2015/0283(COD)COM(2015)616

Company Law Codification Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL relating to certain aspects of company law (codification)

Stage: In force, reached 30 Jun 2017
In force: In force since 20 Jul 2017 · CELEX 32017L1132
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 20 Jul 2017

2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1042	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q2 2021
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2244	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q4 2020

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5 documents

Documents

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Report · A8-0088/2017Parliament
Text adopted · Directive 2017/1132Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 169 30.06.2017, p. 0046Commission
Report · PE589.202Parliament
Text adopted · T8-0103/2017Parliament

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Directive (EU) 2017/1132 codifies EU company law, covering formation, disclosure, capital maintenance, and cross-border conversions, mergers, and divisions of limited liability companies. It applies to companies listed in Annexes I, II, and IIA, with online formation and filing procedures. In force since 2017, it was amended through 2022 and repeals earlier directives.

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