Activity Report

MEETING on 8 April 2014 (CLEG-BR): Fifth meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers. Following feedback from the Member States on the draft Vision document for the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS), the Commission has revised the high-level architecture for BRIS and has submitted for discussion a new technical scenario for the system. Although a large number of Member States supported the original proposal from the Commission, the revised scenario offered a wider basis for consensus among the Member States. The meeting included an information point on the on-going study on reusable building blocks and a presentation on non-functional requirements for BRIS. Another point of discussion referred to a number of tasks that Member States will need to undertake in view of the future implementation of BRIS.

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MEETING on 29 January 2014 (CLEG-BR): Fourth meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers. The Commission invited the Member States to express their opinion on the draft Vision document for the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS). This document recommends a high-level architecture for BRIS, and endorsement of this architecture is necessary in order to make progress with further technical decisions. While many Member States supported the proposed solution, a number of them (e.g. Italy, France) expressed concerns or disagreement with it. The Commission also gathered feedback on the proposed content for branch disclosure and cross-border notifications. Member States made useful suggestions which will be taken into account for the future implementing act. The Commission also introduced several options for expressing the unique identifier for companies and branches (EUID) and asked the Member States to send their feedback on those options after the meeting.

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MEETING on 4 October 2013 (CLEG-BR): Third meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers. The meeting started with a plenary session where the Commission presented an update on the roadmap and the on-going technical work on the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS). This was followed by three technical workshops which ran in parallel one in the morning and once in the afternoon. The three workshops focused on the search facility for BRIS, the payment modalities and the possible scenarios for the branch disclosure notification.

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MEETING on 28 June 2013: The meeting focused mainly on the Commission on-going work in relation to actions included in the 2012 Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance. -The Commission gave an update on the various strands of work deriving from the Action Plan, e.g. the Shareholders rights directive, the public consultation on the cross-border transfer of seat, the creation of an information website on the European Company statute. The floor was open for comments and suggestions from the Member States. -An update was also given on other company law and corporate initiatives such as the Transparency Directive and the proposal for a European Foundation. -The Commission also presented the upcoming event Single Market Month to be organised between 23 September and 23 October 2013.

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MEETING on 26 April 2013 (CLEG-BR): Second meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers. -The Commission presented an overview of the results of the survey related to the state of play in the member states in relation to business registers and the requirements of the Directive. -The Commission had sent the member states a document for discussion in relation to the business requirements for the future Business Registers Interconnection System. The meeting focused on the various points in the document on which member states provided feedback. -The meeting concluded with an update on the project roadmap.

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MEETING on 31 January 2013: The main focus of the meeting was the recently adopted Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance. - The Commission presented an overview of initiatives included in the Action Plan. The Member States expressed their view on the various initiatives, for example the cross-border transfer of seat, the possible actions on corporate governance and the codification exercise. - The Commission also presented the state of play of several on-going initiatives, such as the Transparency Directive or the upcoming study on the 10th Company Law Directive. - The Commission welcomed the comments and suggestions from the participants and expressed optimism on reaching the ambitious targets set by the Action Plan.

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MEETING on 12 December 2012 (CLEG-BR): First meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Directive 2012/17/EU on the interconnection of business registers. -The Commission presented an overview of tasks and obligations resulting from the directive. -Presentation of the procedure for adoption of implementing acts. -Presentation of the technical roadmap for the establishment of the business registers interconnection system. The floor was open for questions and comments. -The Commission also presented the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) project and its potential synergies with the business registers project. This was followed by a series of questions and answers.

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MEETING on 1 June 2012 - European Corporate Governance framework and the future of European company law (the Commission gave a preliminary overview of the results of the public consultation on the future of European company law, which finished on 14 May, and provided some details on the steps ahead) - State of play and potential follow-up to the European Private Company (SPE) Statute and discussion regarding potential future work on an initiative on the transfer of registered office (Member State representatives shared their views on both issues) - Update on the on-going and upcoming Commission initiatives (the Commission provided information on the current state of play of the initiative on interconnection of business registers and of the study on the application of Take-over Bids Directive) - Standing agenda point on infringements

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MEETING on 27 January 2012 - European Corporate Governance framework and the future of European company law (the Commission presented the feedback statement, published in November 2011 and prepared on the basis of responses received to the Green Paper on the EU corporate governance framework, and explained the upcoming questionnaire on the future of European company law to be published shortly) - Implementation of the European Cooperative Society Statute (the Commission presented the results of the public consultation and the evaluation report on the implementation of the Statute) - Update on the on-going and upcoming Commission initiatives (the Commission provided information on the current state of play of the study on the implementation of the Take-over Bids Directive, and of the initiative on disclosure of non-financial information by companies) - Standing agenda point on infringements

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MEETING OF 4 MARCH 2011 - Disclosure of non-financial information by companies - Report on the implementation of the European Company (SE) Statute - Crisis management framework for credit institutions - company law aspects - Update on the ongoing and upcoming Commission initiatives (including interconnection of business registers, European company law - the way forward, corporate governance in financial institutions, EU corporate governance framework, Take-Over Bids Directive, policy work in the area of foundations, Transparency Directive) - Standing agenda point on infringements MEETING OF 7 June 2011 High-level meeting on the future of European company law - a discussion on recommendations from the report of the Reflection Group and lessons from the 16-17 May conference "European company law: the way forward". MEETING OF 5 OCTOBER 2011 - European company law - the way forward - Disclosure of non-financial information by companies - Policy work in the area of foundations - Update on the ongoing and upcoming Commission initiatives (including public consultation on the EU corporate governance framework, Transparency Directive, debrief regarding European Private Company (SPE) Statute). - Standing agenda point on infringements

Activity Report

MEETING OF 1 FEBRUARY 2010 - Directors' remuneration - Infringements (Directive 2007/36/EC on shareholders' rights; Directive 2007/63/EC:amendment to the 3rd and 6th Company Law Directives) MEETING OF 23 MARCH 2010 The co-operation of European Business Registries Complany LAw Aspects of the Commission Communication on cross-border crisis management in the banking sector - Presentation of the staudy on the ststute of a european company - Infringements (Directive 2007/36/EC on shareholders' rights; Directive 2007/63/EC: amendment to the 3rd and 6th Company Law Directives) - Corporate governance in financial institutions - Director's remuneration & remuneration policies in the financial services sector reports MEETING of 21 JUNE 2010 -Possible measures to facilitate the cross-border activities of foundations -Presentation of the Green Paper on Corporate Governence in Financial Institutions -The Commission's Report on the Recommendation on Remuneration in Listed Companies -Infringements (Directive 2007/36/EC on shareholders' rights; Directive 2007/63/EC: amendment to the 3rd and 6th Company Law Directives - Current state of play on the report on the statute of a European Company, Corporate Governance in listed companies, Review of the Transparency Directive MEETING OF 13 SEPTEMBER 2010 -Shareholders' rights in the Future Securities Law Proposal -Presentation of the issues of the Green Paper on Corporate Governance -Infringements (Directive 2007/36/EC on shareholders' rights; Directive 2007/63/EC: amendment to the 3rd and 6th Company Law Directives. -Current state of play on Cross-border crisis management in the banking sector, The interconnection of business registers, Re-thinking European company law MEETING OF 29 NOVEMBER 2010 - Presentation of the European Model Company Act - Discussion on the ways forward in European Company Law

Selection Procedure (members)

The members of this group are the Member States. It is for the authority of each Member State to decide on who will represent them.

Internal Rules of Procedure

Expert group usually operate in an informal setting without any formal rules of procedure.

 Number of Members: 28 

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 Number of Alternate Members: 0 

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 Number of Observers: 4 

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Organisation

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Countries/Areas represented

Membership Status

EFTA Surveillance Authority	International organization	European	Observer
Ministry of Business Affairs	Candidate country	Iceland	Observer
Ministry of Justice	Third Country	Norway	Observer
Office of Land and Public Registration	Third Country	Liechtenstein	Observer

National administrations

Country

Membership Status

Austria	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Belgium	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Bulgaria	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Croatia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Cyprus	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Czech Republic	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Denmark	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Estonia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Finland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
France	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Germany	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Greece	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Hungary	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Ireland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Italy	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Latvia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Lithuania	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Luxembourg	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Malta	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Netherlands	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Poland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Portugal	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Romania	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Slovakia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Slovenia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Spain	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Sweden	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
United Kingdom	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member