| Country | Footer Fields | Definition | Examples |
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Austria
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | GmbH, AG, OG, KG |
| Registered office | A registered office is the official address of an incorporated company, association or any other legal entity. Generally it will form part of the public record and is required in most countries where the registered organization or legal entity is incorporated. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as 'Court of Registration'. | |
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Belgium
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | The legal form of the company (NV, BVBA, CVBA,. . .) |
| Registered office | A registered office is the official address of an incorporated company, association or any other legal entity. Generally it forms part of the public record and is required in most countries where the registered organization or legal entity is incorporated. | The statutory seat |
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as Courts of Registration. | The name of the city where the competent commercial court of the district is located with the word "RPR" (Dutch) or "RPM" (French).
Example: RPR Brussels |
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Croatia
| Registered seat | The seat of a company or organisation, as a legal entity, is the location of its headquarters. According to international and national procedural law, specific legal actions with legal effect for and against the legal entity can be performed at the seat of the entity. | |
| Commercial court | The Commercial Court is a specialist court that deals mostly with commercial matters including: civil law cases regarding international trade, banking, insurance, commodities, arbitration disputes, etc. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Names of board members | A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees and often only ‘the board’. | |
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Cyprus
| Private or public company | The principal difference between public and privately held companies is that public companies have shares that can be publicly traded on a stock market. Whereas, privately held companies are typically owned by the company's founders, management or a group of private investors. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Czech Republic | Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Estonia | Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
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Finland
| Finnish business ID | In Finland all companies require a ‘Business ID/Y-Tunnus’. The business ID is the identity code of a company. The Business ID replaced the Trade Register Number, Foundation Register Number and Business Code, which were used in the past. | |
| Town of registration | The town of registration is the location of a company’s headquarters. According to international and national procedural law, specific legal actions with legal effect for and against the company can be performed in accordance to the location of that entity. | |
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France
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | SA, SAS, SARL, EURL, |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Late payment penalties | According to article L. 441-6 of the French Code of commerce (commercial code), penalties for late payment apply as of right, as from the date on which the payment was due. | |
| Collection fees | Interest and compensation information on late payments | |
| Town of registration | The town of registration is the location of a company’s headquarters. According to international and national procedural law, specific legal actions with legal effect for and against the company can be performed in accordance to the location of that entity. | |
| Advance payment terms | They are the contractual terms for pre-payment, early payment of a liability or obligation. They can be for a total or partial amount of a contractually due sum that is paid or received in advance for goods or services. | |
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Germany
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | GmbH, AG, UG, PartG |
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as 'Court of Registration'. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Managing director / board members | The managing director is the most senior role in a company with ultimate responsibility for the company's performance and reporting to the chairman and CEO. Board members are the elected directors who jointly oversee the activities of a company. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
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Isle of Man
| Legal name | The legal name of a company/legal entity is the name under which the company/legal entity conducts its operations. | |
| Incorporation number | A company's incorporation number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. | |
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Italy
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as 'Court of Registration'. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Sole Shareholder | A sole shareholder is an individual or institution that legally owns all the shares of stock in a public or private company. The sole shareholder is the unique owner of the company. | |
| Latvia | Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
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Monaco
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
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Morocco
| Social security number | | |
| Trade register number | | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Address of the head office | | |
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Netherlands
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | NV,BV, CV, Coop, ZZP, VOF |
| Registered office | A registered office is the official address of an incorporated company, association or any other legal entity. Generally it will form part of the public record and is required in most countries where the registered organization or legal entity is incorporated. | |
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Poland
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Permit number | A newly registered business entity will be required to obtain a Tax Identification Number (NIP-8) containing supplementary data with the head of the tax office within 21 days after the entity is initially entered in the National Court Register. | |
| Permit date | It is the date of permit issuance and expiry; to validate if the company/entity is in title to do business. | |
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Romania
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
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Slovakia
| Legal status | The legal status a company/legal entity depends on the type and scale of its business. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of legal statuses are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies, charities, etc. | |
| Company identification number | The company identification number (CIN), is a company ID that gets allocated to a company/legal entity at the time of its registration. | |
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as Courts of Registration. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
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Slovenia
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as Courts of Registration. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
| Share capital | Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash. The amount of share capital must be indicated in the company’s bylaws, as well as on some documents issued by the company, such as contracts, letters, invoices, advertisements, etc. | |
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Spain
| Court of registration | The court of company registration is the institution responsible with company registration in any given country or region. The data in the business register (on the companies registered) is managed by the courts in their capacity as Courts of Registration. | |
| Legal form | The legal form represents the status of a commercial entity. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries and rules vary per country. The most common types of commercial entities are corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other types of entities. The legal form represents their status. E.g. Inc, Plc, SA, Ltd, GmbH, etc | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
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Sweden
| Town of registration | The town of registration is the location of a company’s headquarters. According to international and national procedural law, specific legal actions with legal effect for and against the company can be performed in accordance to the location of that entity. | |
| Registration number | A company's registration number is a unique reference that can be numeric or alphanumeric, assigned to a company upon its incorporation. The registration authority provides this identifying number and it is printed on the certificate of incorporation. | |
