Why Do We Need The European Private Company (Societas Privata Europaea)?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Societas Privata Europaea (SPE) – General Report 1
7. Why Do We Need The European Private Company (Societas Privata Europaea)? 33
8. The SPE as a Corporate Form for International Investors 47
9. The Law Applicable to the European Private Company 71
10. The Proposed SPE Regulation and Beyond – Complementary Functions of Private International Law 99
11. Formation of the European Private Company (SPE) in the Light of the CEE Company Law 129
12. The Internal Organisation of the European Private Company: Freedom of Contract under National Constraints? 147
13. Model Articles for the Societas Privata Europaea? 183
14. Shareholders Conflicts in the European Private Company (SPE) 193
15. Directors’ Duties and Liability 243
16. The European Private Company and Capital Protection 263
17. What Kinds of Companies will a “One-Euro-EPC” generate? 293
18. Insolvency of the European Private Company (SPE) 349
19. Co-determination by Workers under the proposed European Private Company (SPE) 375
20. The SPE in German Tax Law 397
21. Annex I. Text of a Council Regulation on the Statute for a European private company as proposed by the European Commission and amended under the French, Czech, Swedish and Hungarian Presidency 435
22. Annex II. Bibliography on the SPE 497
23. Index 505