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  Assessment and quantification of drivers, problems and impacts related to cross-border transfers of registered offices and cross-border divisions of companies
  Final report

  The purpose of this Study is to provide the Commission with a thorough assessment and quantification of drivers and problems caused by the issues existing with regard to cross-border transfers of registered offices and cross-border divisions of companies. As outlined in the Commission’s Work Pro...

  The purpose of this Study is to provide the Commission with a thorough assessment and quantification of drivers and problems caused by the issues existing with regard to cross-border transfers of registered offices and cross-border divisions of companies. As outlined in the Commission’s Work Programme for 2017, a company law initiative should be presented in 2017 to facilitate cross-border transfers and divisions. In response to the Commission’s Work Programme, the Study contributes to assessing the current state of play in relation to the drivers and problems existing in relation to cross-border transfers of registered offices and cross-border divisions of companies, an issue which has been of particular concern since the mid-2000s. This supplements the research already undertaken in relation to transfers of registered offices in 2016 on the Law Applicable to Companies. Moreover, the data collected through this Study may assist the Commission in undertaking an Impact Assessment for a future initiative.

  • Published: 2018-12-11
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; Ernst & Young
  • Subject: company structure, establishment, EU Member State, head office, parent company, transfer of businesses
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  ERM report 2018
  Impact of restructuring on working conditions

  Restructuring is part and parcel of labour market changes in all modern societies and is viewed as a precondition of economic growth. The 2018 annual report from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) examines the impact of restructuring on employees who remain in the workforce and what can be...

  Restructuring is part and parcel of labour market changes in all modern societies and is viewed as a precondition of economic growth. The 2018 annual report from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) examines the impact of restructuring on employees who remain in the workforce and what can be done to minimise the disruption among this group. Using data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015 and illustrations of restructuring practices in selected companies, the report explores how various workplace factors during the restructuring process – information and consultation, perceptions of fair treatment, quality of management leadership and social support from colleagues – may influence outcomes for employees. The findings reveal that the prevalence of some of these factors at the workplace may buffer the adverse impact of restructuring on employees.

  • Published: 2018-11-08
  • Corporate Author(s): Eurofound
  • Personal Author(s): Peruffo, Eleonora ; Hurley, John ; Riso, Sara
  • Subject: company structure, economic growth, industrial reorganisation, industrial restructuring, research report, working conditions, working environment, workplace
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  Study on minority shareholders protection
  Final report

  The Study is designed to assist the European Commission DG Justice and Consumers in assessing the EU approach to and policy on minority shareholder protection. The Study includes a thorough analysis and assessment of every Member State’s legal framework as it relates to minority shareholder prot...

  The Study is designed to assist the European Commission DG Justice and Consumers in assessing the EU approach to and policy on minority shareholder protection. The Study includes a thorough analysis and assessment of every Member State’s legal framework as it relates to minority shareholder protection, and it focuses on all the main categories of minority shareholder rights, namely economic, control (decision making), information, litigation, and equal treatment rights. It strives to enable policymakers to obtain a clearer picture of Member States’ hard laws (such as laws, regulations, other legal acts, and listing rules), soft laws (such as corporate governance codes) and established case law with respect to minority shareholder protection. It identifies any gaps, inconsistencies and incompatibilities in the legal frameworks of all the Member States, especially ones that may influence cross-border investment and the further development of the Single Market. It also provides input for the Commission’s ongoing work on monitoring corporate governance developments in the EU.

  • Published: 2018-07-27
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; TGS Baltic
  • Subject: business policy, case-law, company law, company structure, EU law - national law, EU Member State, merger, merger control, protection of shareholders, shareholder, shareholding, takeover bid
• Case C-420/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) lodged on 26 June 2018 — IO, other party: Inspecteur van de rijksbelastingdienst

  • Published: 2018-06-26
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice
  • Subject: co-determination, company structure, foundation, self-employed person, self-employment, VAT
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  Industrial policy must be addressed in a horizontal manner
  

  The success of the new Industrial Strategy will depend on the way it is implemented. Business organisations are calling for a broad, horizontal approach to industrial policy – these are some of the conclusions of the seminar on Industrial Policy that took place on 18 December in Brussels. The pa...

  The success of the new Industrial Strategy will depend on the way it is implemented. Business organisations are calling for a broad, horizontal approach to industrial policy – these are some of the conclusions of the seminar on Industrial Policy that took place on 18 December in Brussels. The participants of the discussion presented their views on a recent proposal by the European Commission on industrial policy.

  • Published: 2018-01-22
  • Corporate Author(s): European Economic and Social Committee
  • Subject: business policy, company structure, European Commission, industrial policy, proposal (EU), type of business
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2294 of 28 August 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as regards the specification of the definition of systematic internalisers for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU (Text with EEA relevance. )

  • Published: 2017-08-28
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union ; European Commission
  • Subject: company structure, exchange of information, financial instrument, financial legislation, investment company, management audit, provision of services, technical standard, trade information
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive (Text with EEA relevance. )

  • Published: 2016-04-25
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union ; European Commission
  • Subject: company structure, exchange of information, financial instrument, financial legislation, investment company, management audit, provision of services, technical standard, trade information
• Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2016 of 5 February 2016 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1316]

  • Published: 2016-02-05
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: branch of activity, classification, company structure, data collection, European Economic Area, European undertaking, revision of an agreement, statistics
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2112 of 23 November 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, as regards the adaptation of the series of data following the revision of the classification of products by activity (CPA) (Text with EEA relevance)

  • Published: 2015-11-23
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: branch of activity, classification, company structure, data collection, economic statistics, EU statistics, European undertaking, nomenclature, statistical method
• Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 246/2014 of 13 November 2014 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1805]

  • Published: 2014-11-13
  • Corporate Author(s): EEA Joint Committee
  • Subject: company structure, disclosure of information, EU statistics, European Economic Area, revision of an agreement, technical standard, wage earner