Representation by the executive bodies refers to the representation of legal entities who are not natural persons by their executive bodies. A person who is not a natural person can act through its representatives and be a party to legal transactions. Non-natural persons are in particular legal persons (e.g. registered associations, companies limited by shares, specifically their managing) but also groups of persons who have partial legal capacity (e.g. general partnership).

As a legal person, a company with limited liability (GmbH) has legal capacity in legal transactions through its managing director who acts on its behalf.