EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports an optional EU-wide 28th regime company form but wants it limited in scope, open to all companies, and designed as a regulation to ensure harmonization.
Limit the material scope of the 28th regime, excluding tax and labor law, and focus on concrete, well-identified problems with a thorough cost-benefit analysis.
“The material scope of the initiative should be limited. For example, tax and labor law and closely related areas should not be included in the initiative.”
Response - call for evidence - FINAL 30 september 2025.pdf, page 2
Design the 28th regime as an optional, voluntary company form open to all types of companies, not only innovative start-ups and scale-ups, to avoid disincentivizing growth.
“A potential 28th regime company form should be designed for the needs of start-ups and scale-ups but should be open to all types of companies. Companies would otherwise risk outgrowing the form (which may disincentivize companies to grow). In addition, it is not easy to define categories like “innovative” companies.”
Response - call for evidence - FINAL 30 september 2025.pdf, page 2
Avoid disruptive spill-over effects on local company law and corporate governance models in Member States when designing the 28th regime.
“Any proposal must avoid disruptive spill-over effects on local company law and corporate governance models in the Member States.”
Response - call for evidence - FINAL 30 september 2025.pdf, page 2
Prefer a regulation as the legal form to secure harmonization, or if a directive is chosen, ensure it creates a separate, voluntary company form with a single market clause to keep key provisions uniform across the EU.
“To secure harmonization, a regulation would be the preferred legal form. If the directive form is chosen, it must be ensured that this becomes a separate form of companies, next to the national company forms, that may be opted for on a voluntary basis. A single market clause should be included to ensure that key provisions remain the same throughout the EU.”
Response - call for evidence - FINAL 30 september 2025.pdf, page 2
Exclude tax matters from the 28th regime initiative and focus on simplifying corporate rules and reducing costs of failure.
“The material scope of the initiative should be limited. For example, tax and labor law and closely related areas should not be included in the initiative.”
Response - call for evidence - FINAL 30 september 2025.pdf, page 2
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