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A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`BE_6747`
Code for a legal form which is defined by the ISO standard ISO 20275:2017. ELF code (ISO 20275)	`BE_6747`
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	BE (Belgium)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (nl), Société privée à responsabilité limitée (fr)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	B.V.B.A. (nl), S.P.R.L. (nl), B.V.B.A. (fr), S.P.R.L. (fr)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	BVBA, SPRL
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A private limited liability company protected shareholders from business debts beyond their capital contributions with simplified governance compared to public companies. In Belgium it was the primary SME legal form until 2019 when BVBA and SPRL were replaced by the unified BV structure under the reformed Companies Code, widely used for family businesses and professional services.
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
015 (BE.CCD)	015	BE.CCD (data source)	Private limited liability company	JuridicalForm (BE.CCD)

`BE_6747` (CDQ)