EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Opposes creating a fully fledged European corporate form and backs targeted harmonisation measures instead.
Cut mandatory red tape such as the obligatory involvement of expensive intermediaries like notaries and lawyers, especially where their role causes time-consuming procedures and high costs, for example in Germany and Austria.
“The role of notaries in some jurisdictions, most notably Austria and Germany, has been the principal source of frustration expressed by respondents to the EC Consultation... As a result, the creation, operation and funding of German companies often entail time-consuming procedures and potentially substantial notary costs.”
2025 09 25 Conceptualising a European Corporate Regime for Innovative Companies clean.pdf, page 7
Avoid creating a new pan-European corporate form governed exclusively by a new EU regime; instead, harmonise rules governing existing national corporate forms to coexist with national law.
Adopt targeted maximum harmonisation measures with safeguards against gold-plating and divergent judicial interpretation, applying to a predetermined list of national corporate forms rather than a full new EU company form.
“Any such measures should be subject to maximum harmonisation, with safeguards preventing gold-plating and divergences in judicial interpretation... All harmonisation measures should apply to a predetermined list of national corporate forms.”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
Consider tax issues as part of the broader corporate law harmonisation but do not support a separate 28th tax regime or tax treatment changes tied to a new company form.
“The concept of ‘28th regime’ has been understood differently... Most recent corporate law proposals advocate the creation of a ‘pan-European corporate form’... The EP Report proposes targeted harmonisation of the rules governing existing national corporate forms rather than creating a new form.”
2025 09 25 Conceptualising a European Corporate Regime for Innovative Companies clean.pdf, page 5
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