EU Company Law Directives and other Official Acts
The right to propose new European legislation or changes to existing legislation lies with the European Commission. Legislation then has to be agreed, usually by the Council and the Parliament in the so-called co-decision procedure. EU action in the area of company law, however, does not always take the form of legally binding measures such as Directives or Regulations. It can also be non-binding measures such as Recommendations or Opinions.
Information on existing company law and on current initiatives can be found at the European Commission website using the link on the right of this page.
For updates on the UK implementation of the following EU Directives and other Official Acts click on the following links:
Proposed European Private Company Statute
Proposals for the Simplification of EU Company Law
Simplification of Capital Maintenance Rules - 2nd Company Law Directive
Company Reporting - 4th and 7th Company Law Directives
The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007
Cross Border Transfer of Registered Office of Company Directive
Shareholders’ Rights Directive