Every legal form in Croatia, each with its abbreviation, the kind of entity it is, liability and typical use where they are well established, and the values the Prometiam company object returns.
This guide lists the 25 legal forms the Prometiam dictionary knows for Croatia: what each is called, how it is abbreviated, what kind of entity it is and how it appears in the company object. Use it to read the legal_form of a company registered in Croatia, or to decode a form you meet in a contract or on an invoice. It is a general reference, not legal advice.
Coverage and limits for Croatia: company records only (no officers, no registry-compliance signal); sole traders are never served.
| Form | Abbreviation | Kind | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | d.o.o. | Private limited company | A limited liability company (društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću): members are liable up to their contributions, and the minimum share capital is EUR 2,500. The usual form for businesses. |
| Jednostavno društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | j.d.o.o. | Private limited company | The simple d.o.o.: a simplified form for small founders (up to three members and one director) with a very low minimum share capital. |
| Dioničko društvo | d.d. | Public limited company (joint-stock company) | A joint-stock company (dioničko društvo): the minimum share capital is EUR 25,000, and its shares can be listed. |
| Javno trgovačko društvo | j.t.d. | General partnership | A general partnership: the partners are personally and jointly liable without limit. |
| Komanditno društvo | k.d. | Limited partnership | A limited partnership: at least one partner is liable without limit, the others only up to their contribution. |
| Trgovac pojedinac | t.p. | Sole proprietorship | A sole trader (trgovac pojedinac): no separate legal person, and the owner is personally liable. |
Every company object carries four legal-form fields: legal_form (the standard abbreviation, null when the form is not mapped), legal_form_family (the cross-country family, so a private limited company compares across countries), local_legal_form (the register’s own value or code as stored) and local_legal_form_name (the register’s name for it, where it publishes one). Each form below shows the values the API returns for it.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=HR&name=<company name>" # each result carries, for example: # "legal_form": "d.o.o." # "legal_form_family": "private_limited_company"
Private limited company: a company with its own legal personality whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable for its debts and whose shares are not offered to the public.
A limited liability company (društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću): members are liable up to their contributions, and the minimum share capital is EUR 2,500. The usual form for businesses.
d.o.o.legal_form d.o.o., legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form d.o.o.The simple d.o.o.: a simplified form for small founders (up to three members and one director) with a very low minimum share capital.
j.d.o.o.legal_form j.d.o.o., legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form j.d.o.o.Public limited company (joint-stock company): a company with its own legal personality and share capital whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable; the family of forms that can usually raise money from the public.
A joint-stock company (dioničko društvo): the minimum share capital is EUR 25,000, and its shares can be listed.
d.d.legal_form d.d., legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form d.d.š.d.d., s.d.d.legal_form š.d.d., legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form š.d.d. or s.d.d.s.e.legal_form s.e., legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form s.e.h.legal_form h., legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form h.General partnership: the owners run the business together and, as a rule, answer personally for its debts.
A general partnership: the partners are personally and jointly liable without limit.
j.t.d.legal_form j.t.d., legal_form_family general_partnership, local_legal_form j.t.d.Limited partnership: at least one partner answers without limit for the debts, the others only up to what they contributed.
A limited partnership: at least one partner is liable without limit, the others only up to their contribution.
k.d.legal_form k.d., legal_form_family limited_partnership, local_legal_form k.d.Sole proprietorship: one person trading in their own name with no separate company; the owner is, as a rule, personally liable.
A natural person, not a company. A sole trader (trgovac pojedinac): no separate legal person, and the owner is personally liable.
t.p.legal_form t.p., legal_form_family sole_proprietorship, local_legal_form the register’s own textCooperative: an organisation owned and run by its members.
z.legal_form z., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form z.s.z.legal_form s.z., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form s.z.h.s.z.legal_form h.s.z., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form h.s.z.z.s.legal_form z.s., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form z.s.k.u.legal_form k.u., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form k.u.s.c.e.legal_form s.c.e., legal_form_family cooperative, local_legal_form s.c.e.Economic interest grouping: members cooperate in a shared activity while staying independent businesses.
g.i.u.legal_form g.i.u., legal_form_family economic_interest_grouping, local_legal_form g.i.u.e.g.i.u.legal_form e.g.i.u., legal_form_family economic_interest_grouping, local_legal_form e.g.i.u.Branch of a foreign company: an establishment or registration of a company incorporated abroad.
i.p.legal_form i.p., legal_form_family branch_of_foreign_company, local_legal_form i.p.Investment fund or investment company.
f.legal_form f., legal_form_family investment_fund, local_legal_form f.Estate or trust: assets held for heirs, creditors or beneficiaries.
s.m.legal_form s.m., legal_form_family estate_or_trust, local_legal_form s.m.l.m.legal_form l.m., legal_form_family estate_or_trust, local_legal_form l.m.Other entity type.
u.legal_form u., legal_form_family other, local_legal_form u.z.u.legal_form z.u., legal_form_family other, local_legal_form z.u.dr.o.legal_form dr.o., legal_form_family other, local_legal_form dr.o.i.o.legal_form i.o., legal_form_family other, local_legal_form i.o.See the Croatia company data API guide for the register behind these records and the free MBS / OIB lookup to try an identifier. For the register states that go with these forms, read company status in Croatia. All countries: company legal forms.
Search by name or identifier and read legal_form, legal_form_family and local_legal_form on every result, or filter a bulk list by family.
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