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).
Statements (40)
| 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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