XK (Kosovo)

Property	Value
A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code	XK
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Kosovë (sq), 科索沃 (zh), Косово (sr), Kosovo (en), Kosovo (de), Kosovo (fr)
The offical langauge of a country. Official language	sr, sq
Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language	bs, tr
Status of the name assignment according to ISO standard. ISO status	added-by-cdq

Regions

No regions maintained for Kosovo.

Legal forms

Legal form	Name	Main abbreviation	description	Category
XK_1225 (CDQ)	Ortakëri e Përgjithshme (sq) General Partnership (en)	OP (sq)	An Ortakeri e Pergjithshme is the Kosovan general partnership, in which two or more partners carry on business under a common name and are jointly and severally liable for its obligations without limit. No minimum capital is required and partners share management. Registration is with the business registration agency. It is used by small businesses and professional collaborations.
XK_2136 (CDQ)	Ndërmarrjet shoqërore nën administrimin e Agjencisë Kosovare të Privatizimit (sq) Socially Owned Enterprise under the Administration of the Kosovo Privatisation Agency (en)	NSH (sq)	This Kosovan category covers socially owned enterprises under the administration of the Kosovo Privatization Agency, undertakings inherited from the system of social ownership that the agency manages, privatises or liquidates. The agency holds the enterprises in trust and disposes of their assets under a statutory process. They are not ordinary trading companies but assets in a privatisation portfolio. Counterparties deal with the agency rather than with the enterprise's former management.
XK_2400 (CDQ)	Kooperativa Bujqësore (sq) Agricultural Cooperative (en)	KB (sq)	A Kooperativa Bujqesore is a Kosovan agricultural cooperative, formed by farmers to produce, process, market or supply together. Members participate in the cooperative's activity and share in the results according to that participation. It is registered under agricultural cooperative legislation. Its purpose is to strengthen the position of small producers.
XK_3228 (CDQ)	Zyra e Përfaqësisë së Shoqërisë së Huaj Tregtare në Kosovë (sq) Representative Office of a Foreign Commercial Company in Kosovo (en)		A Zyra e Perfaqesise se Shoqerise se Huaj Tregtare is the representative office of a foreign trading company in Kosovo, established to represent and promote the interests of a foreign business without carrying on commercial activity. It may not conclude business transactions on its own account. Registration is with the business registration agency. The foreign company remains responsible for its acts.
XK_3635 (CDQ)	Ndërmarrjet publike sipas ligjit në fuqi për ndërmarrjet publike (sq) Public Enterprise under the Applicable Law on Public Enterprises (en)	NP (sq)	This Kosovan category covers publicly owned enterprises under the applicable legislation, undertakings owned by the central government or municipalities that provide services such as energy, water, waste and transport. They are organised as joint stock companies with the public authority as shareholder. Governance combines corporate structures with public accountability and oversight. Suppliers deal with them under public procurement rules.
XK_4523 (CDQ)	Biznes Individual (sq) Individual Business (en)	BI (sq)	A Biznes Individual is a Kosovan individual business, an enterprise owned and run by one person. There is no separate legal person, so the owner keeps the profits and is personally liable for all obligations with their property. Registration with the business registration agency is quick and inexpensive. It is the most common form of small business in the territory.	Sole Proprietorship
XK_4749 (CDQ)	Shoqëri me Përgjegjësi të Kufizuar (sq) Limited Liability Company (en)	SHPK (sq)	A Shoqeri me Pergjegjesi te Kufizuar is the Kosovan limited liability company, by far the most widely used business form in the territory. Its capital is divided into ownership interests held by one or more members whose liability is limited to their contributions, with a nominal minimum capital. A director appointed by the members manages the company. Registration is with the business registration agency.
XK_5625 (CDQ)	Dega e Shoqërisë së Huaj Tregtare në Kosovë (sq) Branch of a Foreign Commercial Company in Kosovo (en)	Kompani e Huaj (sq)	A Dega e Shoqerise se Huaj Tregtare is the branch of a foreign trading company in Kosovo, an establishment through which a business incorporated abroad carries on activity locally. It has no separate legal personality, so the foreign company remains liable for its obligations, and a representative must be appointed. Registration is with the business registration agency. Counterparties contract in substance with the foreign parent.
XK_5678 (CDQ)	Shoqëri aksionare (sq) Joint Stock Company (en)	SHA (sq)	A Shoqeri aksionare is the Kosovan joint stock company, with capital divided into shares and shareholders liable only up to their subscriptions. It requires a substantial minimum capital and is governed by a shareholders' assembly and a board of directors. It is the form used by banks, insurers and larger enterprises. Registration is with the business registration agency.
XK_7791 (CDQ)	Ortakëri e Kufizuar (sq) Limited Partnership (en)	OK (sq)	An Ortakeri e Kufizuar is the Kosovan limited partnership, combining general partners who manage the business and are liable without limit with limited partners whose exposure is capped at their contribution. Limited partners must avoid management to preserve that protection. Registration is with the business registration agency. It is used only occasionally.

Identifiers

Identifier	Name	Registration authority
XK_BRN (XK - Business Reg. Number)	Business Registration Number (sq) Business Registration Number (sr) Business Registration Number (en)
XK_GGN (XK - Government Gazette Number)	Sluzbeni List Republike Kosovo (sq) Sluzbeni List Republike Kosovo (sr) Gazeta Zyrtare e Republikës së Kosovës (sr) Government Gazette Number (en)

Data quality rules

Data quality rule	The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>ERROR: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>WARNING: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>INFO: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality	Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>IDEA: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>PLANNED: Rule is specified and scheduled for implementation, but not yet active in services.<br/>DRAFT: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>HYPERCARE: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>RELEASED: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>DEACTIVATED: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>BLOCKED: Rule cannot be released because something it depends on is missing, for example a data source or a clarification.<br/>ARCHIVED: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
Mandatory administrative area missing (Kosovo) COMPLETENESS	XK (Kosovo)	For addresses in Kosovo the administrative area, meaning the district, is required. This rule identifies addresses leaving it empty.	INFO	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory locality missing (Kosovo) COMPLETENESS	XK (Kosovo)	Every street address in Kosovo has to name the locality, and addresses that leave it out are reported.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory post code missing (Kosovo) COMPLETENESS	XK (Kosovo)	Street addresses in Kosovo are incomplete without the post code, and every record that lacks it is flagged.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory thoroughfare missing (Kosovo) COMPLETENESS	XK (Kosovo)	Street addresses in Kosovo are incomplete without the thoroughfare, and every record that lacks the street is flagged.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Post code format invalid (Kosovo) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	XK (Kosovo)	This rule checks the post code format of Kosovo, which began using its own postal code system, the Kodi Postar or Poštanski Kod, in 2005. The code consists of five digits, often written with a space between the second and third. Codes for Prishtina begin with 10, Prizreni with 20, Peja with 30, Mitrovica with 40, Gjakova with 50, Gjilani with 60 and Ferizaj with 70. Serbian codes are likely to remain in use in the main Serbian enclaves.	ERROR	RELEASED(2024-04-16)

Data sources

No data sources maintained for Kosovo.

Banking metadata

No banking metadata for Kosovo available.