Legal form invalid

Property	Value
A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	LEGAL_FORM_INVALID
The human-friendly name shown for this concept in the user interface, used instead of the technical name to improve readability and understanding. Display name	Legal form invalid
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	This category encompasses data quality rules that detect invalid legal form values in business partner records. Legal forms must be valid for the country where the company is registered, as each jurisdiction has its own set of recognized legal entity types. Invalid legal forms might result from typos, use of legal forms from wrong countries, outdated legal form types, or complete fabrications. For example, specifying 'GmbH' (German legal form) for a company registered in France would be invalid. Accurate legal form information is essential for legal compliance, contract generation, tax processing, and understanding the legal nature of business relationships. These rules validate that legal forms are legitimate, applicable to the company's jurisdiction, and correctly specified.
Hierachical parent concept of a concept. Parent	Existence

Data quality rules

CDQ manages 101 data quality rules in this category.

Data quality rule	The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>ERROR: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>WARNING: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>INFO: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality	Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>IDEA: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>PLANNED: Rule is specified and scheduled for implementation, but not yet active in services.<br/>DRAFT: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>HYPERCARE: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>RELEASED: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>DEACTIVATED: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>BLOCKED: Rule cannot be released because something it depends on is missing, for example a data source or a clarification.<br/>ARCHIVED: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
Invalid legal form ACCURACY	WORLD (World)	Every country has its own set of legal forms that an organization can take. This rule ensures that an organization is never recorded with a legal form that does not exist in the country of its legal address.	INFO	IDEA(2020-01-01)
Legal form invalid (Albania) ACCURACY	AL (Albania)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Albania must be one that exists under Albanian law. This rule flags records whose legal form is not valid for the country.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Angola) ACCURACY	AO (Angola)	A business partner in Angola may only carry a legal form that exists under Angolan law, and this rule reports records where that is not the case.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Argentina) ACCURACY	AR (Argentina)	This rule checks that the legal form of an Argentine business partner is one of the legal forms available in Argentina, and flags any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Australia) ACCURACY	AU (Australia)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Australia must be a legal form that exists in Australia. Records carrying any other value are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Austria) ACCURACY	AT (Austria)	A business partner in Austria may only carry a legal form that exists under Austrian law, and this rule reports every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Bangladesh) ACCURACY	BD (Bangladesh)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Bangladesh is one of the legal forms available in that country, and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Belarus) ACCURACY	BY (Byelorussian SSR)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Belarus must exist under Belarusian law, and this rule reports records whose legal form does not fit the country.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Belgium) ACCURACY	BE (Belgium)	A business partner in Belgium may only carry a legal form that exists in Belgium. This rule flags records with a legal form that is not valid there.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Bolivia) ACCURACY	BO (Bolivia)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Bolivian business partner exists under Bolivian law and reports any record that carries a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ACCURACY	BA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	The legal form of a business partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be one that exists in that country, and this rule flags records where it is not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Brazil) ACCURACY	BR (Brazil)	A business partner in Brazil may only carry a legal form that exists under Brazilian law. Records with any other legal form are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (British Virgin Islands) ACCURACY	VG (Virgin Islands)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in the British Virgin Islands is one of the legal forms available there, and flags every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Bulgaria) ACCURACY	BG (Bulgaria)	The legal form recorded for a Bulgarian business partner must exist under Bulgarian law, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Cambodia) ACCURACY	KH (Cambodia)	A business partner in Cambodia may only carry a legal form that exists in Cambodia, and this rule flags records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Cameroon) ACCURACY	CM (Cameroon)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Cameroon is one of the legal forms available in that country and reports anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Canada) ACCURACY	CA (Canada)	The legal form recorded for a Canadian business partner must be a legal form that exists in Canada. Records carrying a different value are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Chile) ACCURACY	CL (Chile)	A business partner in Chile may only carry a legal form that exists under Chilean law, and this rule reports every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Colombia) ACCURACY	CO (Colombia)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Colombian business partner exists in Colombia and flags any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Costa Rica) ACCURACY	CR (Costa Rica)	The legal form of a business partner in Costa Rica must be one that exists under Costa Rican law, and this rule reports records where it is not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Croatia) ACCURACY	HR (Croatia)	A business partner in Croatia may only carry a legal form that exists in Croatia. Records with an invalid legal form are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Cyprus) ACCURACY	CY (Cyprus)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Cyprus is one of the legal forms available there and reports every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Czech Republic) ACCURACY	CZ (Czechia)	The legal form recorded for a Czech business partner must exist under Czech law, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Denmark) ACCURACY	DK (Denmark)	A business partner in Denmark may only carry a legal form that exists under Danish law, and this rule reports records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Dominican Republic) ACCURACY	DO (Dominican Republic)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in the Dominican Republic exists in that country and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (East Timor) ACCURACY	TL (Timor-Leste)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in East Timor must be one that exists there. Records carrying a different value are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Ecuador) ACCURACY	EC (Ecuador)	A business partner in Ecuador may only carry a legal form that exists under Ecuadorian law, and this rule flags every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Egypt) ACCURACY	EG (Egypt)	This rule checks that the legal form of an Egyptian business partner is one of the legal forms available in Egypt and reports any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (El Salvador) ACCURACY	SV (El Salvador)	The legal form of a business partner in El Salvador must exist under Salvadoran law, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Estonia) ACCURACY	EE (Estonia)	A business partner in Estonia may only carry a legal form that exists in Estonia. Records with an invalid legal form are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Finland) ACCURACY	FI (Finland)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Finnish business partner exists under Finnish law and flags any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (France) ACCURACY	FR (France)	The legal form recorded for a French business partner must be a legal form that exists in France, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (French Polynesia) ACCURACY	PF (French Polynesia)	A business partner in French Polynesia may only carry a legal form that exists there, and this rule flags records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Germany) ACCURACY	DE (Germany)	This rule checks that the legal form of a German business partner is one of the legal forms available under German law and reports every other value.	INFO	DEACTIVATED(2020-01-01)
Legal form invalid (Greece) ACCURACY	GR (Greece)	The legal form of a Greek business partner must exist under Greek law, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Guatemala) ACCURACY	GT (Guatemala)	A business partner in Guatemala may only carry a legal form that exists in Guatemala. Records carrying a different value are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Hong Kong) ACCURACY	HK (Hong Kong)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Hong Kong is one of the legal forms available there and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Hungary) ACCURACY	HU (Hungary)	The legal form recorded for a Hungarian business partner must exist under Hungarian law, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Iceland) ACCURACY	IS (Iceland)	A business partner in Iceland may only carry a legal form that exists under Icelandic law, and this rule flags every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (India) ACCURACY	IN (India)	This rule checks that the legal form of an Indian business partner is one of the legal forms available in India and reports any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Indonesia) ACCURACY	ID (Indonesia)	The legal form of a business partner in Indonesia must exist under Indonesian law, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Iran) ACCURACY	IR (Iran)	A business partner in Iran may only carry a legal form that exists in Iran. Records with an invalid legal form are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Ireland) ACCURACY	IE (Ireland)	This rule checks that the legal form of an Irish business partner exists under Irish law and flags any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Israel) ACCURACY	IL (Israel)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Israel must be a legal form that exists there, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Italy) ACCURACY	IT (Italy)	A business partner in Italy may only carry a legal form that exists under Italian law, and this rule flags records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Japan) ACCURACY	JP (Japan)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Japanese business partner is one of the legal forms available in Japan and reports every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Jordan) ACCURACY	JO (Jordan)	The legal form of a business partner in Jordan must exist under Jordanian law, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Kazakhstan) ACCURACY	KZ (Kazakhstan)	A business partner in Kazakhstan may only carry a legal form that exists in Kazakhstan. Records carrying a different value are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Kuwait) ACCURACY	KW (Kuwait)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Kuwait is one of the legal forms available there and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Latvia) ACCURACY	LV (Latvia)	The legal form recorded for a Latvian business partner must exist under Latvian law, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Lebanon) ACCURACY	LB (Lebanon)	A business partner in Lebanon may only carry a legal form that exists under Lebanese law, and this rule flags every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Lithuania) ACCURACY	LT (Lithuania)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Lithuanian business partner is one of the legal forms available in Lithuania and reports any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Luxembourg) ACCURACY	LU (Luxembourg)	The legal form of a business partner in Luxembourg must exist under the law of Luxembourg, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Macao) ACCURACY	MO (Macao)	A business partner in Macao may only carry a legal form that exists there. Records with an invalid legal form are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Macedonia) ACCURACY	MK (North Macedonia)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Macedonia exists in that country and flags any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Malaysia) ACCURACY	MY (Malaysia)	The legal form recorded for a Malaysian business partner must be a legal form that exists in Malaysia, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Malta) ACCURACY	MT (Malta)	A business partner in Malta may only carry a legal form that exists under Maltese law, and this rule flags records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Mauritania) ACCURACY	MR (Mauritania)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Mauritania is one of the legal forms available there and reports every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Mexico) ACCURACY	MX (Mexico)	The legal form of a Mexican business partner must exist under Mexican law, and this rule flags records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Monaco) ACCURACY	MC (Monaco)	A business partner in Monaco may only carry a legal form that exists in Monaco. Records carrying a different value are reported.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Mongolia) ACCURACY	MN (Mongolia)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Mongolia is one of the legal forms available there and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Morocco) ACCURACY	MA (Morocco)	The legal form recorded for a Moroccan business partner must exist under Moroccan law, and this rule reports records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Mozambique) ACCURACY	MZ (Mozambique)	A business partner in Mozambique may only carry a legal form that exists under Mozambican law, and this rule flags every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Namibia) ACCURACY	NA (Namibia)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Namibia must be one that exists under Namibian law. This rule flags records whose legal form is not valid for the country.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Nepal) ACCURACY	NP (Nepal)	A business partner in Nepal may only carry a legal form that exists in Nepal, and this rule reports records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (New Zealand) ACCURACY	NZ (New Zealand)	This rule checks that the legal form of a New Zealand business partner is one of the legal forms available there and flags anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Nigeria) ACCURACY	NG (Nigeria)	The legal form of a Nigerian business partner must exist under Nigerian law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Norway) ACCURACY	NO (Norway)	A business partner in Norway may only carry a legal form that exists under Norwegian law. Records with an invalid legal form are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Oman) ACCURACY	OM (Oman)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Oman exists in that country and reports any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Pakistan) ACCURACY	PK (Pakistan)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Pakistan must be a legal form that exists in Pakistan, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Panama) ACCURACY	PA (Panama)	A business partner in Panama may only carry a legal form that exists under Panamanian law, and this rule reports every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Peru) ACCURACY	PE (Peru)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Peruvian business partner is one of the legal forms available in Peru and flags any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Philippines) ACCURACY	PH (Philippines)	The legal form of a business partner in the Philippines must exist under Philippine law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Poland) ACCURACY	PL (Poland)	A business partner in Poland may only carry a legal form that exists in Poland. Records carrying a different value are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Portugal) ACCURACY	PT (Portugal)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Portuguese business partner exists under Portuguese law and reports anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Qatar) ACCURACY	QA (Qatar)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Qatar must be one that exists there, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Romania) ACCURACY	RO (Romania)	A business partner in Romania may only carry a legal form that exists under Romanian law, and this rule reports records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Russia) ACCURACY	RU (Russian Federation)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Russian business partner is one of the legal forms available in Russia and flags every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Saudi Arabia) ACCURACY	SA (Saudi Arabia)	The legal form of a business partner in Saudi Arabia must exist under Saudi law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Serbia) ACCURACY	RS (Serbia)	A business partner in Serbia may only carry a legal form that exists in Serbia. Records with an invalid legal form are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Singapore) ACCURACY	SG (Singapore)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in Singapore exists there and reports any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Slovakia) ACCURACY	SK (the Slovak Republic)	The legal form recorded for a Slovak business partner must be a legal form that exists in Slovakia, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Slovenia) ACCURACY	SI (Slovenia)	A business partner in Slovenia may only carry a legal form that exists under Slovenian law, and this rule reports every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (South Africa) ACCURACY	ZA (South Africa)	This rule checks that the legal form of a South African business partner is one of the legal forms available in South Africa and flags any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Spain) ACCURACY	ES (Spain)	The legal form of a Spanish business partner must exist under Spanish law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Sweden) ACCURACY	SE (Sweden)	A business partner in Sweden may only carry a legal form that exists in Sweden. Records carrying a different value are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Switzerland) ACCURACY	CH (Switzerland)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Swiss business partner exists under Swiss law and reports anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Taiwan) ACCURACY	TW (Taiwan)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Taiwan must be one that exists there, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Thailand) ACCURACY	TH (Thailand)	A business partner in Thailand may only carry a legal form that exists under Thai law, and this rule reports records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (The Netherlands) ACCURACY	NL (Netherlands)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Dutch business partner is one of the legal forms available in the Netherlands and flags every other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Tunisia) ACCURACY	TN (Tunisia)	The legal form of a Tunisian business partner must exist under Tunisian law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Turkey) ACCURACY	TR (Turkey)	A business partner in Turkey may only carry a legal form that exists in Turkey. Records with an invalid legal form are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Ukraine) ACCURACY	UA (Ukraine)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Ukrainian business partner exists in Ukraine and reports any record with a different value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (United Arab Emirates) ACCURACY	AE (United Arab Emirates)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in the United Arab Emirates must be a legal form that exists there, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (United Kingdom) ACCURACY	GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)	A business partner in the United Kingdom may only carry a legal form that exists under British law, and this rule reports every record that does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (United States) ACCURACY	US (United States of America)	This rule checks that the legal form of a business partner in the United States is one of the legal forms available there and flags any other value.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Uruguay) ACCURACY	UY (Uruguay)	The legal form of a Uruguayan business partner must exist under Uruguayan law, and this rule reports records where it does not.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Venezuela) ACCURACY	VE (Venezuela)	A business partner in Venezuela may only carry a legal form that exists in Venezuela. Records carrying a different value are flagged.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Vietnam) ACCURACY	VN (Viet Nam)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Vietnamese business partner exists under Vietnamese law and reports anything else.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Zambia) ACCURACY	ZM (Zambia)	The legal form recorded for a business partner in Zambia must be one that exists there, and this rule flags records that do not comply.	INFO	IDEA
Legal form invalid (Zimbabwe) ACCURACY	ZW (Zimbabwe)	A business partner in Zimbabwe may only carry a legal form that exists under Zimbabwean law, and this rule reports records with any other value.	INFO	IDEA