EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports the new EU Inc. form as a step forward but wants it adapted to include cooperative principles and reduce national law references to avoid fragmentation.
Include a cooperative company type within the 28th regime as a supplementary form (EU Inc. Coop.) with specific cooperative rules and a standard EU model statute available digitally, exempting the need for a notarial deed.
Allow statutory autonomy to incorporate cooperative principles such as mutual purpose, democratic governance, variable capital, open-door policy, profit sharing based on member activity, and disinterested devolution within the EU Inc. framework.
“the EU Inc. Cooperative could take the form of either a distinct legal entity... whilst incorporating fundamental cooperative principles — person-centred principle, open-door policy, rebate distribution, and disinterested devolution — drawn from the SCE Regulation... the essential elements of the cooperative form... will be added to the characteristics of the EU Inc.”
PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC. REGIME.pdf, page 3
Ensure the 28th regime accommodates cooperative companies and addresses issues related to the registered seat to avoid fragmentation and support integration.
“To ensure its success, it will be necessary to limit the reference to national laws in order to avoid excessive fragmentation of the rules... the proposal currently under consideration by the Commission must be open to the possibility of structuring the EU Inc. in accordance with cooperative principles as well.”
Feedback, 2026-06-24
Limit references to national laws to avoid fragmentation and harmonize rules, learning from past experiences with the European Company and European Cooperative Society regulations.
“To ensure its success, it will be necessary to limit the reference to national laws in order to avoid excessive fragmentation of the rules... The scope of the proposal differs from the previous experience with the European Company... A similar observation can be made regarding the contemporary framework for the European Cooperative Society (SCE)...”
Feedback, 2026-06-24
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