SARL
Business & Finance abbreviation · Company Type
| Stands for | Société à responsabilité limitée (limited liability company) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
SARL stands for Société à responsabilité limitée (limited liability company), a company type abbreviation.
Private limited company form in France, Luxembourg, Morocco, Switzerland and other French-speaking jurisdictions, roughly equivalent to an LLC or UK Ltd. Partners' liability is limited to their contributions, and shares cannot be offered to the public.
Example: The Paris bistro is owned by a family SARL with four partners.
Usage notes
Written SARL or S.A.R.L., S.à r.l. in Luxembourg and Sàrl in Switzerland. In France, minimum capital has been €1 since 2003, and the number of partners is capped at 100. A one-person version is called an EURL (entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée). Belgium replaced its equivalent SPRL with the SRL in 2019.
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