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A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`BE_0501`
Code for a legal form which is defined by the ISO standard ISO 20275:2017. ELF code (ISO 20275)	`BE_0501`
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	BE (Belgium)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Societas Cooperativa Europaea (nl)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	SCE (nl)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	Co. Ltd, Co. L.L.C., Company LLC, Ltd., Company Ltd, Co.Ltd, Co.Ltd., Co. Ltd., Company Limited, Co. Lt
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A European Cooperative Society enables cooperatives to operate across EU borders under unified European legislation with member-based governance and mutual benefit principles. In Belgium it is used by cooperatives seeking to expand their activities throughout the European Union while maintaining cooperative values and cross-border operational efficiency.
Category to group legal forms with a similar purpose, beside country-specific aspects. Legal form category	Societas Europaea

Mapped controlled vocabulary terms

Category:ReferenceDataTerm	Technical name	Data source	Description	Parent concept
027 (BE.CCD)	027	BE.CCD (data source)	European company (Societas Europaea)	JuridicalForm (BE.CCD)
YBHM (LEI)	YBHM	LEI (data source)	Europese Coöperatieve Vennootschap (Dutch), Société coopérative européenne (French), Europäische Genossenschaft (German)	entityLegalFormCode (LEI)

`BE_0501` (CDQ)