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Legal entities. By types

Legal entities. By types Catalonia. 2022
Value Variation (%)
Legal entities 81,272 2.1
Associations 77,625 2.2
Councils and professional colleges 126 -11.3
Cooperatives .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Foundations 2,665 0.6
Federations 856 0.9
Mutual benefit society 35 -5.4
Source: Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Business and Labour; Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
Note: The data of the mutual benefit society of the year 2023, are to March 15, 2023.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 17, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Association
Non-profit organization, voluntarily formed by three or more persons to serve an objective of general or specific interest, through the sharing of personal resources or property temporarily or indefinitely.
Professional association
Corporation governed by public law that is set to an instance of management of public interests related to the exercise of a given profession and as a vehicle for collegial participation of people in the administration of such interests.
Cooperative
Company formed by natural or legal persons who voluntarily join together to meet the needs and economic aspirations and the social and cultural similarities, through a jointly owned and democratically controlled company. Is formed with at least three members. An exception is made for cooperatives of consumers and users and for cooperatives of the second degree. The cooperative venture is based on principles established by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). Among the principles that a cooperative is identified, it should be highlighted business democracy, member economic participation, interest in providing training and information to members, as well as the economic and social improvement of both the components and the surrounding community.
Federation
Constitution of various associations. In turn, various federations can constitute confederations.
Foundation
Non-profit organization formed by one or several founders by affecting some goods or economic rights and the destination of their income or resources obtained by other means to pursue tasks of general interest. The foundation acquires definitive legal personality with the registration of the founding charter in the Register of Foundations from the Ministery of Justice.

Methodological aspects

On December, 31.

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".