BE_6093 (CDQ)

Property	Value
A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	BE_6093
Code for a legal form which is defined by the ISO standard ISO 20275:2017. ELF code (ISO 20275)	BE_6093
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	BE (Belgium)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Société de fait (fr)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	Société de fait (fr)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	Co.Ltd., Company Ltd, Co. Ltd, Co. L.L.C., Ltd., Company Limited, Co. Ltd., Company LLC, Co.Ltd, Co. Lt
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A de facto company arises when partners conduct business together without formal registration, creating implied partnership obligations and shared liability. In Belgium it captures informal business relationships where parties act as a company through conduct rather than legal formation, often discovered during disputes or insolvency proceedings requiring retrospective legal clarification.
Category to group legal forms with a similar purpose, beside country-specific aspects. Legal form category	De-facto Partnership