EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports the creation of a uniform EU company form but wants it to minimise references to national law and to include a cooperative variant within the EU Inc. framework.
Include cooperative enterprises within the scope of the EU Inc. by providing a cooperative variant (e.g., EU Inc. Coop.) to represent enterprises wishing to organise on cooperative principles.
Ensure the EU Inc. Coop. benefits from full digitalisation including digital infrastructure, a central EU interface, a digital share register, model articles of association, and electronic voting, with statutory autonomy to incorporate cooperative principles.
“the essential elements of the cooperative form common to European law and the laws of the Member States will be added to the characteristics of the EU Inc. (including full digitalisation characterised by digital infrastructure, a central EU interface, a digital share register, model articles of association and electronic voting)”
Legacoop_PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC.pdf, page 3
Allow the cooperative variant to incorporate cooperative principles such as variable capital, refund of shares upon voluntary withdrawal within limits, and profit-sharing proportional to member participation rather than capital contribution.
“- variability of capital and open-door policy: the number of members and the capital are variable; voluntary withdrawal entitles the member to a refund of shares within the limits of maintaining the cooperative’s own funds... - profit sharing: a share of the profits distributed in proportion to the member’s activity with the company, not to the capital contributed;”
Legacoop_PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC.pdf, page 3
No explicit position on seat rules, but the cooperative variant would be treated as a cooperative established under the law of the Member State of 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.”
Legacoop_PROPOSAL COM (2026) 321 FINAL THE 28TH EU INC.pdf, page 7
Minimise references to national law in the final text to ensure the EU Inc. regime functions as a self-contained legal framework and avoid regulatory fragmentation.
“Legacoop therefore calls on the Commission to minimise references to national law in the final text and to ensure that the EU Inc. regime functions, to the greatest extent possible, as a self-contained legal framework.”
Feedback, 2026-06-23
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