WhoShapedIt EU Inc

EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)

How Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer lobbied on EU Inc

Supports, with changes
Business association · DEU

Supports a single digital EU company form to promote start-ups and competitiveness but wants stronger founder identification, creditor protection, and insolvency safeguards.

1 submission to the Commission · declared EU lobbying: €300,000–€399,999 last year. Summaries are AI-written; the quotes are theirs, checked word for word.

What they asked for

  1. How fast can you set one up?

    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Require secure digital identification of founders by public authorities or notaries to prevent identity theft and ensure register reliability.

    “Das im Verordnungsentwurf vorgesehene Verfahren ist auch mit der derzeit implementierten Identifizierung der Beteiligten durch Notare im Online-Beurkundungsverfahren nicht vergleichbar. ... Es bestehen Zweifel, dass dieser Datenabgleich eine ausreichend sicherere Identifzierung gewährleistet.”

    BRAK_Positionspapier_Verordnungsentwurf des Parlaments und des Rates zum 28. Regime – Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen – „EU Inc.“.pdf, page 5
    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Include mandatory risk information and balanced contractual arrangements at incorporation to reduce post-incorporation conflicts and legal uncertainty.

    “Bedenklich scheint es, wenn auf eine verpflichtende Aufklärung über Risiken verzichtet wird und so eine ausgewogene Vertragsgestaltung nicht sichergestellt ist.”

    BRAK_Positionspapier_Verordnungsentwurf des Parlaments und des Rates zum 28. Regime – Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen – „EU Inc.“.pdf, page 5
  2. How much capital, and who protects creditors?

    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Reconsider absence of minimum capital and capital maintenance rules to protect creditors and maintain creditworthiness.

    “Die Finanzierung der Gesellschaft wie durch den Verordnungsentwurf vorgesehen bedeutet eine Abkehr vom bisherigen Grundsatz der Kapitalaufbringung und den Kapitalerhaltungsvorschriften. ... erhebliche Schwierigkeiten bei Kreditfinanzierungen entstünden.”

    BRAK_Positionspapier_Verordnungsentwurf des Parlaments und des Rates zum 28. Regime – Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen – „EU Inc.“.pdf, page 7
  3. How do shares and employee stock options work?

    Informs
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Allow free and digital transfer of shares with limited identity checks and no notarial certification, but monitor for potential misuse.

    “Die Anteile sind frei und digital übertragbar, bei eingeschränkter Identitätsprüfung und ohne notarielle Beurkundung.”

    BRAK_Positionspapier_Verordnungsentwurf des Parlaments und des Rates zum 28. Regime – Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen – „EU Inc.“.pdf, page 4
  4. Do workers keep a say on the board?

    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Clarify and ensure effective employee participation and co-determination rights, especially to prevent circumvention of co-determination thresholds.

  5. One EU law, or 27 national ones?

    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Reconsider the legal basis of the regulation, questioning if Article 114 TFEU is appropriate given the supranational nature of the company form.

  6. What happens when it fails?

    Wants changes
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Ensure appointment of professional insolvency administrators in simplified insolvency procedures to protect creditors and avoid fragmentation of insolvency rules.

    Backs it
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Introduce fast-track liquidation and simplified insolvency procedures for start-ups to facilitate restructuring and winding-up.

    “Die Einführung einer schnellen Liquidation ist zwar zu begrüßen. ... Auch für den Fall der Insolvenz soll die Situation für Start-Ups vereinfacht werden.”

    BRAK_Positionspapier_Verordnungsentwurf des Parlaments und des Rates zum 28. Regime – Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen – „EU Inc.“.pdf, page 11
  7. What about tax?

    Informs
    Feedback on the proposal (2026) · 25 Jun 2026

    Support automatic one-stop allocation of tax and social security numbers but question enforceability of short deadlines and clarity of tax treatment.

Their submissions

In the Transparency Register

Trade unions and professional associations · 6.75 full-time lobbyists · €300,000–€399,999 on EU lobbying, last closed year · 25412265365-88

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