The European Company Across Europe

Produced by Lex Mundi, Ltd. -The World's Leading Association of Independent Law Firms- in conjunction with the EU member firms of its Cross-Border Practice Group, this online booklet provides an in-depth overview of the legislation adopted in the 27 individual EU member states regarding the European Company (or "Societas Europaea" or "SE") .

The European Company is a company formed and carrying out business under the law created by a Community Regulation directly applicable in all Member States. The regulation and amendments provide a form of company, common to all EU member states, with a unified management, and that can move freely across national borders by way of merger and transfer of registered office .

This online booklet includes an introduction, a list of contributing law firms with links to their websites, a list of topics which frames the issues, a table of contents, followed by a detailed analysis for each country. Users can readily access this material by fulltext or segment searches from the lexis.com Search Template, or via links from the Table of Contents by choosing the country and main topic. E.g.

Austria

1.National Implementing Legislation

2.Establishment of an SE

3...

Related online sources include the Eur-Lex European Law Database and EU treatises and news such as Competition of the European Community, Smit & Herzog on the Law of the European Union, European Merger Control Law, EUObserver.com, among others.

Disclaimer: The information contained in The European Company Across Europe is for information purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for specific advice concerning individual situations. The publishers, editors, authors, Lex Mundi Member Firms and Lex Mundi accept no responsibility for errors, omissions, misstatements or mistakes in this publication