Selection of Enterprise Type
Types of Companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type of Company | Federation of B&H | 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 to parts; A member in a limited company is liable for the value of his investment in that company; Minimum initial capital is 2,000 KM (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 KM (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 KM 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 KM (25,000 EUR). |
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 exchange and other public markets; The minimum initial capital is 50,000 KM (25,000 EUR); 2.Closed joint-stock company is a legal entity, whose shares are distributed among a limited number of shareholders. The maximum number of shareholders is 100. The minimum initial capital is 20,000 KM (10,000 EUR). |