# 14th company law directive on the cross-border transfer of company seats

European Parliament procedure 2011/2046(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 44 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2011-08-22 and 2011-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a 14th company law directive on the cross-border transfer of company seats. The amendments revise recitals and recommendations on freedom of establishment for companies, the separation of registered office and real seat, preventing abuse, fraud and shell companies, protecting creditors, minority shareholders and employees, employee participation rights modelled on the directive on the involvement of employees in European companies, consultation reports before the general meeting, legal remedies with suspensive effect, and verification of the transfer's legality.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Philippe BOULLAND | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105624.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Franz OBERMAYR | Austria | ENF | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96981.md |
| Alexandra THEIN | Germany | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96874.md |

## Official source documents

- PE470.024: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-470.024+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE474.074: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-474.074+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2046-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2046-INI.json

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