Statute for a European Company
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The Statute for a European Company is an EU legal framework that allows companies to operate across member states under a single European corporate form known as the Societas Europaea (SE).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Company Law | 1 |
| Statute for a European Company canonical | 1 |
| Statute for a European Company (SE) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8328954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute for a European Company Context triple: [Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001, subjectMatter, Statute for a European Company]
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A.
German Stock Corporation Act
The German Stock Corporation Act is the primary legal framework regulating the formation, governance, and operation of stock corporations (Aktiengesellschaften) in Germany.
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B.
Statute of the European Investment Bank
The Statute of the European Investment Bank is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Bank’s objectives, governance structure, powers, and operating rules within the European Union framework.
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C.
German Limited Liability Companies Act
The German Limited Liability Companies Act is the primary legal framework governing the formation, structure, and operation of limited liability companies (GmbH) in Germany.
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D.
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung is a common German limited liability company structure in which owners’ liability is restricted to their capital contributions.
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E.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute for a European Company Target entity description: The Statute for a European Company is an EU legal framework that allows companies to operate across member states under a single European corporate form known as the Societas Europaea (SE).
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A.
German Stock Corporation Act
The German Stock Corporation Act is the primary legal framework regulating the formation, governance, and operation of stock corporations (Aktiengesellschaften) in Germany.
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B.
Statute of the European Investment Bank
The Statute of the European Investment Bank is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Bank’s objectives, governance structure, powers, and operating rules within the European Union framework.
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C.
German Limited Liability Companies Act
The German Limited Liability Companies Act is the primary legal framework governing the formation, structure, and operation of limited liability companies (GmbH) in Germany.
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D.
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung is a common German limited liability company structure in which owners’ liability is restricted to their capital contributions.
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E.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | European Union regulation ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of the European Union ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2001-10-08 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate cross-border business within the EU
ⓘ
provide a single European corporate form ⓘ |
| allows |
creation of an SE by conversion of a national public limited-liability company into an SE
ⓘ
creation of an SE by formation of a holding SE ⓘ creation of an SE by formation of a subsidiary SE ⓘ creation of an SE by merger of public limited-liability companies from different member states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | European Union member states ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all EU member states ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE)
ⓘ
linked to:
Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001
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| complements | Council Directive 2001/86/EC ⓘ |
| enterIntoForceDate | 2004-10-08 ⓘ |
| establishesCorporateForm |
European Company (SE)
ⓘ
linked to:
Societas Europaea (SE)
Societas Europaea ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | European Economic Area ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
SE Statute
ⓘ
Statute for a European Company (SE) ⓘ
linked to:
Statute for a European Company
|
| isComplementedBy |
Council Directive 2001/86/EC on employee involvement in the European Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Council Directive 2001/86/EC
|
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| language | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 308 of the EC Treaty (now Article 352 TFEU) ⓘ |
| legalNature | directly applicable regulation ⓘ |
| number | 2157/2001 ⓘ |
| objective |
enhance mobility of companies within the internal market
ⓘ
remove legal obstacles to cross-border restructuring of companies in the EU ⓘ |
| partOf | EU company law acquis ⓘ |
| providesFor |
one-tier board system option for an SE
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two-tier board system option for an SE ⓘ |
| regulates |
cross-border transfer of registered office of a European Company
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formation of a European Company ⓘ operation of a European Company ⓘ structure of a European Company ⓘ |
| requires | registered office and head office of an SE to be in the same member state ⓘ |
| requiresImplementationBy | national company law of EU member states ⓘ |
| sector |
corporate law
ⓘ
internal market ⓘ |
| subjectTo | interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Statute for a European Company Description of subject: The Statute for a European Company is an EU legal framework that allows companies to operate across member states under a single European corporate form known as the Societas Europaea (SE).
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Statute for a European Company
linked to: Statute for a European Company