Doing Business in Belgium
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
VGD as your knowledge partner for doing business in Belgium
VGD as a member of Nexia
PART I: General Business and Legal Environment
Chapter 1: Introduction to Belgium
1. 1 Belgium and its seven unique selling propositions (USPs)
1.2 General information about the country
1.3 Belgium: poised for investment
Chapter 2: Setting up a company
2.1 General requirements
2.2 Public Limited Liability Company (Naamloze Vennootschap, NV – Société
Anonyme, SA)
2.3 Private Limited Liability Company (Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte
Aansprakelijkheid, BVBA – Société Privéé à Responsabilité Limitée, SPRL)
2.4 General Partnership (Vennootschap onder Firma, V.O.F.- Société en Nom Collectif)
2.5 Limited Partnership (Gewone Commanditaire Vennootschap, Comm. V – Société en Commandite Simple)
2.6 Partnership Limited by Shares (Commanditaire Vennootschap op Aandelen,
Comm. VA – Société en Commandite par Actions)
2.7 Co-operative Company with Limited Liability (Coöperatieve Vennootschap met
Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid, CVBA – Société Coopérative à responsabilité limitée,
SCRL) and a Co-operative Company with Unlimited Liability (Coöperatieve
Vennootschap met Onbeperkte Aansprakelijkheid, CVOA – Société Coopérative à responsabilité illimitée, SCRI)
2.8 Partnership (Maatschap – Société de droit commun), Temporary Company
(Tijdelijke Handelsvennootschap – Société Momentanée) and Company with dormant partners (Stille Handelsvennootschap – Société Interne)
Chapter 3: Company administration
3.1 Public Limited Liability Company (Naamloze Vennootschap, NV –
Belgium > Bulgaria > Czech Republic > Germany > Hungary > Luxembourg > Poland > Slovak Republic > Belgium Essentials of
Doing Business in Belgium accountancy > audit > tax > legal > corporate finance > family office > environment > accountancy > audit > tax > legal VGD is a member of www.vgd.eu - 1 -
VGD, knowledge partner of private companies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
VGD as your knowledge partner for doing business in Belgium
VGD as a member of Nexia
PART I: General Business and Legal Environment
Chapter 1: Introduction to Belgium
1. 1 Belgium and its seven unique selling propositions (USPs)
1.2 General information about the country
1.3 Belgium: poised for investment
Chapter 2: Setting up a company
2.1 General requirements
2.2 Public Limited Liability Company (Naamloze Vennootschap, NV – Société
Anonyme, SA)
2.3 Private Limited Liability Company (Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte
Aansprakelijkheid, BVBA – Société Privéé à Responsabilité Limitée, SPRL)
2.4 General Partnership (Vennootschap onder Firma, V.O.F.- Société en Nom Collectif)
2.5 Limited Partnership (Gewone Commanditaire Vennootschap, Comm. V – Société en Commandite Simple)
2.6 Partnership Limited by Shares (Commanditaire Vennootschap op Aandelen,
Comm. VA – Société en Commandite par Actions)
2.7 Co-operative Company with Limited Liability (Coöperatieve Vennootschap met
Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid, CVBA – Société Coopérative à responsabilité limitée,
SCRL) and a Co-operative Company with Unlimited Liability (Coöperatieve
Vennootschap met Onbeperkte Aansprakelijkheid, CVOA – Société Coopérative à responsabilité illimitée, SCRI)
2.8 Partnership (Maatschap – Société de droit commun), Temporary Company
(Tijdelijke Handelsvennootschap – Société Momentanée) and Company with dormant partners (Stille Handelsvennootschap – Société Interne)
Chapter 3: Company administration
3.1 Public Limited Liability Company (Naamloze Vennootschap, NV –