European Company Regulation

European Company Regulation

The Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company 2157/2001 is an EU Regulation containing the rules for a public EU company, called a Societas Europaea, or "SE". An SE can register in any member state of the European Union, and transfer to other member states. As of January 2011, at least 702 registrations have been reported. Examples of companies registered as a European Company are Allianz SE, BASF SE, Strabag SE, Gfk SE and MAN SE. National law continues to supplement the basic rules in the Regulation on formation and mergers.

The European Company Regulation is complemented by an Employee Involvement Directive which sets rules for participation by employees on the company's board of directors. There is also a statute allowing European Cooperative Societies.

There is no EU-wide register of SEs (an SE is registered on the national register of the member state in which it has its head office), but each registration is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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