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STATE CONTROLLED ENTITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Structure
- Public Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- government controlled corporation
1, record 1, English, government%20controlled%20corporation
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- state-controlled entity 2, record 1, English, state%2Dcontrolled%20entity
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A business corporation, other than a Crown corporation, in which the government ... has a controlling interest. 3, record 1, English, - government%20controlled%20corporation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- government-controlled corporation
- state controlled entity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'entreprise
- Administration publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- société contrôlée par l'État
1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27%C3%89tat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- entité contrôlée par l'État 2, record 1, French, entit%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27%C3%89tat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Société commerciale, autre qu'une société d'État, dans laquelle l'État [...] détient un bloc de contrôle. 3, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27%C3%89tat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En France, il existe des sociétés d'économie mixte, entreprises où sont associées des personnes morales de droit public et de droit privé, et qui obéissent à des critères de gestion capitalistes et sont contrôlées par l'Administration. En Belgique, les entreprises de ce genre sont connues sous le nom d'entreprises publiques économiques. 4, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27%C3%89tat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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