Kamer van Koophandel
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- Most companies and private practitioneers in The Netherlands, are obliged to be registered with their Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) or Chamber of Commerce
- The Belgium counterpart of KvK is Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO) - Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (BCE). AFAIK, Belgium has an instiution called KvK, but it has a different function.
Non-registered organisations
An impression of organisations that may not have a KvK registration. Note that this does include some entities that are economically active:
Specific businesses & professions
- Foreign companies without permanent representation in The Netherlands [1]
- Collaborations of legal entities - VOF van handelspartijen
- Health care professionals?
- Lawyers?
- Maatschappen?
Public entities
Public entities don't have a KvK registration, including:
- Schools
- Universities
- Municipalities
- Provinces
- Central government
- Probably lots and lots of other institutions
Clubs & other
- Sport clubs
- Other clubs
- Organisations without bylaws: In The Netherlands, there is such a beast as an organisatie zonder statuten and they can even get a bank account. AA groups (Alcoholics Anonymous) often fall in this category
- Kerkgenootschappen
- Samenwerkingsverbanden van privé-personen
- Europese vennootschappen - Societas European
- Europees economisch samenwerkingsverbanden
- Buitenlandse rechtsvormen
- Fondsen voor algemene rekening
- Verenigingen met beperkte rechtsbevoegdheid.
Registered organisations
Some situations where it might not be obvious if registration is needed:
- Woningbouwverenigingen are most likely registered: Otherwise they wouldn't be able to function, plus that they are probably BVs
- ?