Societas Europaea
E37815
European company
legal entity form under European Union law
supranational public limited-liability company form
Societas Europaea is a public limited-liability company structure under European Union law that allows firms to operate across EU member states with a single, unified corporate form.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European company
ⓘ
legal entity form under European Union law ⓘ supranational public limited-liability company form ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate cross-border business within the EU
ⓘ
provide a single corporate form for EU-wide operations ⓘ |
| allowsOperationAcross |
EU member states
ⓘ
European Economic Area ⓘ |
| appliesTo | companies incorporated under the law of an EU member state ⓘ |
| canBeFormedBy |
conversion of a national public limited-liability company into an SE
ⓘ
creation of a holding SE by public or private limited-liability companies from different member states ⓘ creation of a subsidiary SE by companies or other legal entities ⓘ merger of public limited-liability companies from different EU member states ⓘ |
| canBeListedOn | regulated markets in the European Union ⓘ |
| canEstablish | subsidiaries in EU member states ⓘ |
| canTransferRegisteredOfficeTo | another EU member state without winding up ⓘ |
| firstRegulationAdoptedOn | 2001-10-08 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Council Directive 2001/86/EC
ⓘ
Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | SE ⓘ |
| hasAcronymMeaning | European company ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | European company ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Societas Europaea self-link ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo | national public limited company forms ⓘ |
| isRecognizedIn |
European Economic Area
ⓘ
surface form:
European Economic Area states
all EU member states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasisInTreaties | Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalFormType | public limited-liability company ⓘ |
| liabilityOfShareholders | limited to their contributions ⓘ |
| mayHave | registered capital divided into shares ⓘ |
| permitsBoardStructure |
one-tier system
ⓘ
two-tier system ⓘ |
| permitsCrossBorderMerger | between public limited companies from different member states ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | European Commission and Council legislation ⓘ |
| regulationEnteredIntoForceOn | 2004-10-08 ⓘ |
| requiresCrossBorderElement | yes ⓘ |
| requiresEmployeeParticipationNegotiation | before registration ⓘ |
| requiresMinimumCapital | 120000 euro ⓘ |
| requiresNameSuffix | SE ⓘ |
| requiresPublicationOf | formation and statutes in the Official Journal of the European Union ⓘ |
| requiresRegisteredOffice |
in the same member state as its head office
ⓘ
within the European Union ⓘ |
| requiresRegistrationIn | company register of the member state of its registered office ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
EU company law regulations
ⓘ
employee involvement rules under Directive 2001/86/EC ⓘ national company law of the member state of registration ⓘ |
| subjectToTaxationRulesOf | member state of residence ⓘ |
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