EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports the 28th regime proposal as a regulation extending to all companies and calls for it to be the foundation of a broader European Business Code.
Allow all companies, not only innovative ones, to use the 28th regime, recognizing that sectors like distribution are also innovative.
“Nous saluons l’extension à toutes entreprises, et non seulement aux « entreprises innovantes ». La distribution est un secteur innovant et les grands distributeurs français investissent 10 milliards par an...”
FCD - 28ème régime - contribution.pdf, page 1
Allow the 28th regime to apply to every company, not only innovative ones, regardless of size or sector.
“this draft 28th regime concerns only certain subjects of company law, which is reserved for innovative companies only. This dual assumption should be amended and broadened to allow for broader harmonisation and codification of European business law as a whole”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Remove overlapping and pre-existing national rules to ensure legal certainty and equal treatment of companies in the Single Market.
“It is indeed imperative to remove the superpositions of the above national rules and pre-existing national rules, in order to ensure legal certainty and equal treatment of companies operating in the Single Market”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Oppose national protectionist rules that undermine the internal market and restrict freedom of trade within the EU.
“FCD and its members are concerned about the implementation of national protectionist rules that seriously undermine the internal market and restrict freedom of trade within the European Union (such as the Descrozaille Law, which is appealing to the EC)”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Address the risk of fragmentation caused by national approaches to unfair trading practices and extraterritoriality through a European business code.
“the current and worrying risk of fragmentation linked to the approach proposed by the draft regulation on strengthening cooperation between national authorities on unfair trading practices in the area of dextraterritoriality. This risk confirms the clear interest of a European business code”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Establish a unified and directly applicable optional set of European rules for companies choosing to use it.
“The legal regime proposed by lassociation is a set of unified and directly applicable optional rules in all EU countries”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Promote clear, simple and competitive European law to increase legal certainty, reduce administrative costs, and facilitate cross-border business development.
“This draft European Business Code is therefore a particularly interesting tool for promoting clear, simple and competitive European law: — Increasing legal certainty and predictability of decisions; — Reducing the administrative costs and burdens associated with the heterogeneity of national laws; — Facilitating the cross-border development of businesses and the movement of goods and services”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
Reduce complexity related to establishing and operating in other member states to facilitate cross-border business activities and European projects.
“il est important de réduire la complexité liée à l’implantation dans un autre Etat membre mais aussi aux activités transfrontières qui peuvent freiner les projets européens.”
FCD - 28ème régime - contribution.pdf, page 1
Adopt the 28th regime as a regulation to ensure direct and uniform application across member states, providing legal certainty and coherence.
“Le règlement est le meilleur moyen pour assurer une application directe et uniforme du cadre européen dans chaque Etat membre. Le règlement est essentiel à la sécurité juridique des entreprises, et la cohérence de la proposition...”
FCD - 28ème régime - contribution.pdf, page 1
Use the 28th regime as the first step towards a broader codification of European business law with unified optional rules applicable EU-wide.
“La FCD soutient les appels à étendre la proposition au-delà du seul droit des sociétés et à la penser comme la première pierre d’une codification plus large du droit des affaires, avec un ensemble de règles optionnelles unifiées...”
FCD - 28ème régime - contribution.pdf, page 1
Make the 28th regime an optional but unified European legal framework that member states must ensure is directly applied in their national legal systems.
“An optional regime for companies that choose to use; On the other hand, a system is compulsory for Member States which are obliged to ensure that they are directly applied in their national legal systems”
Feedback, 2025-09-30 · the Commission’s translation
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