Forms of use of the Italian “società semplice” in a comparative law perspective

The paper attempts to trace, also in light of the EU member States trends of reform of partnership law, a comparison, from the point of view of the forms of use, between, on one side, Italian “società semplice”, Swiss “einfache Gesellschaft-société simple” and Belgian “société simple” and, on the other side, between Italian “società semplice” and German and Austrian “Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts” and French “société civile”.