Annex B. How the SSE is called in different countries

The table provides a list of the names of entities and legal frameworks in original languages as well as their translation in English. All translations are suggested by the authors.

Country	Name in original language	Translation in English
List of entities
France	Entreprise solidaire d’utilité sociale (ESUS)	Solidarity enterprise of social utility
Italy	Impresa sociale	Social Enterprise
Korea	사회적 기업	Social Enterprise
Luxembourg	Société à Impact Sociétal (SIS)	Societal impact company
Netherlands	Besloten vennootschap maatschappelijk (BVm)	Social private limited company
Spain	Cooperativa de iniciativa social	Social Initiative Cooperative
List of legal frameworks
Belgium	Ordonnance relative à l'agrément et au soutien des entreprises sociales (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale)	Ordinance on the Accreditation and Support of Social Enterprises (2018) (Brussels-Capital Region)
Belgium	Code des Sociétés et Associations	Code on Companies and Associations (2019)
Bulgaria	Закон за предприятията на социалната и солидарна икономика	Act on Enterprises of the Social and Solidarity Economy (240/2018)
Canada	Loi sur l’économie sociale (Québec)	Social Economy Act (2013) (FsQuébec)
Canada	Loi sur les coopératives (Québec)	Cooperatives Act (1982) (Québec)
Denmark	Lov om registrerede socialøkonomiske virksomheder	Act on Registered Social Enterprises (2014)
France	Loi relative à l’économie sociale et solidaire	Framework Law on the Social and Solidarity Economy (2014)
Finland	Laki sosiaalisista yrityksistä	Act on Social Enterprises (2003, revised in 2012)
Greece	ΝΟΜΟΣ 4430/2016: Κοινωνική και Αλληλέγγυα Οικονομία και ανάπτυξη των φορέων της και άλλες διατάξεις	Law on Social and Solidarity Economy (4430/2016)
India	वक्‍फ अधिनियम,	Waqf Act (1995)
Italy	Legge delega 106/2016 per la riforma del Terzo settore, dell'impresa sociale e per la disciplina del servizio civile universale	Law 106/2016 for the Reform of the ‘Third Sector’, social enterprise and universal civil service
Italy	Disciplina delle cooperative sociali	Law on Social Cooperatives (1991)
Korea	사회적기업 육성법	Social Enterprise Promotion Act (2007)
Korea	서울특별시 사회적경제 기본 조례	Framework Ordinance on the Social Economy (2014) (City of Seoul)
Luxembourg	Loi du 12 décembre 2016 portant création des sociétés d'impact sociétal	Act on Societal Impact Companies (2016)
Mexico	Ley de la Economía Social y Solidaria	Law on the Social and Solidarity Economy (2012)
Portugal	Lei de Bases da Economia Social	Social Economy Framework Law (2013)
Romania	Legea nr. 219/2015 privind economia socială	Law on Social Economy (219/2015)
Slovakia	Zákon o sociálnej ekonomike a sociálnych podnikoch	Act on Social Economy and Social Enterprises (2018)
Slovenia	Zakon o socialnem podjetništvu (ZSocP)	Social Entrepreneurship Act (2018)
Spain	Ley 5/2011 de Economía Social	Law 5/2011 on the Social Economy
Spain	Ley 27/1999 de Cooperativas	Law 27/1999 on Cooperatives