Eurasian Company as a Tool of the EAEU Anti-crisis Strategy

A new stage in the development of the integration process within the EAEU coincids with the deepening crisis in the global economy and actualizes the search for deepen economic and industrial cooperation. One of such mechanisms is Eurasian Company ‒ a special form of legal entities with the right to conduct financial and economic activities throughout the EAEU. The purpose of this study is to analyze the experience of creating supranational companies in existing integration organisations and to determine the basic approaches to the creation of Eurasian Companies. The article discusses in detail the regulatory framework and practice of Societas Europaea operating in the EU, including the regulatory framework and statistical data on the activities; Caribbean Community Enterprises; interstate financial and industrial groups in the CIS. The rules of foundation, operating conditions, the main goals of creating regional TNCs and the degree of their achievement in each of the integration associations are analyzed. The author outlines the prospects for the Eurasian Companies development provisions regarding the status of Eurasian Companies for those enterprises whose activities can provide the highest integration effect; development of a special tax regime; providing opportunities for preferential financing. The research results can be used in the draft regulations on Eurasian Companies.

Grundfragen der Organisation von Familienunternehmen

This volume documents the 8th annual conference of the Notarial Center for Family Enterprises of Bucerius Law School on October 25, 2019, which focused on key issues of the organization of family businesses: developments in (inheritance) tax law; design of articles of association for GmbH and GmbH & Co. KG; genderspecific succession clauses; family businesses in the form of Societas Europaea; advantages and disadvantages of different succession models; special challenges of corporate publicity in family businesses. With contributions by Dr. Christian Bochmann, Prof. Dr. Heribert Heckschen, Prof. Dr. Andreas Söffing, Prof. Dr. Marco Staake and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wicke.

European Legal Forms – Underlying Systematic and Principles

Over the last decades, European company law experienced a continuous growth in significance. Along with the European company law directives, European legal forms constitute the two pillars of European company law. In the course last 35 years, three European legal forms – namely the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG), the Societas Europaea (SE) and the Societas Cooperativa Europaea (SCE) – were introduced. In contrast, the introduction of four other legal form projects on the European plane (inter alia the Societas Privata Europaea (SPE)) failed. This paper will attempt to identify whether there are underlying principles and systematics to the functioning of these established and envisaged European legal forms. This approach shall contribute to the development of an overall concept for European legal forms. In this regard, the article examines the historical development of European legal forms and their significance for the practice of European company law. On this account, also these legal forms’ functions – in particular their effect on the competition between EU and national level – will be discussed. To complement these considerations, the paper studies the regulatory technique and the associated multi-level problem.

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic changes, including the discovery of new species-level lineages as well as reclassifications at genus level, requiring significant changes to this list. As of 2019, a new Taxonomic Committee was established as an official entity within the European Herpetological Society, Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH). Twelve members from nine European countries reviewed, discussed and voted on recent taxonomic research on a case-by-case basis. Accepted changes led to critical compilation of a new species list, which is hereby presented and discussed. According to our list, 301 species (95 amphibians, 15 chelonians, including six species of sea turtles, and 191 squamates) occur within our expanded geographical definition of Europe. The list includes 14 non-native species (three amphibians, one chelonian, and ten squamates).

UK and EU Company Law after Brexit

This article looks at the effect of the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union (EU) (Brexit) on UK company law. In particular, it considers the general approach to EU-derived company law, the effect on takeovers, international accounting standards, accounting requirements, requirements for EEA companies with an establishment in the United Kingdom, cross-border mergers, Societas Europaea and European Economic Interest Groupings. It considers the areas of company law likely to be the focus of attention after the United Kingdom is no longer a member state, both in the United Kingdom and in the EU.