Title
Consultation on the interconnection of business registers

Policy field(s)
Company law

Target groups
All interested parties

Period of consultation
From 04.11.2009 to 31.01.2010

Objective of the consultation
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.

How to submit your contribution
All interested parties are invited to comment on the options set out in the Green Paper by 31 January 2010.
  • If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
  • If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.
  • If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.
Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

View the Press Release
IP/09/1677

View the Green Paper
Green Paper PDFDeutschEnglishFrançais

View the Progress Report (Commission Staff Working Document)
Commission Staff Working Document PDF

Contact details
Responsible service: DG Internal Market and Services /
Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime Unit
E-mail: MARKT-COMPLAW@ec.europa.eu
Postal address: European Commission
SPA2 03/103
B - 1049 Brussels

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Last update: 05.11.2009