EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports the new EU Inc. form as a significant step forward but wants it adapted to include cooperative principles and a cooperative company type within the 28th regime.
Adopt an EU model statute for the EU Inc. Coop with mandatory clauses, available on the EU Central Interface, exempting parties from notarial deed requirements where national law would otherwise require it.
“The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts as referred to in Article 35(3), an EU model for the standard statute of the EU Inc. Coop, incorporating the mandatory clauses referred to in the preceding paragraphs. The model shall be available on the EU Central Interface in all the official languages of the Union. The use of the model shall exempt the parties from the requirement for a notarial deed where otherwise required by national law, in accordance with Article 8(2).”
PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC. REGIME.pdf, page 7
Limit references to national laws to avoid excessive fragmentation and ensure uniformity in the 28th regime.
“To ensure its success, it will be necessary to limit the reference to national laws in order to avoid excessive fragmentation of the rules.”
Feedback, 2026-06-24
Recognize the need to address capital requirements similarly for cooperative and profit-making companies within the 28th regime.
“Therefore, as it is necessary to address the same requirements as those for profit-making companies, including those for mutual-purpose companies, 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.”
PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC. REGIME.pdf, page 2
Treat the EU Inc. Coop as a cooperative established under the law of the Member State where it has its registered office.
“An EU Inc. co-operative is treated in each Member State as a co-operative established in accordance with the law of the Member State in which the company has its registered office.”
PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC. REGIME.pdf, page 7
Include the cooperative company type as a supplementary form of EU Inc. within the 28th regime, with specific rules inspired by the European Cooperative Society regulation.
Apply the provisions of the 28th regime and national cooperative law to the EU Inc. Coop, with the cooperative-specific provisions prevailing in case of conflict.
“In matters not covered by this Article, the provisions of this Regulation shall apply and, by virtue of Article 4, the rules of national law applicable to cooperatives in the Member State of the registered office. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Article and those of Article 3 or the following Articles, the provisions of this Article shall prevail as lex specialis.”
PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC. REGIME.pdf, page 7
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