Identification Criteria

Category

NON-PROFIT
COMPANY PUBLIC ORGANISATION ORGANISATION
CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANISATION1

TYPE -Private Company - Central - Charity association

- Public Company Administration2 - NGO
- Local - Foundation
Government3 - Union (syndicat)
- Social Security
Administration

LEGAL STATUS - Entreprise - Ministry - Contract of

Individuelle (sole (Government association 1901
trader) department)
- EURL (Limited - Public Utility
personal company) - territorial Association
and SARL (limited collectivity
responsibility
company) - public institution
- EIRL (limited liability
company)
- SAS (simplified joint
stock company)
- public limited
company (S.A.)
- SASU - Société par
action simplifiée
unipersonnelle (Simpl
ified personal joint
stock company)

1
Le terme société civile désigne le large éventail d'organisations non gouvernementales et à but non lucratif qui animent la vie
publique, et défendent les intérêts et les valeurs de leurs membres ou autres, basés sur des considérations d'ordre éthique,
culturel, politique, scientifique, religieux ou philanthropique. Le terme organisations de la société civile (OSC) fait donc référence
à un vaste éventail d'organisations : groupements communautaires, organisations non gouvernementales (ONG), syndicats,
organisations de populations autochtones, organisations caritatives, organismes confessionnels, associations professionnelles et
fondations privées »38.
2
Central administration is the leading or presiding body or group of people, and the highest administrative department which
oversees all lower departments of an organization.
L’administration centraleAdministration centraleEnsemble des services d’un ministère disposant de compétences
nationales rassemble les services de chaque ministère à compétence nationale, principalement situés à Paris. Les services
déconcentrés ont une compétence territoriale et assurent le relais au niveau local des décisions prises par l’administration
centrale.
3
L'administration locale assure les services d'éducation, culture, santé, assistance sociale, entretien des routes, jardins publics,
eau et égouts. Municipalités et conseils locaux
 Identification Criteria
Category
General
Criteria
NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION
COMPANY PUBLIC ORGANISATION CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANISATION
SIZE Number of employees

Very small businesses

Number of members,
Number of volunteers and
Small and Medium-sized officials and employees
Enterprises (SMEs) administrators

Midcap companies

Big businesses /
corporations
 Category
COMPANY

NON PROFIT
PUBLIC ORGANISATION ORGANISATION &
CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANISATION

Purpose and - Economic and Financial purpose - Purpose related to the - These
Mission satisfaction of public interest organizations
Or Goal make profit to ensure / guarantee its provide non-market
sustainability (profit) (Non-profit) services.

- Social purpose
- Various
Companies are increasingly concerned purposes:
about the well-being of their employees. Social,
humanitarian,
- Societal purpose ecology,…
Economic and Financial purpose + Social
+environmental issues

Ensure a public service mission Public

company

Sector of - Primary sector - Provide non-market

activity extraction of raw materials services

- Secondary sector
transformation of raw materials into
finished products

- Tertiary sector
Provide a service

Scope Local, Regional, National, International