# Cross-borders transfers of company seats

European Parliament procedure 2008/2196(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 25 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2008-10-15 and 2008-12-15.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on cross-border transfers of company seats. The amendments call on the Commission to propose a directive coordinating national rules so a company can transfer its registered office without winding-up or loss of legal personality, invoking freedom of establishment and Court of Justice case-law; they address protection of minority shareholders, creditors and employees, employee participation, corporate governance, and corporation tax.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Kurt Joachim LAUK | Germany | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28222.md |
| Harald ETTL | Austria | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2286.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.288: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.288+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.459: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.459+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2196-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2196-INI.json

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