The European Company Law Action Plan Revisited
Author | : Koen Geens |
Publisher | : Leuven University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789058678058 |
ISBN-13 | : 9058678059 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book The European Company Law Action Plan Revisited written by Koen Geens and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harmonization of company law has always been on the agenda of the European Union. Besidesthe protection of third parties affected by business transactions, the founders had two other objectives: first, promoting freedom of establishment, and second, preventing the abuse of such freedom. The European Commission issued its Company Law Action Plan in 2003. In this volume researchers of the Jan Ronse Institute for Company Law of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven present five chapters on the main priorities of the Action Plan: capital and creditor protection,corporate governance, one share one vote, financial reporting, and corporate mobility. The book also includes responses and ensuing discussions by reputed European company law experts.