Main Legal Forms Overview
The choice of the legal form depends directly on your planned activity
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Representation
EUR 2.000 state fee, no share capital
- not an independent legal entity (is a part of the parent company)
- no commercial activity possible
- only customer care, marketing, advertising, contacts on behalf of the parent company possible
- cannot be an independent contractor, plaintiff, defendant
Branch
EUR 2.000 state fee, no share capital
- same as representative office
- but commercial activity on behalf of the parent company is possible
LLC (OOO)
EUR 60 state fee, from EUR 140 share capital
- independent legal entity
- may be fully active
- commercial activity possible
- shareholders are liable with their shares (full liability of shareholders is possible in some specific cases only)
JSC (AO)
EUR 560 state fees, from EUR 140 share capital
- same as LLC, but:
- state registration of shares
- complicated corporate management
- disclosure of information