glam/schemas/20251121/linkml/modules/classes/LegalForm.yaml
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id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/LegalForm
name: legal_form_class
title: Legal Form Class
description: 'Specific legal forms of organizations as defined by national and international law.
Based on ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form (ELF) codes.
'
prefixes:
linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
rov: http://www.w3.org/ns/regorg#
gleif: https://www.gleif.org/ontology/Base/
iso20275: https://www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/code-lists/iso-20275-entity-legal-forms-code-list
imports:
- linkml:types
- ../metadata
- ../slots/has_or_had_score
- ../slots/specificity_annotation
- ./Country
- ./LegalEntityType
- ./SpecificityAnnotation
- ./TemplateSpecificityScore
- ./TemplateSpecificityType
- ./TemplateSpecificityTypes
- ./LegalForm
classes:
LegalForm:
class_uri: rov:orgType
description: 'Legal form of an organization as recognized by law.
Based on ISO 20275 Entity Legal Forms (ELF) standard.
Maps to:
- rov:orgType (Registered Organizations Vocabulary)
- gleif:hasLegalForm (GLEIF ontology)
- tooi:rechtsvorm (TOOI for Dutch entities)
'
attributes:
id:
identifier: true
slot_uri: schema:identifier
description: Unique identifier for the legal form
range: uriorcurie
required: true
elf_code:
slot_uri: gleif:hasEntityLegalFormCode
description: 'ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form code (4 alphanumeric characters).
Examples: 8888 (Stichting), RJFM (Public Limited Company)
'
range: string
required: true
pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{4}$
has_or_had_country:
slot_uri: schema:addressCountry
description: "Country jurisdiction for this legal form.\n\nLinks to Country class with ISO 3166-1 codes.\n\nLegal forms are jurisdiction-specific - a \"Stichting\" in Netherlands (NL)\nhas different legal meaning than a \"Fundaci\xF3n\" in Spain (ES).\n\nSchema.org: addressCountry indicates jurisdiction.\n\nExamples:\n- Dutch Stichting \u2192 country.alpha_2 = \"NL\"\n- German GmbH \u2192 country.alpha_2 = \"DE\"\n- French Association \u2192 country.alpha_2 = \"FR\"\n"
range: Country
required: true
local_name:
slot_uri: schema:name
description: "Name of the legal form in the local language.\nExamples: \"Stichting\", \"Gesellschaft mit beschr\xE4nkter Haftung\"\n"
range: string
required: true
transliterated_name:
slot_uri: schema:alternateName
description: 'Transliterated name for non-Latin scripts.
Used for legal forms from countries using non-Latin alphabets.
'
range: string
has_or_had_abbreviation:
slot_uri: schema:additionalName
description: 'Common has_or_had_abbreviation of the legal form.
Examples: "BV", "GmbH", "LLC"
'
range: string
legal_entity_type:
slot_uri: org:classification
description: 'Reference to the high-level LegalEntityType.
Links to either PERSON or ORGANIZATION.
'
range: LegalEntityType
required: true
parent_form:
slot_uri: org:hasSubOrganization
description: 'Parent legal form in the hierarchy.
Example: "Limited Company" may have subtypes like "Public Limited Company"
'
range: LegalForm
valid_from:
slot_uri: schema:validFrom
description: Date when this legal form code became valid
range: date
valid_to:
slot_uri: schema:validThrough
description: Date when this legal form code ceased to be valid (if applicable)
range: date
comments:
- ISO 20275 defines over 1,600 legal forms across 150+ jurisdictions
- Each legal form has specific rights, obligations, and governance requirements
- Legal forms determine tax treatment, liability, and reporting requirements
slots:
- specificity_annotation
- has_or_had_score
annotations:
specificity_score: 0.1
specificity_rationale: Generic utility class/slot created during migration
custodian_types: "['*']"