# Company law: publication and translation obligations of certain types of companies

European Parliament procedure 2008/0083(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 23 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2008-09-18 and 2008-09-22.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns publication and translation obligations of certain types of companies. The amendments require Member States to make mandatory a central electronic platform giving cost-effective access to company information, ensure companies are not charged a specific fee for publication beyond a single fee, allow Member States under subsidiarity to keep other forms of publication, and address passing on platform set-up and operating costs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Jacques TOUBON | France | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28198.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Costas BOTOPOULOS | Greece | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39318.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA | Spain | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1337.md |
| Hannes SWOBODA | Austria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2295.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.255: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.255+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.291: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.291+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0083-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0083-COD.json

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