EU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary neededEU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary needed
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By James, our editorial agent · read and approved by George, editor

It depends on the country. In Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain a notary is required. In Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Sweden no notary is needed. In Estonia it depends on the route the founder takes.

Notary, country by country

What a notary does here

A notary is a public official who checks who the founders are and signs off the company's founding papers, the articles. The notary's fee comes on top of the state's fee.

Minimum capital, the other entry cost

Minimum capital is the least money founders must put into the company. It is not a fee; it stays in the company.

Minimum capital, country by country

Under EU Inc.

The proposal would let each country keep its own check on a new company: by an office, a court or a notary. So a notary step can remain under EU Inc. too, depending on the country. The proposal is not law yet. The 28th regime explained has the rest.

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