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Over the centuries the Netherlands has developed into a modern open economy. Being a very small country with hardly any natural resources (only natural gas) it learned to focus on trading with other countries.

The requirements of Dutch company law are codified in Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil
Code. Business in the Netherlands can be conducted through: a corporation: this can be a private limited liability company BV (Besloten Vennootschap), or a public limited liability company NV (Naamloze Vennootschap) or a non-transparent CV (Commanditaire Vennootschap). It can also be a foreign corporation that is relocated to the Netherlands;
■ transparent company (a transparent CV);
■ permanent establishment (a branch of a foreign company);
■ agent;
■ joint venture;
■ cooperation;
■ private, limited or general partnership;
■ a societas Europea.
The SE is a European public limited liability company. The SE is a legal entity in which the capital stock is divided into shares and it has to have its registered office and its board of management in a European union member state. If the sE has its registration in the Netherlands, it falls under the N.V regulations of the Civil Code.

The private limited liability company BV is the most common entity for conducting business in the Netherlands. We are providing some information about the BV below.

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