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Euroopan unionilla ei ole kodifioitua yhtiöoikeutta, ja jäsenvaltioilla on edelleen omat yhtiöoikeussäädöksensä, joita muutetaan ajoittain unionin direktiivien ja asetusten mukaisiksi. EU:n liiketoimintaympäristöä kehitetään jatkuvasti. Päämääränä on luoda yhtiöoikeudelle ja yritysten hallinnointi- ja ohjausjärjestelmälle nykyaikaiset ja toimivat puitteet, jotka palvelevat eurooppalaisia yrityksiä, sijoittajia ja työntekijöitä.

This briefing provides an overview of the legal issues arising from the cross-border transfer of companys' seats within the EU as well as of the current legal landscape. It takes stock of the work carried out and the initiatives taken in this field by both the European Parliament and the Commission. It finally supplies a summary of the expertise recently submitted to both the European Parliament and the Commission as well as of the key findings thereof.

Public-benefit foundations make significant contributions to society in EU Member States (MS). In recent years many have expanded, to operate across borders. However, the lack of harmonised rules has caused problems of legal recognition in other MS and threatens to limit the potential value of the sector. The Commission has brought forward a proposal to tackle the issue.

This study examines how European optional instruments are implemented in the Member States. It covers civil law and provides a comprehensive analysis of this innovative method, which although adopted in various fields (civil procedure, intellectual property, companies), was not organised or even clearly identified as such by the European legislator until a proposal for a regulation on a Common European Sales Law (11 October 2011) revealed its full potential. The study, which is based on field surveys ...