Directive 2017/1132 - Aspects of company law (codification)

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Current status

This directive has been published on June 30, 2017 and entered into force on July 20, 2017.

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Key information

official title

Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (codification) (Text with EEA relevance. )
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2017/1132
Original proposal COM(2015)616 EN
CELEX number i 32017L1132

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Key dates

Document 14-06-2017; Date of signature
Publication in Official Journal 30-06-2017; OJ L 169 p. 46-127
Signature 14-06-2017
Effect 20-07-2017; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 167
Deadline 30-06-2016; See Art 162.4
02-07-2021; See Art 24 And 32019L2121
08-06-2022; See Art 162.1
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

30.6.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/46

 

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/1132 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 14 June 2017

relating to certain aspects of company law

(codification)

(Text with EEA relevance)

 

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

55

 

Chapter I

Subject matter

55

 

Chapter II

Incorporation and nulity of the company and validity of its obligations

56

 

Section 1

Incorporation of the public liability company

56

 

Section 2

Nullity of the limited liability company and validity of its obligations

57

 

Chapter III

Disclosure and interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers

59

 

Section 1

General provisions

59

 

Section 2

Disclosure rules applicable to branches of companies from other Member States

66

 

Section 3

Disclosure rules applicable to branches of companies from third countries

68

 

Section 4

Application and implementing arrangements

69

 

Chapter IV

Capital maintenance and alteration

70

 

Section 1

Capital requirements

70

 

Section 2

Safeguards as regards statutory capital

71

 

Section 3

Rules on distribution

74

 

Section 4

Rules on companies' aquisitions of their own shares

75

 

Section 5

Rules for the increase and reduction of capital

80

 

Section 6

Application and implementing arrangements

85

 

TITLE II

MERGERS AND DIVISIONS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

86

 

Chapter I

Mergers of public limited liability companies

86

 

Section 1

General provisions on mergers

86

 

Section 2

Merger by acquisition

87

 

Section 3

Merger by formation of a new company

93

 

Section 4

Acquisition of one company by another which holds 90 % or more of its shares

93

 

Section 5

Other operations treated as mergers

95

 

Chapter II

Cross-border mergers of limited liability companies

95

 

Chapter III

Divisions of public limited liability companies

103

 

Section 1

General provisions

103

 

Section 2

Division by acquisition

103

 

Section 3

Division by the formation of new companies

110

 

Section 4

Divisions under the supervision of a judicial authority

111

 

Section 5

Other operations treated as divisions

111

 

Section 6

Application arrangements

112

 

TITLE III

FINAL PROVISIONS

112

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 50(1) and (2)(g) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Council Directives 82/891/EEC (3) and 89/666/EEC (4) and Directives 2005/56/EC (5), 2009/101/EC (6), 2011/35/EU (7) and 2012/30/EU (8) of the European Parliament and of the Council have been substantially amended several times (9). In the interests of clarity and rationality those Directives should be codified.

 

(2)

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