlátolt felelősségű társaság

  • MALTA:

    kumpaniji pubbliċi / public limited liability companies

    kumpaniji privati/private limited liability companies]

  • NETHERLANDS:

    de naamloze vennootschap,

    de besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid

  • AUSTRIA:

    die Aktiengesellschaft,

    die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

  • [F2POLAND:

    spółka akcyjna,

    spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością]

  • PORTUGAL:

    a sociedade anónima de responsabilidade limitada,

    a sociedade por quotas de responsabilidade limitada

  • [F1ROMANIA:

    societate pe acțiuni, societate cu răspundere limitată]

  • [F2SLOVENIA:

    delniška družba,

    družba z omejeno odgovornostjo

  • SLOVAKIA:

    akciová spoločnos’,

    spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným]

  • FINLAND:

    osakeyhtiö

    aktiebolag

  • SWEDEN:

    aktiebolag

  • UNITED KINGDOM:

    public companies limited by shares,

    public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital,

    private companies limited by shares,

    private companies limited by guarantee having a share capital

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