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SHELF-COMPANY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management (General)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shelf company
1, record 1, English, shelf%20company
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shelf corporation 2, record 1, English, shelf%20corporation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A limited company incorporated with the intention of being immediately available when needed and until then, remaining inactive. Such companies are intended to be available "off the shelf" in order to avoid the time delay involved in the incorporation process. 3, record 1, English, - shelf%20company
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shelfcorporation
- shelfcompany
- shelf-corporation
- shelf-company
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- société en veilleuse
1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20veilleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- société inactive 1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20inactive
correct, feminine noun
- corporation inactive 2, record 1, French, corporation%20inactive
feminine noun
- personne morale inactive 2, record 1, French, personne%20morale%20inactive
feminine noun
- société tablette 3, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20tablette
feminine noun
- compagnie tablette 3, record 1, French, compagnie%20tablette
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Société constituée à l'avance et gardée en réserve pour qu'elle soit immédiatement disponible lorsqu'on en aura besoin, ce qui permettra d'éviter le délai nécessaire pour procéder à la constitution d'une société. 1, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20veilleuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le législateur au fédéral et en Ontario privilégie «personne morale» comme équivalent français de «corporation» mais au Manitoba et au Nouveau-Brunswick il utilise son homographe français, «corporation». 2, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20veilleuse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- compagnie en veilleuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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