Company Law, Modernisation of Company Law and Enhancement of Corporate Governance, Business registers

The interconnection of business registers

Proposal

24.02.2011

Linking business registers across Europe will stimulate cross-border trade and save up to 70 million euro a year

Consultation

04.11.2009

Commission adopts Green Paper exploring options to improve access to company information and co-operation between business registers.

The Commission has issued a Green Paper launching a public consultation on possible ways forward to improve access to information on businesses across the EU and more effective application of the company law directives. At the same time, the Commission has published a Progress Report on the interconnection of European business registers describing the current legal and factual situation of the access to information and co-operation between business registers.

Interested parties were invited to comment on the options set out in the Green Paper by 31 January 2010.

12.04.2010

Last update: 05.04.2011