The European Union Company Mobility Ontology (EU-CMO)

IRI:
http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology
Version IRI:
http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology/1.2.1
Current version:
1.2.1
Contributors:
Kody Moodley
Marcus Meyer
Ruta Liepina
Stephan Rammeloo
Thomas Biermeyer
Tobias Breuer
Walter Simoncini
Other visualisation:
Ontology source

Table of Content

  1. Introduction
  2. Classes
  3. Object Properties
  4. Data Properties
  5. Named Individuals
  6. Annotation Properties
  7. General Axioms
  8. Namespace Declarations

Introduction

This ontology describes terms concerning companies, their cross-border movements within the European Union (EU), and associated EU company legislation.

Classes

Acquiring companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#AcquiringCompany

Acquiring Company means the resulting or surviving company in a transaction that takes over another, merging company.
has super-classes
Companyc
is transaction result ofop some Company mergerc

Agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Agent

An entity or group of entities (either biological or non-biological) that is able to perform actions autonomously in the world.
has super-classes
Entityc
has sub-classes
Organisationc, Organisational unitc, Personc, Stakeholder in a companyc
is in range of
Associated withop, applicable toop, has company stakeholderop
is disjoint with
Attributec, Objectc, Processc, Spatial regionc

Annual accountc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#AnnualAccount

Annual reports measure a company's financial health. They focus on past and present financial performance, and make predictions about future prospects. The revenue and financial performance of a company.
is equivalent to
Annual reportc
has super-classes
Company mobility documentc
has sub-classes
Interim accountc

Annual reportc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#AnnualReport

Annual reports measure a company's financial health. They focus on past and present financial performance, and make predictions about future prospects. The revenue and financial performance of a company.
has super-classes
Company mobility documentc

Attributec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Attribute

An attribute is a characteristic of some entity.
has super-classes
Entityc
has sub-classes
Company formc, Societas Europaea (SE) typec
is disjoint with
Agentc, Objectc, Processc, Spatial regionc

Behaviourc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Behaviour

Behaviour is the set of actions and mannerisms made by systems (biological or otherwise) in response to stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.
has super-classes
Processc
is disjoint with
Procedurec

Board resolutionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#BoardResolution

A Board Resolution, or Company Resolution, is a way of documenting a decision made by a Company's Board of Directors on behalf of the company. After the resolution is made during a meeting, a Board Resolution document is typically used to get the specifics of the resolution in writing.
has super-classes
Resolutionc

Board-level employee representation rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#BoardLevelEmployeeRepresentationRight

Board-level representation of employees (BLER) refers to the phenomenon where employees or their representatives elect or appoint representatives to the strategic decision-making body of a company (i.e. the supervisory board or non-executive board in a one-tier system). The BLER right requires that if such a system of BLER exists prior to a cross-border company transaction, such a right must be upheld in the acquiring/recipient company under the "before-and-after-principle".
has super-classes
Social rightc

Central Administrationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyCentralAdministration

The headquarters or body of a company which governs it's financial and administrative activities
is equivalent to
Company headquarterc
has super-classes
Organisational unitc

Cityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#City

A city (plural "cities") is a geo-political region in which there is a large human settlement. The distinction with the term "town" (plural "towns") is that cities are generally larger than towns. Countries are generally larger than cities and, in fact, usually consist of multiple cities.
has super-classes
Geo-political regionc
located inop exactly 1 Countryc
is disjoint with
Registered officec, Countryc

Companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Company

A company is a legal entity formed by a group of individuals to engage in and operate a business—commercial or industrial—enterprise. A company may be organized in various ways for tax and financial liability purposes depending on the corporate law of its jurisdiction.
has super-classes
Organisationc
has memberop some Company employeec
has partop exactly 1 Registered officec
has partop exactly 1 Central Administrationc
has sub-classes
Acquiring companyc, Emerging companyc, Merging companyc, Original companyc, Recipient companyc, Transferring companyc
is in domain of
Company Formop, Company primary registration locationop, Company secondary registration locationop, Has EWCdp, Has TNICdp, Is listeddp, Last WW employment figuredp, NACE codedp, NACE sectordp, NAT registration numberdp, has parent companyop
is in range of
has acquiring companyop, has merging companyop, has original companyop, has parent companyop, has recipient companyop, has transaction inputop, has transaction resultop

Company conversionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyConversion

The process of changing or converting the corporate structure of a company. For example, a limited liability company of one country to one of another country, or from a private to a public limited liability company, or vice-versa by means of the continuance of an entity into another entity.
is equivalent to
Company transactionc and (has transaction inputop exactly 1 Companyc) and (has transaction resultop exactly 1 Companyc) and (involves the change ofop exactly 1 Company formc)
has super-classes
Company transactionc
requires documentop some Company conversion planc
target countryop some Countryc
source countryop some Countryc
has sub-classes
Cross-border conversionc, Domestic company conversionc

Company conversion certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ConversionCertificate

A document issued by a Competent Authority declaring that the legally required steps of a conversion are completed. The certificate needs to be presented by a company to either be registered in another company registry or to be removed from a company register.
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company conversion planc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ConversionPlan

A document providing details of how the conversion of a company will be implemented. Article 86d: The management or administrative organ of the company shall draw up the draft terms of a cross-border conversion. The draft terms of a cross-border conversion shall include at least the particulars listed in article 86d
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Company divisionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyDivision

Article 160b - Division means: a) company being divided, on being dissolved without going into liquidation, transfers all its assets and liabilities to two or more newly formed companies (‘the recipient companies’), in exchange for the issue to the members of the company being divided of securities or shares in the recipient companies and, if any, a cash payment not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of those securities or shares or, where they have no nominal value, a cash payment not exceeding 10% of the accounting par value of their securities or shares ('full division'); (b) a company being divided transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more newly formed companies (‘the recipient companies’), in exchange for the issue to the members of the company being divided of securities or shares in the recipient companies or in the company being divided or in both the recipient companies and in the company being divided, and if any a cash payment not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of those securities or shares, or in the absence of a nominal value, a cash payment not exceeding 10 % of the accounting par value of their securities or shares (‘partial division’). (c) a company being divided transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more newly formed companies (‘the recipient companies’), in exchange for the issue of securities or shares in the recipient companies to the company being divided (‘division by separation’).
is equivalent to
Company transactionc and (has transaction resultop min 2 Companyc) and (has transaction inputop exactly 1 Companyc)
has super-classes
Company transactionc
requires documentop some Company division planc
source countryop some Countryc
target countryop some Countryc
has recipient companyop some Companyc
has sub-classes
Company domestic divisionc, Cross-border company divisionc
is in domain of
has original companyop, has recipient companyop

Company division certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DivisionCertificate

A document issued by a Competent Authority declaring that the legally required steps of a division are completed. The certificate needs to be presented by a company to either be registered (or register a newly established emerging/recipient company) in another company registry or to be removed from a company register.
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company division planc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DivisionPlan

The management or administrative organ of the company shall draw up the draft terms of a division. The draft terms of a division shall include at least the particulars listed in article 160d.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Company domestic divisionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticDivision

A company which in a process of the domestic division - in case of a full division - transfers all its assets and liabilities to two or more companies, or - in case of a partial division or division by separation - transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more companies. All companies involved in the process are located in a single country.
has super-classes
Company divisionc
involves countryop exactly 1 Countryc

Company domestic mergerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticMerger

A domestic merger involves at least two companies based in the same EU Member State and is leading to a universal transfer of assets and liabilities from the merging company to the acquiring company.
has super-classes
Company mergerc
has transaction inputop some Merging companyc
involves countryop exactly 1 Countryc
has transaction inputop some Acquiring companyc
has sub-classes
Domestic company merger by acquisitionc, Domestic merger into a new companyc

Company employeec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Employee

The workforce of a company. An employee is a party to an employment relationship characterised as a contract of employment (or contract of service) between the employer and employee. However, this is only one of several different legal formulations of the concept of ‘worker’ in the EU which differ between Member States.
is equivalent to
Personc and (employed byop some thingc)
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc
Personc

Company formc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyLegalForm

Name given to describe the structure of a corporation or business in the different legal orders. For example Limited (Ltd.), Public Limited Company (PLC), Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), Aktiengesellschaft (AG). The company legal form is regulated under national law and grants specific rights and obligations to the company stakeholders (such as shareholders, management & employees).
has super-classes
Attributec
is in domain of
Company form countryop, Legal form acronymdp
is in range of
After-transaction company formop, Company Formop, Pre-transaction company formop, country has company formop

Company headquarterc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyHeadQuarter

The location of a company headquarter
has super-classes
Organisational unitc

Company mergerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyMerger

‘merger’ in Directive (EU) 2017/1132 means an operation whereby: (a) one or more companies, on being dissolved without going into liquidation, transfer all their assets and liabilities to another existing company, the acquiring company, in exchange for the issue to their members of securities or shares representing the capital of that other company and, if applicable, a cash payment not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value, or, in the absence of a nominal value, of the accounting par value of those securities or shares; or (b) two or more companies, on being dissolved without going into liquidation, transfer all their assets and liabilities to a company that they form, the new company, in exchange for the issue to their members of securities or shares representing the capital of that new company and, if applicable, a cash payment not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value, or in the absence of a nominal value, of the accounting par value of those securities or shares; or (c) a company, on being dissolved without going into liquidation, transfers all its assets and liabilities to the company holding all the securities or shares representing its capital;" (d) one or more companies, on being dissolved without going into liquidation, transfer all their assets and liabilities to another existing company, the acquiring company, without the issue of any new shares by the acquiring company, provided that one person holds directly or indirectly all the shares in the merging companies or the members of the merging companies hold their shares in the same proportion in all merging companies.";
is equivalent to
Company transactionc and (has transaction inputop min 2 Companyc) and (has transaction resultop exactly 1 Companyc)
has super-classes
Company transactionc
requires documentop some Company merger planc
has sub-classes
Company domestic mergerc, Cross-border mergerc
is in domain of
has acquiring companyop, has merging companyop

Company merger certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#MergerCertificate

A document issued by a Competent Authority declaring that the legally required steps of a merger are completed. The certificate needs to be presented by a company to either be registered in another company registry or to be removed from a company register (depending on the company being the merging or acquiring company).
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company merger planc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#MergerPlan

Article 91: The administrative or management bodies of the merging companies shall draw up draft terms of merger in writing by specifying at least the elements mentioned in article 91.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Company mobility documentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyMobilityDocument

A legal document which provides information related to, or influencing, a company's mobility within a specific country or across national boundaries.
has super-classes
Objectc
has sub-classes
Annual accountc, Annual reportc, Official journal publicationc, Transaction documentc
is in domain of
authored byop, contained inop, document validated by documentop, issued by organisationop
is in range of
Has document sourceop, document validated by documentop, has document sourceop, requires documentop, transaction validated by documentop
is disjoint with
Company mobility document repositoryc, Transaction rightc

Company mobility document repositoryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DocumentRepository

A digital document repository containing documents related to company mobility.
has super-classes
Objectc
has sub-classes
National registry repositoryc, Official journal repositoryc
is in range of
contained inop
is disjoint with
Company mobility documentc, Transaction rightc

Company pre-conversion certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#PreConversionCertificate

Article 86m: a pre-conversion certificate attests compliance with all the relevant conditions and the proper completion of all procedures and formalities in the departure Member State.
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company pre-division certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#PreDivisionCertificate

Article 160o: a pre-division certificate attests compliance with all the relevant conditions and the proper completion of all procedures and formalities in the Member State concerned.
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company pre-merger certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#PreMergerCertificate

Article 127: a pre-merger certificate attests compliance with all the relevant conditions and the proper completion of all procedures and formalities in the Member State of the merging company.
has super-classes
Company transaction certificatec

Company seat transferc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanySeatTransfer

The act of changing the location where the company’s business was managed (registered office or headquarters) or the place where that company’s primary business was actually conducted (central administration).
is equivalent to
Company transactionc and (has transaction inputop exactly 1 Companyc) and (has transaction resultop exactly 1 Companyc) and (involves the change ofop exactly 1 Central Administrationc) and (involves the change ofop exactly 1 Registered officec)
has super-classes
Company transactionc
has sub procedureop exactly 1 Transfer of company central administrationc
has sub procedureop exactly 1 Transfer of company registered officec
requires documentop some Company seat transfer planc
source countryop some Countryc
has transaction resultop exactly 1 Companyc
target countryop some Countryc
has transaction inputop exactly 1 Companyc
has sub-classes
Cross-border company seat transferc, Domestic company seat transferc

Company seat transfer planc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SeatTransferPlan

The management or administrative organ of the company draws up the draft terms of a cross-border seat transfer. The draft terms of a cross-border seat transfer must include at least the particulars specified under national law.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Company shareholderc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyShareholder

An individual, group, or organization that owns one or more shares in a company, and in whose name the share certificate is issued.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc
part ofop some Companyc
has sub-classes
Ultimate beneficial ownerc

Company transactionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyTransaction

An action taken by a company that modifies its corporate structure with a change of control (for e.g. through either a merger, division, conversion or seat transfer in a domestic or cross-border setting). It involves one or more companies, each of which have a company legal form valid in a Member State of the European Union.
has super-classes
Procedurec
reported inop some Company transaction noticec
has transaction resultop some Companyc
transaction validated by documentop some Company transaction certificatec
has sub-classes
Company conversionc, Company divisionc, Company mergerc, Company seat transferc
is in domain of
AC Employees count at transactiondp, AC Last employment figure yeardp, After-transaction company formop, BLER compositiondp, BLER to be negotiateddp, Companies have Economic Committeedp, Companies have Works Councildp, Companies have employeesdp, Data found in registry from countryop, Diverging employment figuredp, Diverging employment figure yeardp, Has document sourceop, Has negotiated agreementdp, Impact on employeesdp, Is SE creationdp, Last WW employment figure yeardp, Last employment figure for the acquiring companydp, Last employment figure for the merging companydp, Law Firmdp, MC Employees count at transactiondp, MC Last employment figure yeardp, Multi-transactiondp, Pre-transaction company formop, Raw transaction IDdp, SNB voluntary applicationdp, Standard rules applicationdp, Total EU employeesdp, Total WW employees at transactiondp, Transaction IDdp, Transaction commentdp, Transaction completion datedp, Transaction notice datedp, Transaction plan availabledp, Type of SEop, data found in registry from countryop, has document sourceop, has sub procedureop, has transaction inputop, has transaction resultop, involves countryop, is BLER existing priordp, reported inop, requires documentop, transaction validated by documentop

Company transaction certificatec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransactionCertificate

A document issued by a Competent Authority declaring that certain steps of the transaction are completed.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc
has sub-classes
Company conversion certificatec, Company division certificatec, Company merger certificatec, Company pre-conversion certificatec, Company pre-division certificatec, Company pre-merger certificatec

Company transaction noticec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransactionNotice

A written notice, published in an official journal of a Member State of the EU and/or the European Official Journal indicating the intention to engage in a transaction and which informs the members, creditors and representatives of the employees of the company, or, where there are no such representatives, the employees themselves of said transaction.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc
contained inop some Official journal repositoryc
is in range of
reported inop

Competent authorityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompetentAuthority

The monitoring of the completion and legality of the decision-making process in each company involved in a transaction is carried out by a national authority having jurisdiction over each of those companies. The national authority could be a court, a notary or any other competent authority appointed by the Member State concerned.
has super-classes
Organisationc
has sub-classes
Courtc, Financial service authorityc, Notaryc, Tax authorityc

Consultation rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ConsultationRight

The right of employees or their representatives to be consulted and to give advice on a business decision, such as an intended merger/division/conversion/seat transfer.
has super-classes
Social rightc

Countryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Country

A geo-political region that has a distinct and common political governance structure for people that inhabit it for a significant portion of their lives. The majority of people that inhabit such a region are also usually united by common descent, history, culture and language.
has super-classes
Geo-political regionc
has sub-classes
European Economic Area countryc, Non-EU countryc
is in domain of
country has company formop
is in range of
Company form countryop, Company primary registration locationop, Company secondary registration locationop, Data found in registry from countryop, data found in registry from countryop, involves countryop
is disjoint with
Cityc, Registered officec

Courtc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Court

Legal forum in which a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases resolve legal disputes.
has super-classes
Competent authorityc

Creditorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Creditor

A person, organization, or government that is owed money. A creditor's claims and the safeguarding of these creditor rights is laid down in the company law of the Member States and EU law.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc

Creditor decision rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CreditorDecisionRight

The right of a creditor to influence or take a decision in the context of a transaction.
has super-classes
Creditor rightc

Creditor exit rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CreditorExitRight

The creditors right to be paid out and therefore to exit the company in the context of a transaction.
has super-classes
Creditor rightc

Creditor information rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CreditorInformationRight

The information rights of creditors in the context of a company transaction, which includes for instance access to documents.
has super-classes
Creditor rightc

Creditor rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CreditorRight

The rights of creditors, which includes debenture holders, vis-a-vis the company that obtained credit from the individual or organisation. Legal safeguards are put in place to ensure that rights of creditors are not negatively affected by a company transaction.
has super-classes
Transaction rightc
applicable toop some Creditorc
has sub-classes
Creditor decision rightc, Creditor exit rightc, Creditor information rightc, Creditor security rightc

Creditor security rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CreditorSecurityRight

Member States shall provide for an adequate system of protection of the interest of creditors, and shall ensure that creditors who are dissatisfied with the safeguards offered in the draft terms of the transaction, as provided for in Article 86d (1) point (f), may apply to the appropriate administrative or judicial authority for adequate safeguards provided that they can credibly demonstrate that due to the transaction the satisfaction of their claims is at stake and that no adequate safeguards have been obtained from the company.
has super-classes
Creditor rightc

Cross-border company divisionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderDivision

A company which in a process of the cross-border division in case of a full division transfers all its assets and liabilities to two or more companies, or in case of a partial division or division by separation transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more companies. The companies involved in the process are located in multiple (two or more) distinct countries.
is equivalent to
Company divisionc and (involves countryop min 2 Countryc)
has super-classes
Company divisionc

Cross-border company merger by acquisitionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderMergerByAcquisition

Article 89: The operation whereby one or more companies are wound up without going into liquidation and transfer to another all their assets and liabilities in exchange for the issue to the shareholders of the company or companies being acquired of shares in the acquiring company and a cash payment, if any, not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of the shares so issued or, where they have no nominal value, of their accounting par value. Companies involved come from two or more distinct countries.
is equivalent to
Cross-border mergerc and (has merging companyop some Companyc) and (has acquiring companyop exactly 1 Companyc)
has super-classes
Cross-border mergerc

Cross-border company mobility researcherc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CBCMResearcher

A person that is interested in research about cross-border company mobility, and actively collects and analyses data concerning cross-border company mobility.
has super-classes
Personc

Cross-border company seat transferc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderSeatTransfer

The act of changing the location where the company’s business was managed (registered office or headquarters) or the place where that company’s primary business was actually conducted (central administration), across national boundaries.
is equivalent to
Company seat transferc and (involves countryop exactly 2 Countryc) and (source countryop exactly 1 Countryc) and (target countryop exactly 1 Countryc)
has super-classes
Company seat transferc
target countryop exactly 1 Countryc
has transaction inputop exactly 1 Companyc
source countryop exactly 1 Countryc

Cross-border conversionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderConversion

A cross-border conversion is an operation through which a company, formed in one country (with the EU/EEA set of countries) is converted into a company governed by the law of another.
has super-classes
Company conversionc
involves countryop exactly 2 Countryc
has transaction resultop some Companyc
requires documentop some Company pre-conversion certificatec

Cross-border mergerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderMerger

A cross border merger involves at least one company based in an EU Member State and one company that is registered elsewhere within the European Union and is leading to a universal transfer of assets and liabilities from the merging company to the acquiring company.
is equivalent to
Company mergerc and (source countryop some Countryc) and (involves countryop min 2 Countryc) and (target countryop exactly 1 Countryc)
has super-classes
Company mergerc
target countryop exactly 1 Countryc
has transaction inputop some Acquiring companyc
source countryop some Countryc
has transaction inputop some Merging companyc
has sub-classes
Cross-border company merger by acquisitionc, Cross-border merger into a new companyc

Cross-border merger into a new companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CrossBorderMergerIntoNewCompany

Article 90: the operation whereby several companies are wound up without going into liquidation and transfer to a company that they set up all their assets and liabilities in exchange for the issue to their shareholders of shares in the new company and a cash payment, if any, not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of the shares so issued or, where they have no nominal value, of their accounting par value. Companies involved come from two or more distinct countries.
has super-classes
Cross-border mergerc

Data curation activityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DataCurationActivity

A data curation activity represents a researcher's involvement in annotating cross border transactions
has super-classes
Processc
Associated withop exactly 1 Agentc
Usedop some Company mobility document repositoryc
Generatedop exactly 1 Entityc

Domestic company conversionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticConversion

A domestic conversion is an operation through which a company's form is converted into a another while still remaining governed by the same law as the original company. For instance, the modification of a company's form from a public to a private limited company.
has super-classes
Company conversionc
involves countryop exactly 1 Countryc

Domestic company merger by acquisitionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticMergerByAcquisition

Article 89: The operation whereby one or more companies are wound up without going into liquidation and transfer to another all their assets and liabilities in exchange for the issue to the shareholders of the company or companies being acquired of shares in the acquiring company and a cash payment, if any, not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of the shares so issued or, where they have no nominal value, of their accounting par value. All companies involved are from a single country.
has super-classes
Company domestic mergerc
has transaction inputop exactly 1 Acquiring companyc
has transaction resultop some Merging companyc
is disjoint with
Domestic merger into a new companyc

Domestic company seat transferc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticSeatTransfer

The act of changing the location where the company’s business was managed (registered office or headquarters) or the place where that company’s primary business was actually conducted (central administration), within a specific country.
is equivalent to
Company seat transferc and (involves countryop exactly 1 Countryc) and (source countryop exactly 1 Countryc) and (target countryop exactly 1 Countryc)
has super-classes
Company seat transferc
involves countryop exactly 1 Countryc

Domestic merger into a new companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DomesticMergerIntoNewCompany

Article 90: the operation whereby several companies are wound up without going into liquidation and transfer to a company that they set up all their assets and liabilities in exchange for the issue to their shareholders of shares in the new company and a cash payment, if any, not exceeding 10 % of the nominal value of the shares so issued or, where they have no nominal value, of their accounting par value. All companies involved are from a single country.
has super-classes
Company domestic mergerc
has transaction resultop some Emerging companyc
has transaction inputop some Merging companyc
is disjoint with
Domestic company merger by acquisitionc

Emerging companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#EmergingCompany

A company being divided transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more newly formed companies, which are the recipient companies in a (cross-border) division.
has super-classes
Companyc

Employee works councilc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#WorksCouncil

The exercise of employee participation through the representation of employees vis-a-vis the management of a company. The works council is a shop-floor level representation mechanism with information, consultation and veto-rights - depending on the extent of rights given in a Member State - and also at EU level through European Works Councils.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc
Organisationc
Organisational unitc
has memberop some Company employeec
part ofop some Companyc

Entityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Entity

Every thing is an entity.
has sub-classes
Agentc, Attributec, Objectc, Processc, Spatial regionc
is in domain of
Generated byop
is in range of
Generatedop, Usedop, involves the change ofop

EU countryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#EUCountry

A country which forms part of the European Union. The European Union is a conglomeration of European countries whose governance structures agree to abide with common political and economic criteria to improve efficiency of goods and services trading as well as movement and migration of inhabitants between these countries
has super-classes
European Economic Area countryc
has members
Austriani, Belgiumni, Bulgariani, Croatiani, Cyprusni, Czech Republicni, Denmarkni, Estoniani, Finlandni, Franceni, Germanyni, Grand Duchy of Luxembourgni, Greeceni, Hollandni, Hungaryni, Irelandni, Italian Republicni, Latviani, Lithuaniani, Maltani, Polandni, Portugalni, Romaniani, Slovak Republicni, sloveniani, spainni, swedenni, unitedkingdomni
is disjoint with
Non-EU countryc

European Economic Area countryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#EEACountry

Created in 1994, the European Economic Area (EEA) combines the countries of the European Union (EU) and member countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to facilitate participation in the European Market trade and movement without having to apply to be one of the EU member countries
has super-classes
Countryc
has sub-classes
EU countryc
has members
Icelandni, Kingdom of Norwayni, Liechtensteinni, switzerlandni
is disjoint with
Non-EEA countryc

Financial service authorityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#FinancialServiceAuthority

A body that regulates the financial services industry in a country (e.g. the UK), including most financial services markets, exchanges and firms.
has super-classes
Competent authorityc

Geo-political regionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#GeoPoliticalRegion

A spatial region on earth whose boundaries are determined by a combination of geographical, ecological, climatic, socio-economic and political criteria.
has super-classes
Spatial regionc
has sub-classes
Cityc, Countryc, Registered officec

Global ultimate ownerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#GlobalUltimateOwner

A global ultimate owner (GUO) is the individual or entity at the top of the corporate ownership structure.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc
ownsop some Companyc

Impact on employment information rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ImpactOnEmploymentRight

The right of employees or their representatives to be informed on the likely repercussions of the cross-border transaction on employment, which includes the dismissal as well as the hiring of employees or relocation of work. See for instance article 122 of Directive 2017/1132.
has super-classes
Information rightc

Independent expertc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#IndependentExpert

An Independent Expert provides impartial advice to shareholders and other company stakeholders on the fairness and/or reasonableness of a transaction. A company may be required to commission an Independent Expert Report (IER) in the case of a (cross-border) merger, division or conversion.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc

Information rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#InformationRight

The right of employees or their representatives to be informed and to receive any documents necessary for the exercise of their consultation and board-level employee representation rights in the context of an intended merger/division/conversion/seat transfer.
has super-classes
Social rightc
has sub-classes
Impact on employment information rightc

Interim accountc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#InterimAccount

Interim accounts are accounts that are published during a company's financial year and that show the financial situation on a given accounting date.
has super-classes
Annual accountc

Management boardc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagementBoard

The group of persons comprising the governing body of the legal entity that is entrusted with the decision-making in the company. It is also called Executive Board in a one-tier board system.
has super-classes
Managerc
part ofop some Companyc

Management reportc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagementReport

A report drawn up by the company's management on the intended transaction, laying out the main features of the transactions and its consequences.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Managerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Manager

A person or group of persons that are responsible for overseeing the operations of a company.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc
has sub-classes
Management boardc, Supervisory boardc

Manager decision rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagerDecisionRight

The right of the board of management or individual managers to take decisions or to not take a decision in the context of a transaction. These are in the form of a board resolution.
has super-classes
Manager rightc

Manager exit rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagerExitRight

The right of a manager or the board of management to resign and therefore exit a company.
has super-classes
Manager rightc

Manager information rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagerInformationRight

The right of a manager to information and access to documents that he or she has in accordance with national or European company law.
has super-classes
Manager rightc

Manager rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ManagerRight

The rights of members of the management in the context of a company transaction.
has super-classes
Transaction rightc
applicable toop some Managerc
has sub-classes
Manager decision rightc, Manager exit rightc, Manager information rightc

Member State Official Journalc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#MemberStateOfficialJournal

The national gazette or record in a particular Member State. In the official journal companies publish company transaction notices in order to inform concerned stakeholders and interested parties.
has super-classes
Official journalc

Merging companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#MergingCompany

Merging Company means the dissolving company that is being acquired by another (acquiring) company in the process of a transaction. In the context of company mobility, this means a universal transfer of assets and liabilities from the merging to the acquiring company (see article 131 of Directive 2017/1132).
has super-classes
Companyc
is transaction input ofop some Company mergerc

National registryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#NationalRegistry

A national registry is a business registry in a Member State, which includes information on the population of companies in the jurisdiction and holds inter alia data on registration numbers, place of registration, notices and transaction documents in the national registry repository.
has super-classes
Organisationc

National registry repositoryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#NationalRegistryRepository

The digital repository in which documents published in the official journal or by by the national registry (on behalf of a company) are kept as well as related documents. In some EU Member States, this repository is overlapping or identical with the Official Journal Repository.
has super-classes
Company mobility document repositoryc
maintained byop some National registryc

Non-EEA countryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#NonEEACountry

A country which does not belong to the European Economic Area (EEA).
has super-classes
Non-EU countryc
is disjoint with
European Economic Area countryc

Non-EU countryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#NonEUCountry

A country that does not officially belong to the EU conglomeration
has super-classes
Countryc
has sub-classes
Non-EEA countryc
is disjoint with
EU countryc

Notaryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Notary

A person authorized to perform certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions.
has super-classes
Competent authorityc

Objectc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Object

An object is an inert entity that is wholly identifiable at any instant of time during which it exists. It is inert in the sense that it cannot perform any action autonomously.
has super-classes
Entityc
has sub-classes
Company mobility documentc, Company mobility document repositoryc, Transaction rightc
is disjoint with
Agentc, Attributec, Processc, Spatial regionc

Official journalc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#OfficialJournal

The official gazette of record for the European Union or national gazette of record of a Member State. In the official journal companies publish transaction notices in order to inform concerned stakeholders and interested parties.
has super-classes
Organisationc
has sub-classes
Member State Official Journalc
has members
eu official journalni

Official journal publicationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#OfficialJournalPublication

Publication of a legally valid record or act in an official national gazette to inform stakeholders.
has super-classes
Company mobility documentc

Official journal repositoryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#OfficialJournalRepository

The digital repository in which documents published in the official journal are kept as well as related documents. In some EU Member States, this repository is overlapping or identical with the National Registry Repository.
has super-classes
Company mobility document repositoryc
maintained byop some Official journalc

Organisationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Organisation

Represents a collection of people organized together into a community or other social, commercial or political structure. The group has some common purpose or reason for existence which goes beyond the set of people belonging to it and can act as an Agent. Organizations are often decomposable into hierarchical structures.
has super-classes
Agentc
has sub-classes
Companyc, Competent authorityc, Employee works councilc, National registryc, Official journalc, Special negotiating bodyc, SupervisoryAuthorityc
is in domain of
Websitedp, has memberop
is in range of
issued by organisationop, ownsop
is disjoint with
Personc

Organisational unitc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#OrganisationalUnit

A division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity.
has super-classes
Agentc
has sub-classes
Central Administrationc, Company headquarterc, Employee works councilc
is disjoint with
Personc

Original companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#OriginalCompany

An original company, in the context of a (cross-border) division, means a company which - in case of a full division - transfers all its assets and liabilities to two or more companies, or - in case of a partial division or division by separation - transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more companies.
has super-classes
Companyc
is transaction input ofop some Company transactionc

Parent companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ParentCompany

A parent company is a company that has a controlling interest in another company, the subsidiary company, giving it control of its operations through a majority stock-ownership, decisive control over management appointments and therefore over the decision-making process. In the absence of a natural person as ultimate beneficial owner, the highest parent company in a chain of companies is the global ultimate owner.
is equivalent to
Companyc and (has subsidiary companyop some Companyc)

Personc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Person

A person is an object that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood. A human being that has existed or continues to exist in the world (either deceased or living). Fictional human beings cannot be instances of this class.
has super-classes
Agentc
has sub-classes
Company employeec, Cross-border company mobility researcherc, Ultimate beneficial ownerc
is in range of
has memberop
is disjoint with
Organisationc, Organisational unitc

Procedurec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Procedure

A procedure is a process that attempts to achieve one or more objectives by following an established set of actions.
has super-classes
Processc
has sub-classes
Company transactionc, Transfer of company central administrationc, Transfer of company registered officec
is disjoint with
Behaviourc

Processc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Process

A process is an entity that is identifiable only through the unfolding of time, has temporal parts, and unless otherwise specified/predicted, cannot be fully identified at any instant of time in which it exists.
has super-classes
Entityc
has sub-classes
Behaviourc, Data curation activityc, Procedurec
is in domain of
Associated withop, Ended atdp, Generatedop, Usedop, involves the change ofop
is in range of
Generated byop, has sub procedureop
is disjoint with
Agentc, Attributec, Objectc, Spatial regionc

Recipient companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#RecipientCompany

A company being divided transfers part of its assets and liabilities to one or more newly formed companies, which are the recipient companies in a (cross-border) division.
has super-classes
Companyc
is transaction result ofop some Company divisionc

Registered officec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyRegisteredOffice

The physical address or location at which the primary business activities of a company are carried out.
has super-classes
Geo-political regionc
is disjoint with
Cityc, Countryc

Report by an independent expertc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#IndependentExpertReport

Article 86g and 160i: Member States must ensure that an independent expert examines the draft terms of the transaction and draws up a report intended for members which is made available to them not less than one month before the date of the general meeting. Depending on the law of Member States, the expert may be a natural person or a legal person. The report must assess the cash compensation proposed and valuation method.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc
authored byop some Independent expertc

Resolutionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Resolution

A document detailing a decision made by an individual or group of natural or legal persons. This can be a decision concerning the restructuring of a company by its shareholders.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc
has sub-classes
Board resolutionc, Shareholder resolutionc

Shareholder decision rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#DecisionRight

The shareholders can take a number of decisions affecting the company, such as amending the company's articles of association, appointing or dismissing board members and to approve important transactions (e.g. mergers, divisions and conversions/seat transfers). These are taken through a shareholder resolution.
has super-classes
Shareholder rightc

Shareholder exit rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ShareholderExitRight

The right of a shareholder to exit the company by being bought out.
has super-classes
Shareholder rightc

Shareholder information rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ShareholderInformationRight

It is particularly important that the shareholders of the companies involved in a transaction be kept adequately informed in an objective manner, and that their rights be suitably protected. This includes for instance the availability of documents for inspection by shareholders (e.g. article 97 of Directive 2017/1132).
has super-classes
Shareholder rightc

Shareholder resolutionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ShareholderResolution

a shareholder resolution is a proposal submitted by shareholders for a vote at the company's shareholder meeting.
has super-classes
Resolutionc

Shareholder rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ShareholderRight

The rights of shareholders of a company in the context of a transaction. Often, shreholder resolutions are used to effectuate shareholder rights. Many rights are laid down in the so-called Shareholder Rights Directive.
has super-classes
Transaction rightc
applicable toop some Company shareholderc
has sub-classes
Shareholder decision rightc, Shareholder exit rightc, Shareholder information rightc

Social rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SocialRight

Social rights, as opposed to rights arising from natural law, are rights for legal entities that entitle them to certain levels of societal living conditions (e.g. the right to housing, to food, to health care etc.)
has super-classes
Transaction rightc
applicable toop some Company employeec
has sub-classes
Board-level employee representation rightc, Consultation rightc, Information rightc

Societas Europaea (SE) typec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SEType

Variable indicating the SE-establishment mode: by merger, conversion, holding-SE, subsidiary-SE or unsure (cases)
has super-classes
Attributec
is in range of
Type of SEop
has members
se conversionni, se holdingni, se mergerni, se subsidiaryni, se unsureni

Societyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#Society

The society at large is a stakeholder in a company through, inter alia, the government and its agencies, suppliers, customers, trade unions and the communities from which the business draws its resources.
has super-classes
Stakeholder in a companyc

Spatial regionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SpatialRegion

A spatial region is an object contained in some region of space.
has super-classes
Entityc
has sub-classes
Geo-political regionc
is in range of
located inop
is disjoint with
Agentc, Attributec, Objectc, Processc

Special negotiating bodyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SpecialNegotiationBody

The Special Negotiation Body (SNB) or Special Negotiating Body is an organisation that represents the employees of companies in negotiations with the company authorities in order to reach a written agreement on the involvement of employees in company transactions.
has super-classes
Organisationc

Special negotiating body agreementc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SpecialNegotiationBodyAgreement

A written agreement concerning the involvement of employees in company transactions. Special Negotiating Body (SNB) organisation represents employees in the negotiation of the terms of this agreement with the company authorities. The agreement must be reached in accordance with the EU Company Law Directive and is laid down in the SNB-agreement.
has super-classes
Transaction documentc

Stakeholder in a companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#CompanyStakeholder

A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization or company in particular. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the company's actions, objectives and policies.
has super-classes
Agentc
Organisationc or Personc
has sub-classes
Company employeec, Company shareholderc, Creditorc, Employee works councilc, Global ultimate ownerc, Independent expertc, Managerc, Societyc

Subsidiary companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SubsidiaryCompany

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company, parent, or holding company.
is equivalent to
Companyc and (has parent companyop some Companyc)

Supervisory boardc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SupervisoryBoard

A supervisory board must approve of major business decisions. It is a group of individuals chosen by the shareholders - and employee representatives in board-level employee representation systems - of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the management board. It is also called non-executive board in a one-tier board system.
has super-classes
Managerc
part ofop some Companyc

SupervisoryAuthorityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#SupervisoryAuthority

An individual authority established by its member state to supervise the compliance with a specific regulation.
has super-classes
Organisationc

Tax authorityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TaxAuthority

Tax Authority means any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any tax.
has super-classes
Competent authorityc

Transaction documentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransactionDocument

Document required by law to document the step of a company transaction or an agreement made between stakeholders involved in the transaction that are either printed, inserted and mailed, or electronically presented.
has super-classes
Company mobility documentc
has sub-classes
Company conversion planc, Company division planc, Company merger planc, Company seat transfer planc, Company transaction certificatec, Company transaction noticec, Management reportc, Report by an independent expertc, Resolutionc, Special negotiating body agreementc

Transaction rightc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransactionRight

A legal right of a legal entity involved in the process of a company transaction. A legal right here refers to the entitlement of a person to be allowed to perform an activity, or to possess or obtain access to an object.
has super-classes
Objectc
has sub-classes
Creditor rightc, Manager rightc, Shareholder rightc, Social rightc
is in domain of
applicable toop
is disjoint with
Company mobility documentc, Company mobility document repositoryc

Transfer of company central administrationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransferOfCentralAdministration

Act of modifying the location where the company’s business was managed or the place where that company’s business was actually conducted.
has super-classes
Procedurec

Transfer of company registered officec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransferOfRegisteredOffice

The act of changing the registered office, which is the official address of an incorporated company, association or any other legal entity.
has super-classes
Procedurec

Transferring companyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#TransferringCompany

Transferring Company means the company transferring its assets and liabilities to a recipient company.
has super-classes
Companyc

Ultimate beneficial ownerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#UltimateBeneficialOwner

Ultimate Beneficial owner refers to the natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a customer and/or the natural person on whose behalf a transaction is being conducted. It also includes those persons who exercise ultimate effective control over a legal person or arrangement.
has super-classes
Company shareholderc
Personc
ownsop some Companyc and (not (has parent companyop some thingc))

Object Properties

After-transaction company formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasPostCompanyForm

(?ENTITY1 hasPostCompanyForm ?ENTITY2) indicates the new company form of a company undergoing a cross border conversion or a national conversion.
has super-properties
has transaction resultop
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
Company formc

applicable toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#applicableTo

(applicableTo ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some legal right ?ENTITY1 is awarded or assigned to a particular person or agent ?ENTITY2.

Associated withop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#wasAssociatedWith

An activity association is an assignment of responsibility to an agent for a process, indicating that the agent had a role in the activity. Based on: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/#wasAssociatedWith

authored byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#authoredBy

(authoredBy ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that ?ENTITY1 is an instance of a publication that is created primarily by the entity referred to by ?ENTITY2.

authorsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#authors

(authors ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that (authoredBy ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)

Company Formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasCompanyForm

Company legal form. Name given to describe the structure of a corporation or buiness in the different legal orders. For example Limited (Ltd.), Public Limited Company (PLC), Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), Aktiengesellschaft (AG). The company legal form is regulated under national law and grants specific rights and obligations to the company stakeholders (such as shareholders, management & employees).

Company form countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#companyFormCountry

(companyFormCountry ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that ?ENTITY1 is a company form recognized by the law of country ?ENTITY2.

Company primary registration locationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasPrimaryRegistrationLocation

Primary country of registration (location) of a company as a full country name
has super-properties
located inop
has domain
Companyc
has range
Countryc

Company secondary registration locationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasSecondaryRegistrationLocation

Country of secondary registration (location) of a company
has super-properties
located inop
has domain
Companyc
has range
Countryc

contained inop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#containedIn

(containedIn ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some document or publication ?ENTITY1 is archived or stored in some other document collection, database or data repository referred to by ?ENTITY2.

country has company formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#countryHasCompanyForm

(countryHasCompanyForm ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that ?ENTITY1 refers to a country the corporate law in that country permits and / or has occurrences of companies in that country which have the corporate legal structure (company legal form) referred to by ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility entity relationop
has domain
Countryc
has range
Company formc
is inverse of
Company form countryop

Cross-border company mobility data provenance relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmDataProvenanceRelation

(cbcmDataProvenanceRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the relation between ?ENTITY1 and ?ENTITY2 captures provenance information for company transaction data.

Cross-border company mobility document relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmDocumentRelation

(cbcmDocumentRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the relation between ?ENTITY1 and ?ENTITY2 captures information pertaining to a company mobility document or similar information source relevant to corporate mobility.

Cross-border company mobility entity relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmEntityRelation

(cbcmEntityRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that ?ENTITY1 is related to ?ENTITY2.

Cross-border company mobility object relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmObjectRelation

(cbcmObjectRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the relation between ?ENTITY1 and ?ENTITY2 captures information pertaining to an object.
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility entity relationop
has sub-properties
applicable toop

Cross-border company mobility organisation relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmOrganisationRelation

(cbcmOrganisationRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the relation between ?ENTITY1 and ?ENTITY2 captures information pertaining to an organisation.

Cross-border company mobility transaction relationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cbcmTransactionRelation

(cbcmTransactionRelation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the relation between ?ENTITY1 and ?ENTITY2 captures information pertaining to a company mobility transaction.

data found in registry from countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasDataProvenanceRegistryCountry

In which countries' registry did the researcher find information about the transaction?
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
Countryc

Data found in registry from countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#usedDataProvenanceRegistryCountry

In which countries' registry did the researcher find information about the transaction?
has super-properties
Usedop
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
Countryc

document validated by documentop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#documentValidatedByDocument

(documentValidatedByDocument ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some document or publication, ?ENTITY1, went through a process of approval and assessment through various criteria such as veracity, eligibility, legal relevance etc. and another document ?ENTITY2 was produced to prove the satisfaction of the critieria by ?ENTITY1.

employed byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#employedBy

(employedBy ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some agent (person or organisation) ?ENTITY1 is promised and delivered an incentive (usually financial) to perform some work for ?ENTITY2 where ?ENTITY2 is an organisation. This exchange is usually governed by law and formal regulations in the particular country or social context in which the work is being performed.
has super-properties
has company stakeholderop
has domain
Organisationc or Personc
has range
Organisationc or Personc
is inverse of
employsop

employsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#employs

(employs ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (employedBy ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)
has super-properties
has company stakeholderop
is inverse of
employed byop

Generatedop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#generated

Generation is the completion of production of a new entity by a process. This entity did not exist before generation and becomes available for usage after this generation. Based (inverse of) on: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/#wasGeneratedBy
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility data provenance relationop
has domain
Processc
has range
Entityc
is inverse of
Generated byop

Generated byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#wasGeneratedBy

Generation is the completion of production of a new entity by a process. This entity did not exist before generation and becomes available for usage after this generation. Based on: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/#wasGeneratedBy
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility data provenance relationop
has domain
Entityc
has range
Processc
is inverse of
Generatedop

has acquiring companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasAcquiringCompany

(hasAcquiringCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company merger transaction ?ENTITY1 produces a new company or alters an existing one (?ENTITY2) such that ?ENTITY2 will acquire (via a universal transfer of assets and liabilities) one or more other companies involved in the process ?ENTITY1.
has super-properties
has transaction resultop
has domain
Company mergerc
has range
Companyc

has company stakeholderop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasCompanyStakeholder

(hasCompanyStakeholder ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some entity ?ENTITY1, which is either a significant process or agent has another agent ?ENTITY2 with personal interests in benefiting either financially or otherwise from the outcomes of ?ENTITY1 (if it is an event or process), or in its byproducts and profits (if it is an agent).
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility organisation relationop
has sub-properties
employed byop, employsop, has memberop, owned byop, ownsop
has domain
Agentc or Processc
has range
Agentc

has document sourceop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasDataProvenanceDocumentSource

In which document did the researcher find information about the transaction?

Has document sourceop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#usedDataProvenanceDocumentSource

In which document did the researcher find information about the transaction?
has super-properties
Usedop
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
Company mobility documentc

has memberop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasMember

(hasMember ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some agent ?ENTITY1 (usually an organisation) has a person ?ENTITY2 that participates in its activities. This need not represent an employment role nor imply financial incentives between the organisation and person.
has super-properties
has company stakeholderop
has domain
Organisationc
has range
Personc

has merging companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasMergingCompany

(hasMergingCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company merger transaction ?ENTITY1 involves a company ?ENTITY2 which will be dissolved during the process of ?ENTITY1 and will be acquired (via a universal transfer of assets and liabilities) by another distinct company involved in ?ENTITY1.
has super-properties
has transaction inputop
has domain
Company mergerc
has range
Companyc

has original companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasOriginalCompany

(hasOriginalCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company division transaction ?ENTITY1 involves a company ?ENTITY2 which will be divided (or "split") into multiple recipient or emerging companies.
has super-properties
has transaction inputop
has domain
Company divisionc
has range
Companyc

has parent companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasParentCompany

(hasParentCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company ?ENTITY1 is owned and under direct or indirect control by the company ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility organisation relationop
has domain
Companyc
has range
Companyc
is inverse of
has subsidiary companyop

has partop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasPart

(hasPart ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the entity referred to by ?ENTITY1 has a constituent entity referred to by ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility entity relationop
is inverse of
part ofop

has recipient companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasRecipientCompany

(hasRecipientCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company division transaction ?ENTITY1 produces two or more distinct companies, one of which is ?ENTITY2 (a so-called "recipient company").
has super-properties
has transaction resultop
has domain
Company divisionc
has range
Companyc

has sub procedureop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasSubProcedure

(hasSubProcedure ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some process ?ENTITY1 contains another (shorter) process ?ENTITY2 that should be completed before ?ENTITY1 can complete.

has subsidiary companyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasSubsidiaryCompany

(hasSubsidiaryCompany ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (hasParentCompany ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)

has transaction inputop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasTransactionInput

(hasTransactionInput ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 has a prerequisite entity ?ENTITY2 that needs to be considered, assessed, or modified during the transaction referred to by ?ENTITY1.

has transaction resultop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasTransactionResult

(hasTransactionResult ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 has a byproduct ?ENTITY2 (e.g. a company, transaction certificate etc.) after completion of the process.

involves countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#involvesCountry

(involvesCountry ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 includes the modification of a company whose place of business is located in the country referred to by ?ENTITY2

involves the change ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#involvesChangeOf

(involvesChangeOf ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that the process ?ENTITY1 requires the modification or alteration of the entity or object ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility entity relationop
has domain
Processc
has range
Entityc

is transaction input ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#isTransactionInputOf

(isTransactionInputOf ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (hasTransactionInput ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)

is transaction result ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#isTransactionResultOf

(isTransactionResultOf ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (hasTransactionResult ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)

issued by organisationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#issuedByOrganisation

(issuedByOrganisation ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some document or publication, ?ENTITY1, was created (and possibly delivered or administered to another entity) by some entity ?ENTITY2.

located inop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#locatedIn

(locatedIn ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some entity ?ENTITY1 occupies the spatial region referred to by ?ENTITY2.

maintained byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#maintainedBy

(maintainedBy ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some digital resource ?ENTITY1 (e.g. database, website, document repository etc.) has stewardship by some agent or organisation ?ENTITY2 who is responsible for the upkeep of ?ENTITY1.

maintainsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#maintains

(maintains ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (maintainedBy ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)

owned byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ownedBy

(ownedBy ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some agent ?ENTITY2 has proprietorship over another object or organisational agent ?ENTITY1.
has super-properties
has company stakeholderop
is inverse of
ownsop

ownsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#owns

(owns ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (owns ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)
has super-properties
has company stakeholderop
has domain
Organisationc or Personc
has range
Organisationc
is inverse of
owned byop

part ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#partOf

(partOf ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means (hasPart ?ENTITY2 ?ENTITY1)
has super-properties
Cross-border company mobility entity relationop
is inverse of
has partop

Pre-transaction company formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hasPriorCompanyForm

(?ENTITY1 hasPriorCompanyForm ?ENTITY2) indicates the original company form of a company undergoing a cross border conversion or a national conversion.
has super-properties
has transaction inputop
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
Company formc

reported inop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#reportedIn

(reportedIn ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some significant event, process or statement ?ENTITY1 is published or mentioned or declared in writing in some publication, document or database ?ENTITY2.

requires documentop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#requiresDocument

(requiresDocument ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some significant event or process ?ENTITY1 needs a compulsory document ?ENTITY2 to be submitted and reviewed before the process ?ENTITY1 can be completed.

source countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#sourceCountry

(sourceCountry ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 has some transaction input (a company) whose place of business is located in the country ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
involves countryop

target countryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#targetCountry

(targetCountry ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 has some transaction result (a company) whose place of business is located in the country ?ENTITY2.
has super-properties
involves countryop

transaction validated by documentop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionValidatedByDocument

(transactionValidatedByDocument ?ENTITY1 ?ENTITY2) means that some company transaction ?ENTITY1 went through a process of approval and assessment through various criteria such as veracity, eligibility, legal relevance etc. and a document ?ENTITY2 was produced to prove the satisfaction of the critieria by ?ENTITY1.

Type of SEop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#typeOfSE

Variable indicating the SE-establishment mode: by merger, conversion, holding-SE, subsidiary-SE or unsure

Usedop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#used

Usage is the beginning of utilizing an entity by an activity. Before usage, the activity had not begun to utilize this entity and could not have been affected by the entity. Based on: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/#used

Data Properties

AC Employees count at transactiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#acEmploymentFigureAtTransaction

number of employees of the acquiring company - at the moment of the transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

AC Last employment figure yeardp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#acYearEmploymentFigure

The year the last annual employment figure was obtained for acquiring companies
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

BLER compositiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#blerComposition

What is the employee board level representation (BLER) ratio going to be after the completion of the transaction? The ratio is ranging from 0.00 (no BLER) to 0.33 (1/3 BLER) to 0.5 (50-50 Mitbestimmung) to (theoretically) 1.00, which would be 100% employee representatives on the board and no shareholder representatives.
has domain
Company transactionc
has range

BLER to be negotiateddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#toBeNegotiatedBLER

Is an employee board level representation/participation (BLER) mechanism going to be re-negotiated in the process of the cross-border transaction? - Yes: BLER be (re-)negotiated with the SNB; - No: no BLER-(re-)negotiation; - Not applicable: the conditions are not met (e.g. no employees, BLER threshold not met) for this criterion to be applicable; - Unclear: the wording of the document is unclear with regard to the impact/effect/measures taken; - Not mentioned: given the parameters, this aspect should be addressed in the transaction document, but is not mentioned
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Companies have Economic Committeedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#companiesHaveEconomicCommittee

Are the companies involved in the transaction having an economic committee? An economic committee advises the work council about the financial parts of the transaction.
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Companies have employeesdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#companiesHaveEmployees

Are the companies involved in the transaction having employees? Only one company needs to have employees for this property to be true
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Companies have Works Councildp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#companiesHaveWorksCouncil

Are the companies involved in the transaction having a works council? Works councils safeguard employees' welfare
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Diverging employment figuredp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#divergingEmploymentFigure

If a different employee number for the acquiring company is found, it is recorded in this field
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

Diverging employment figure yeardp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#yearDivergingEmploymentFigure

The year for which a diverging employee number is recorded
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

Ended atdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#endedAtTime

The date and time a process ended
has domain
Processc
has range
date time

Has EWCdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ewc

Is the company having a European Works Council (EWC)?
has domain
Companyc
has range
boolean

Has negotiated agreementdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#negotiatedAgreement

Is the management of the companies involved starting the process of setting up a Special Negotiating Body (SNB) in order to reach a negotiated agreement on the future employee participation mechanism (BLER) after the transaction? BLER (Board-Level Employee Represenation): highest level of employee involvement in a company in the supervisory board. They can take co-determine decisions of the company's management and where the company is heading. - Yes: there is a negotiated agreement to be negotiated with the SNB; - No: no negotiated agreement; - Not applicable: the conditions are not met (e.g. no employees, BLER threshold not met) for this criterion to be applicable; - Unclear: the wording of the document is unclear with regard to the impact/effect/measures taken; - Not mentioned: given the parameters, this aspect should be addressed in the transaction document, but is not mentioned
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Has TNICdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#tnic

Is the company having a transnational information and consultation agreement in place? Does the company have an internal body which discusses employee rights and welfare? Different from works council. TNIC is global.
has domain
Companyc
has range
boolean

Impact on employeesdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#impactOnEmployees

Is the impact on employees of the envisaged transaction specified in the transaction document (e.g. the merger plan)? Part of merger plan that specifies how the transaction will affect employees. - Yes: there is an impact on employees (positive or negative); - No: no impact on employees; - Not applicable: the conditions are not met (e.g. no employees, BLER threshold not met) for this criterion to be applicable; - Unclear: the wording of the document is unclear with regard to the impact/effect/measures taken; - Not mentioned: given the parameters, this aspect should be addressed in the transaction document, but is not mentioned
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

is BLER existing priordp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#bler

Is an employee board level representation/participation (BLER) mechanism applicable prior to the cross-border transaction? 0 = no BLER prior to cross-border transaction 1 = BLER existing prior to cross-border transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Is listeddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#isListed

Whether the company is publicly listed. A company whose shares are bought and sold on a particular stock market.
has domain
Companyc
has range
boolean

Is SE creationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#isSECreation

Variable indicating whether this case concerns an SE-creation (yes/no) to distinguish creations of SEs from other transactions
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Last employment figure for the acquiring companydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#acLastEmploymentFigure

The last available annual employment figure for the acquiring company
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

Last employment figure for the merging companydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#mcLastEmploymentFigure

The last available annual employment figure for the merging company
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

Last WW employment figuredp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#lastWWEmploymentFigure

Last available employment figure for the total worldwide employees
has domain
Companyc
has range
non negative integer

Last WW employment figure yeardp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#yearWWEmploymentFigure

Year in which the last worldwide employment figure was recorded
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

Law Firmdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#lawfirm

Name of the lawfirm involved in the transaction, if available (for internal use; cross-border divisions and seat transfers are currently not possible within an EU legal framework.)
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Legal form acronymdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#legalFormAcronym

The acronym of a company legal form
has domain
Company formc
has range
string

MC Employees count at transactiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#mcEmploymentFigureAtTransaction

Number of employees of the acquiring company - at the moment of the transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

MC Last employment figure yeardp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#mcYearEmploymentFigure

The year the last annual employment figure was obtained for merging companies
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

Multi-transactiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#multiCBM

A transaction whereby more than two companies (i.e. multiple merging companies) are involved and merged into one acquiring company
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

NACE codedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#naceCode

NACE Classification Code for companies. NACE (Nomenclature des Activités Économiques dans la Communauté Européenne) is a European industry standard classification system similar in function to Standard Industry Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for classifying business activities. From EUROSTAT
has domain
Companyc
has range

NACE sectordp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#naceSector

Company NACE sector. NACE (Nomenclature of Economic Activities) is the European statistical classification of economic activities. Classification of a company according to which kinds of sector (i.e. industry / market / product type) they deal in. From EUROSTAT
has domain
Companyc
has range

NAT registration numberdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#natRegistrationNumber

The national registration number of an acquiring/receiving/entry company. A company registration number is a unique combination of numbers and/or letters. It is used to identify a company and verify its legal existence as an incorporated entity.
has domain
Companyc
has range
string

Organization namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#name

The name of the organization
has range
string

Raw transaction IDdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#rawTransactionID

unique identifier before database entry. This id is the old ID-structure used before entry into the CbCMdb
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
positive integer

Registered Officedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#registeredOffice

Deprecated property

SNB voluntary applicationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#sbnVoluntaryApplication

Is a Special Negotiating Body (SNB) set up voluntary? Whether or not a SNB is created/will be created voluntarily. - Yes: an SNB is created voluntarily; - No: no voluntary SNB set up; - Not applicable: the conditions are not met (e.g. no employees, BLER threshold not met) for this criterion to be applicable; - Unclear: the wording of the document is unclear with regard to the impact/effect/measures taken; - Not mentioned: given the parameters, this aspect should be addressed in the transaction document, but is not mentioned
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Standard rules applicationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#standardRulesApplication

Are the standard rules applied directly without and instead of the start of negotiations with a Special Negotiating Body (SNB)? Instead of an SNB being set up, the standard rules are applied instead. - Yes: the standard rules are applied; - No: standard rules ar enot applied; - Not applicable: the conditions are not met (e.g. no employees, BLER threshold not met) for this criterion to be applicable; - Unclear: the wording of the document is unclear with regard to the impact/effect/measures taken; - Not mentioned: given the parameters, this aspect should be addressed in the transaction document, but is not mentioned
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Total EU employeesdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#acTotalEUEmploymentFigure

total number of employees of the acquiring company in the EU at the moment of the transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

Total WW employees at transactiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#wwEmploymentFigureAtTransaction

number of employees of company group worldwide at the moment of the transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
non negative integer

Transaction commentdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionComment

Notes from researcher about the transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
string

Transaction completion datedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionCompletionDate

Date on which the transaction was effectuated (the date that the competent authority e.g., business registry of that country, says that the criteria have been met by merging and acquiring companies and the merging/transferring company is dissolved). This is the final step of a transaction process
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

Transaction IDdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionID

unique identifier for a transaction
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
positive integer

Transaction notice datedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionStartDate

Date of the transaction notice (document announcing the transaction) constituting the start of the transaction process. Date that the document was published (which is the important date because this is when it becomes legally binding)
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
date time

Transaction plan availabledp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#transactionPlan

Is the transaction plan available for analysis? Merger plan, Seat transfer plan or Division plan. Transaction notice is where the transaction is announced. The other documents are where the nature and details of the transaction are specified.
has domain
Company transactionc
has range
boolean

Websitedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#website

Homepage of a company/organization website
has domain
Organisationc
has range
string

Named Individuals

Austriani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#austria

belongs to
EU countryc

Belgiumni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#belgium

belongs to
EU countryc

Bulgariani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#bulgaria

belongs to
EU countryc

Croatiani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#croatia

belongs to
EU countryc

Cyprusni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#cyprus

belongs to
EU countryc

Czech Republicni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#czechia

belongs to
EU countryc

Denmarkni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#denmark

belongs to
EU countryc

Estoniani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#estonia

belongs to
EU countryc

eu official journalni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#euOfficialJournal

belongs to
Official journalc

Finlandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#finland

belongs to
EU countryc

Franceni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#france

belongs to
EU countryc

Germanyni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#germany

belongs to
EU countryc

Grand Duchy of Luxembourgni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#luxembourg

belongs to
EU countryc

Greeceni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#greece

belongs to
EU countryc

Hollandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#netherlands

belongs to
EU countryc

Hungaryni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#hungary

belongs to
EU countryc

Icelandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#iceland

belongs to
European Economic Area countryc

Irelandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#ireland

belongs to
EU countryc

Italian Republicni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#italy

belongs to
EU countryc

Kingdom of Norwayni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#norway

belongs to
European Economic Area countryc

Latviani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#latvia

belongs to
EU countryc

Liechtensteinni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#liechtenstein

belongs to
European Economic Area countryc

Lithuaniani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#lithuania

belongs to
EU countryc

Maltani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#malta

belongs to
EU countryc

Polandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#poland

belongs to
EU countryc

Portugalni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#portugal

belongs to
EU countryc

Romaniani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#romania

belongs to
EU countryc

se conversionni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#se_conversion

belongs to
Societas Europaea (SE) typec

se holdingni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#se_holding

belongs to
Societas Europaea (SE) typec

se mergerni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#se_merger

belongs to
Societas Europaea (SE) typec

se subsidiaryni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#se_subsidiary

belongs to
Societas Europaea (SE) typec

se unsureni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#se_unsure

belongs to
Societas Europaea (SE) typec

Slovak Republicni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#slovakia

belongs to
EU countryc

sloveniani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#slovenia

belongs to
EU countryc

spainni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#spain

belongs to
EU countryc

swedenni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#sweden

belongs to
EU countryc

switzerlandni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#switzerland

belongs to
European Economic Area countryc

unitedkingdomni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#unitedkingdom

belongs to
EU countryc

Annotation Properties

contributorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor

descriptionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

descriptionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

entity positionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/opla-sd#entityPosition

entity position xap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/opla-sd#entityPositionX

entity position yap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/opla-sd#entityPositionY

Exampleap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#example

Provides a human-readable written example of the entity in question.
has super-properties
comment

iso2codeap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#iso2code

has super-properties
label

licenseap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

Requirement levelap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#requirement-level

Specifies a phrase to indicate the degree to which the providing of a value for the entity (e.g. a data or object property) in question is compulsory, recommended or optional.
has super-properties
comment

titleap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title

was attributed toap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasAttributedTo

General Axioms

All Disjoint Classes back to ToC

Cityc, Registered officec, Countryc

All Disjoint Classes back to ToC

Agentc, Attributec, Objectc, Processc, Spatial regionc

All Disjoint Classes back to ToC

Company mobility documentc, Company mobility document repositoryc, Transaction rightc

Namespace Declarations back to ToC

default namespace
http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#
1132
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/1132/
14
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/14/
cbcm
http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/
dc
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
document
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/
eu-cm-ontology
http://w3id.org/um/cbcm/eu-cm-ontology#
industrial-relations-dictionary
https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/
national-industrial-relations
https://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/
opla-sd
http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/opla-sd#
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
pdf
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/money/aggregates/anacredit/shared/pdf/
prov
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
xsd
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

This HTML document was obtained by processing the OWL ontology source code through LODE, Live OWL Documentation Environment, developed by Silvio Peroni.