Knowledge Category: Guides: Doing business in Europe

Doing Business in Ukraine

General Legal Framework Ukraine is a civil law country with a codified legal system. The primary legal acts governing business activities include the Civil Code,

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Doing Business in Bulgaria

1. Doing Business as Individuals (Natural Persons) – Sole Trader (ET) Any Bulgarian or foreign citizen with legal residence status in Bulgaria can register as

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Doing business in Hungary

I. Companies In Hungary today, the majority of business activities are conducted through membership relationships in companies. Therefore, I find it necessary to provide a

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Doing business in Greece

Corporate types or legal forms for carrying out business in Greece A: Personal Companies General Partnership (G.P./ in Greek “E.”) Association of two or more

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Doing business in Cyprus

General Traits, Legal System & the Cyprus Tax Regime International Relations Cyprus has a stable democratic government and social system, and has historically followed a non-aligned

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Doing business in Serbia

About companies in Serbia A company is established on an indefinite or definite basis time. A society is considered to be founded on the indefinite

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Doing business in Switzerland

I. Business Structures There are two main types of business entities clearly distinguished and defined by Swiss law: Capital-based companies – stock corporation and limited

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Doing business in Sweden

A general guide to the rules under Swedish commercial law Types of company In Sweden business activities are primarily conducted through three different types of

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Doing business in Finland

Business presence Main vehicles for doing business in Finland: Finnish company, the most used are: Public Limited Company (“Oyj”) Ideal for mayor investments. Minimum share

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Doing business in Poland

Business presence The Polish law provides for the following forms of business activity: Sole tradership (one-man business) Civil code partnership – ideal for small-scale business

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Doing business in Belgium

Business presence There are a lot of different entities to start doing business in Belgium.The NV/SA and the BVBA/SPRL are the most widely used forms

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Doing business in Germany

Business presence Main vehicles for doing business in Germany are German companies. (Almost) all of them are registered at the at the trade register of the

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Doing business in Romania

Business presence Main vehicles for doing business in Romania: Romanian company, the most used are: Joint Stock Company (“SA”) Ideal for mayor investments. Minimum share

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Doing business in Italy

Types of Business Main vehicles for doing business in Italy: There are three different types of companies Partnerships (Società di persone) Corporations (Società di capitali)

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