EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports a single EU company form to simplify cross-border business but raises serious concerns about weakening national laws and protections.
Support a universal legal entity available to all traders across the EU to facilitate cross-border operations and investment.
“A single company law regime for a new, universal legal entity within the EU could significantly simplify cross-border operations, facilitate the functioning of new technology operators (startups) and small and medium-sized enterprises operating across borders, and make the EU more attractive to invest.”
Feedback, 2025-09-29 · the Commission’s translation
Enable digitisation and simplification of registration procedures to increase legal certainty and predictability for companies operating in multiple markets.
“An important benefit would be the potential for digitisation and simplification of registration procedures, which would increase legal certainty and predictability for companies operating in multiple markets at the same time.”
Feedback, 2025-09-29 · the Commission’s translation
Ensure that the new regime does not lower the protection of workers’ rights, environmental standards, and corporate social responsibility.
“...the risk of lowering the protection of workers’ rights, environmental standards and corporate social responsibility.”
Feedback, 2025-09-29 · the Commission’s translation
Address risks of forum shopping that could lead to lowering creditor protection and weakening national company law systems.
“An important risk of such an initiative would also include the increase in the phenomenon known as forum shopping, i.e. the search for a favourable domestic jurisdiction, which could lead to a lowering of the standard of protection of the entity’s creditors.”
Feedback, 2025-09-29 · the Commission’s translation
Consider whether the 28th regime should be introduced as a regulation directly applicable or as a directive with minimum harmonisation allowing national legislators to adapt.
“As a preliminary point, it seems that the form of a regulation would require the legal system of the chosen Member State to be identified as a complementary legal framework directly introduced by the Regulation... Alternatively, consideration should be given to the form of minimum harmonisation under the Directive, which introduces a basic framework to be taken into account by individual national legislators.”
Feedback, 2025-09-29 · the Commission’s translation
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