Types of companies
Types of companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Company Law of the Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of FBiH no. 23/99) and the Enterprise Law of Republic of Srpska (Official Gazette of RS no. 24/98) regulate the establishment, operation and termination of businesses in BiH.
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Type of company
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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Republic of Srpska
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| Unlimited Joint Liability
Company
(d.n.o. / o.d) |
Founded by the establishment contract of two or more partners, domestic or foreign, natural persons only;
Founders are liable to use all their assets, including personal property; There are no requirements for minimum or maximum contributions; |
Founded by the establishment act of two or more domestic/foreign natural and/or legal partners who commit to do certain activity under the same company name, with their own unlimited solidary liability for company commitments;
There are no requirements for minimum or maximum contributions; |
| Limited Liability Company
(d.o.o.) |
Founded by the establishment act or establishment contact by one or more domestic/foreign natural and/or legal entities with initial capital divided in a parts;
A member in a limited company is liable for the value of his investment in that company; Minimum initial capital is 2,000 BAM (approx. 1,000 EUR); |
Founded by the establishment act of one to hundred domestic/foreign natural and/or legal entities;
A shareholder in a limited company is not personally liable for any of the debts of the company, other than for the value of his investment in that company; Minimum initial capital is 2,000 BAM (approx. 1,000 EUR); |
| Limited Partnership
(k.d.) |
Company founded by the establishment contract of two or more domestic/foreign natural and/or legal entities;
There must be at least 1 partner with full liability (including private property) and at least 1 partner with limited liability, the liability being limited by the value of his share in that company;
There are no requirements for minimum or maximum initial capital; |
Founded of two or more domestic/foreign natural and/or legal entities by the establishment act;
One person at least has unlimited liability for the company, and one person at least has liability to the amount of his/ her investment in the company;
There are no requirements for minimum or maximum initial capital; |
| Joint-Stock Company
(d.d. /a.d.) |
Legal entities founded by the establishment contract of one or more domestic/foreign natural or legal shareholders with initial capital divided into shares;
1. Open joint-stock company is a legal entity (banks and insurance companies or company with minimum initial capital of 4,000,000 BAM i.e. 2,000,000 EUR, and 40 shareholders at least) whose shares may be publicly listed; 2. Closed joint-stock company is a legal entity, whose shares are distributed among a limited number of shareholders. The minimum initial capital is 50,000 BAM (25,000 EUR).
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Legal entity founded by the establishment act of one or more domestic/foreign natural and/or legal entities with initial capital divided into a defined number of shares;
1. Open joint-stock company is a legal entity, whose shares may be publicly traded i.e. offers its shares for sale upon the open market and they are listed on the stock exchangeand other public markets; The minimum initial capital is 50,000 BAM (25,000 EUR); 2. Closed joint-stock company is a legal entity, whose shares are distributed among a limited number of shareholders. The minimum initial capital is 20,000 BAM (10,000 EUR).
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