German Limited Liability Companies Act
E617922
The German Limited Liability Companies Act is the primary legal framework governing the formation, structure, and operation of limited liability companies (GmbH) in Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Limited Liability Companies Act canonical | 1 |
| GmbH-Gesetz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6757353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Limited Liability Companies Act Context triple: [German Commercial Code, partlySupersededBy, German Limited Liability Companies Act]
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A.
German Stock Corporation Act
The German Stock Corporation Act is the primary legal framework regulating the formation, governance, and operation of stock corporations (Aktiengesellschaften) in Germany.
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B.
German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
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C.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
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D.
German law
German law is the civil law–based legal system of Germany, codified in comprehensive statutes and codes and influenced by Roman law and continental European legal traditions.
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E.
German Investment Code
The German Investment Code is a key legal framework governing investment funds and asset management activities in Germany, setting rules for investor protection, fund authorization, and ongoing supervision.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Limited Liability Companies Act Target entity description: The German Limited Liability Companies Act is the primary legal framework governing the formation, structure, and operation of limited liability companies (GmbH) in Germany.
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A.
German Stock Corporation Act
The German Stock Corporation Act is the primary legal framework regulating the formation, governance, and operation of stock corporations (Aktiengesellschaften) in Germany.
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B.
German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
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C.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
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D.
German law
German law is the civil law–based legal system of Germany, codified in comprehensive statutes and codes and influenced by Roman law and continental European legal traditions.
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E.
German Investment Code
The German Investment Code is a key legal framework governing investment funds and asset management activities in Germany, setting rules for investor protection, fund authorization, and ongoing supervision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal statute
ⓘ
company law statute ⓘ corporate law framework ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
protect creditors of GmbH
ⓘ
provide legal certainty for GmbH ⓘ regulate liability limitation for shareholders ⓘ |
| appliesFrom | time of registration of GmbH in commercial register ⓘ |
| appliesTo | private limited liability companies in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
capital contributions (Stammeinlagen) of a GmbH
ⓘ
managing director (Geschäftsführer) of a GmbH ⓘ share capital (Stammkapital) of a GmbH ⓘ shareholder meeting (Gesellschafterversammlung) of a GmbH ⓘ |
| governs |
distribution of profits in GmbH
ⓘ
duties of managing directors of GmbH ⓘ loss coverage rules in GmbH ⓘ relationship between GmbH and its shareholders ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GmbHG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
German commercial law framework
ⓘ
German company law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | German ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates binding rules for GmbH in Germany ⓘ |
| legalFormRegulated |
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
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GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
capital maintenance rules for GmbH
ⓘ
dissolution of GmbH ⓘ formation of GmbH ⓘ internal organization of GmbH ⓘ liquidation of GmbH ⓘ management of GmbH ⓘ representation of GmbH ⓘ shareholders’ obligations in GmbH ⓘ shareholders’ rights in GmbH ⓘ transfer of shares in GmbH ⓘ |
| requires |
notarial certification of GmbH articles of association
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registration of GmbH in the commercial register ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
commercial register entries for GmbH
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company law ⓘ corporate governance of GmbH ⓘ limited liability companies ⓘ minimum share capital of GmbH ⓘ |
| typeOfLiabilityRegime | limited liability for shareholders to their contributions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courts in Germany for GmbH disputes
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founders of GmbH in Germany ⓘ lawyers practicing German corporate law ⓘ notaries in Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: German Limited Liability Companies Act Description of subject: The German Limited Liability Companies Act is the primary legal framework governing the formation, structure, and operation of limited liability companies (GmbH) in Germany.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GmbH-Gesetz