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A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`BE_1166`
Code for a legal form which is defined by the ISO standard ISO 20275:2017. ELF code (ISO 20275)	`BE_1166`
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	BE (Belgium)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Besloten Vennootschap (nl), Société à responsabilité limitée (fr)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	BV (nl), SRL (nl), BV (fr), SRL (fr)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	B.V., Corp., Corporation, s.r.l.
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A private limited company provides shareholders with liability limited to their contributions while allowing flexible capital structures and streamlined governance. In Belgium it is the modernized corporate form introduced in 2019 replacing BVBA and SPRL, widely used by small and medium businesses seeking simplified incorporation, operational flexibility and credibility.
Category to group legal forms with a similar purpose, beside country-specific aspects. Legal form category	Limited Liability & Partnership

Mapped controlled vocabulary terms

Category:ReferenceDataTerm	Technical name	Data source	Description	Parent concept
3W7E (LEI)	3W7E	LEI (data source)	Besloten Vennootschap (Dutch), Société à responsabilité limitée (French), Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (German)	entityLegalFormCode (LEI)
610 (BE.CCD)	610	BE.CCD (data source)	Private limited company	JuridicalForm (BE.CCD)

`BE_1166` (CDQ)