Contents:
Introduction - EU overview
Countries covered: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Areas covered for each country:
- Classification of business organizations: introduction, sole trader, partnerships, foreign investment facilities, representative offices of foreign companies
- Formation of different types of companies:
- Companies limited by shares – introduction; public limited company; private company limited by shares; incorporation
- Companies limited by guarantee and unlimited companies
- Costs of incorporation
- Management and administration: shares, board of directors, duties and liabilities of managers/company secretaries
- Taxation, accounting, audits and dividends
- Appendices: checklists, forms and precedents |