The European Company Statute in the context of freedom of establishment

Journal article

One of the key features of the new Europeanwide legal form “European Company” (“Societas Europaea” or “SE”) is the possibility of transferring the company’s seat from one Member State to another without having to be wound up or to re-register. As this possibility does not exist for companies formed under national law, the formation of an SE will often present the only possibility for companies to transfer their incorporation and corporate headquarters between Member States. This is a big a...

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Authors: Ringe, W

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Hart
• Journal: Journal of Corporate Law Studies
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 185-212
• Publication date: 2007-10-01
• ISSN: 1473-5970
• Language: English
• Keywords: European company; freedom of establishment; corporate governance; company law
• Subjects: European Law; Comparative Law; European and comparative law; EU Law; Law