The European Company
“Societas Europaea” (SE)
- List of competent authorities under the European Company
(SE) Statute – 4.4.2011
 
This list includes competent authorities designated by the Member
States and EEA countries as required by Article 68(2) of the SE
Regulation.
List
of competent authorities under the
European Cooperative Society (SCE) Statute.
- Commission Report on the application of the Statute for
a European Company (SE) - 19.11.2010
The European Commission has presented a Report to the European
Parliament and the Council on the application of the Regulation on
the Statute for a European Company (SE). This Report is part of the
review process of the SE Regulation. The Report includes a
description of the positive and negative factors, which influence
setting up an SE and highlights trends on the distribution of SEs
throughout the EU. It also analyses the main problems encountered
when setting up and running an SE. An accompanying Commission Staff
Working Document supplements the assessment. It takes inventory of
SEs and analyses the flexibility of relevant national legislation in
the different Member States.
- Consultation document
The Internal Market and Services Directorate-General launched a public consultation on the results of the Study on the operation and the impacts of the Statute for a European Company (SE) on 23 March 2010. The deadline for responses was 23 May 2010.
02.07.2010
23.03.2010
- Conference on the Statute for a European Company – Brussels, 26 May 2010
This Conference, organised by the European Commission,
aims at supporting on-going work with a view to elaborating
the report required by Regulation 2157/2001 on the Statute
for a European Company. The experiences, problems and
challenges so far, and possible improvements for the future
will be discussed in two panels, the first one related to the
creation of the SE
and the second one to issues concerning its functioning.
The statute of the European Company
The European Company is a legal instrument based on European Community law
that gives companies the option of forming a European Company – known formally
by its Latin name of ‘Societas Europeae’ (SE).
An SE can operate on a European-wide basis and be governed by Community law
directly applicable in all Member States.
The European Company Statute is established by two
pieces of legislation, namely a Regulation (directly applicable in Member
States) establishing the company law rules and a Directive (which will have to
be implemented in national law in all Member States) on worker involvement.
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08.10.2004 – Statute in force, but national delays stop
companies using it
08.10.2001 – Commission welcomes formal adoption of the Regulation to establish
a European Company Statute (ECS) and of the related Directive
Legislation
Legislation in force
Related documents
- Taxation –
Studies relating to the tax treatment of the European Company
- Worker involvement – Davignon report
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