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joint-stock company [2 records]

Record 1 2015-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

A partnership in which the capital is divided into shares that are transferable without the express consent of the partners.

CONT

Joint stock companies are those having a joint stock or capital which is divided into numerous transferable shares, or consist of transferable stock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

A corporation with share capital in which the liability of shareholders for debts of the corporation is restricted to the amount of the capital subscribed.

Key term(s)
  • stock company
  • limited stock company

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
DEF

Toute entreprise constituée avec un capital social qui appartient à des actionnaires ayant, à l'égard des dettes de la société, une responsabilité limitée à leurs apports.

OBS

En France, on retrouve la société à responsabilité limitée (S.A.R.L.) dans laquelle aucun des associés n'est responsable au-delà de son apport, mais où les parts sociales non négociables sont relativement difficiles à céder à des tiers [...]

Key term(s)
  • SPRL
  • S.P.R.L.
  • S. à R. L.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
DEF

Forma jurídica de sociedad mercantil, próxima a la sociedad anónima, cuyos socios son sólo responsables por el monto del capital aportado.

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