Statute for a European Company

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The Statute for a European Company is an EU legal framework that allows companies to operate across member states under a single European corporate form known as the Societas Europaea (SE).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union regulation
adoptedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 2001-10-08
aimsTo facilitate cross-border business within the EU
provide a single European corporate form
allows creation of an SE by conversion of a national public limited-liability company into an SE
creation of an SE by formation of a holding SE
creation of an SE by formation of a subsidiary SE
creation of an SE by merger of public limited-liability companies from different member states
appliesTo European Union member states
bindingOn all EU member states
citationForm Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE) NERFINISHED
complements Council Directive 2001/86/EC NERFINISHED
enterIntoForceDate 2004-10-08
establishesCorporateForm European Company (SE) NERFINISHED
Societas Europaea NERFINISHED
geographicalScope European Economic Area NERFINISHED
hasOfficialName Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 NERFINISHED
hasShortName SE Statute NERFINISHED
Statute for a European Company (SE) NERFINISHED
isComplementedBy Council Directive 2001/86/EC on employee involvement in the European Company NERFINISHED
jurisdiction European Union
language all official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Article 308 of the EC Treaty (now Article 352 TFEU)
legalNature directly applicable regulation
number 2157/2001
objective enhance mobility of companies within the internal market
remove legal obstacles to cross-border restructuring of companies in the EU
partOf EU company law acquis
providesFor one-tier board system option for an SE
two-tier board system option for an SE
regulates cross-border transfer of registered office of a European Company
formation of a European Company
operation of a European Company
structure of a European Company
requires registered office and head office of an SE to be in the same member state
requiresImplementationBy national company law of EU member states
sector corporate law
internal market
subjectTo interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union

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Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 subjectMatter Statute for a European Company