The European Company

Covers the implementing legislation of all Member States who have adopted the European company ('SE') Regulation.

The European company ('SE') is a new legal entity created on 8 October 2004 to allow companies that are active across the single internal market to operate throughout the European Union with a single set of rules and a unified management and reporting system. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the national law in all Member States of the European Economic Area which have, as at 1 July 2005, implemented the Regulation containing the SE Statute and the Directive on employment involvement in the SE.

List of contributors; Preface Dirk Van Gerven, NautaDutilh; Part I. The European Legal Framework: 1. The Societas Europaea: a new opportunity? Paul Storm, NautaDutilh; 2. Provisions of Community law applicable to the Societas Europaea Dirk Van Gerven, NautaDutilh; 3. European involvement: rights and obligations Philippe François and Julien Hick, NautaDutilh; 4. International tax aspects of the Societas Europaea Roderik Bouwman and Jan Werbrouck, NautaDutilh; Part II. Application in each Member State: National Reports for EU Member States; 5. Austria Andreas Hable and Horst Lukanec, Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte; 6. Belgium Dirk Van Gerven and Elke Janssens, NautaDutilh; 7. Denmark Vagn Thorup, Nikolaj Hansen, Claus Juel Hansen and Arne Ottosen, Kromann Reumert; 8. Finland Berndt Heikel and Johan Nybergh, Hannes Snellman; 9. Germany Wilhelm Haarmann and Clemens Philipp Schindler, Haarmann Hemmelrath; 10. The Netherlands Marianne de Waard, Frits Oldenburg and Paul Storm, NautaDutilh; 11. Estonia Sven Papp and Maarja Oviir-Neivelt, Raidla & Partners; 12. Hungary Jacques de Servigny, Gide Loyrette Nouel; 13. Lithuania Zilvinas Kvietkus, Mindaugas Civilka, Norcous & Partners; 14. Poland Agnieszka Szydlik, Jacek Bondarewski, Magdalena Moczulska, Malgorzata Kozak, Michal Bernat and Morvan Le Berre, Wardynski & Partners; 15. Slovak Republic Katarina Cechová, Michaela Jurková and Cechová Rakovsky; 16. Sweden Klaes Edhall, Anne Rutberg, Helena Rempler, Annika Andersson, Anna-Karin Liljeholm and Kerstin Kamp-Wigforss, Mannheimer Swartling; 17. United Kingdom Nigel Boardman, Slaughter & May; National reports for EEA Member States: 18. Iceland Thorunn Gudmundsdottir, Thorunn Gudmundsdottir Lex Law Office; Part III. Annexes: Annex Ia. Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE); Annex Ib. Public limited-liability companies referred to in Article 2(1) of the Regulation; Annex Ic. Public and private limited-liability companies referred to in Article 2(2) of the Regulation; Annex II. Council Directive 2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees; Annex III. List of national laws implementing the Regulation and the Directive.