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The purpose of the European directives on corporate law is to enable businesses to be set up anywhere in the EU, to provide protection for shareholders and other parties with a particular interest in companies, to make business more efficient and competitive, and to encourage businesses based in different EU countries to co-operate with each other.
This new Commentary on Corporate Law provides an in-depth expert analysis of all legal issues concerning the setting up and several other main issues covered by EU corporate law.
List of contents
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/1132 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 JUNE 2017 RELATING TO CERTAIN ASPECTS OF COMPANY LAW (CODIFICATION)TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT MATTER
CHAPTER II
INCORPORATION AND NULITY OF THE COMPANY AND VALIDITY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS
CHAPTER III
ONLINE PROCEDURES (FORMATION, REGISTRATION AND FILING), DISCLOSURE AND REGISTERS
CHAPTER IV
CAPITAL MAINTENANCE AND ALTERATION
TITLE II
CONVERSIONS, MERGERS AND DIVISIONS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER -I
CROSS-BORDER CONVERSIONS
CHAPTER I
MERGERS OF PUBLIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER II
CROSS-BORDER MERGERS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER III
DIVISIONS OF PUBLIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
CHAPTER IV
CROSS-BORDER DIVISIONS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 2009/102/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 16 SEPTEMBER 2009 IN THE AREAOF COMPANY LAW ON SINGLE-MEMBER PRIVATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES DIRECTIVE 2007/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 11 JULY 2007 ON THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LISTED COMPANIES (SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS DIRECTIVE)CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER IA
IDENTIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDERS, TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION AND FACILITATION OF EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
CHAPTER IB
TRANSPARENCY OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, ASSET MANAGERS AND PROXY ADVISORS
CHAPTER II
GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
CHAPTER III
FINAL PROVISIONS
DIRECTIVE 2004/25/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 21 APRIL 2004 ON TAKEOVER BIDS
About the author
Peter Kindler is a Professor and holds the Chair for Private and Business Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law at the Munich Law Faculty, Institute for International Law, Germany.
Summary
The purpose of the European directives on corporate law is to enable businesses to be set up anywhere in the EU, to provide protection for shareholders and other parties with a particular interest in companies, to make business more efficient and competitive, and to encourage businesses based in different EU countries to co-operate with each other.
This new Commentary on Corporate Law provides an in-depth expert analysis of all legal issues concerning the setting up and several other main issues covered by EU corporate law.
