Property	Value
A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`BE_0008`
Code for a legal form which is defined by the ISO standard ISO 20275:2017. ELF code (ISO 20275)	`BE_0008`
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	BE (Belgium)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (nl), Société Coopérative à Responsabilité Limitée (fr)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	CVBA (nl), SCRL (nl), CVBA (fr), SCRL (fr)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	C.V.B.A, S.C.R.L
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A limited liability cooperative society combines member-based democratic governance with limited liability protection for cooperative members. In Belgium it was historically used by cooperatives seeking member participation in decision-making while limiting individual financial exposure, replaced by reformed cooperative structures under the 2019 Companies Code.
Category to group legal forms with a similar purpose, beside country-specific aspects. Legal form category	Co-operative Partnership

Mapped controlled vocabulary terms

Category:ReferenceDataTerm	Technical name	Data source	Description	Parent concept
008 (BE.CCD)	008	BE.CCD (data source)	Cooperative society with limited liability	JuridicalForm (BE.CCD)

`BE_0008` (CDQ)