Table of Content -- List of contributors -- Austria -- I. Introduction -- II. Basic considerations -- III. Organisational structure of the SE -- IV. Some details on the formation and transfer of the SE -- V. Final remarks -- Belgium -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of the European Company -- III. Management Systems -- IV. Transfer of seat -- V. Involvement of employees -- VI. Conclusion -- Czech Republic -- I. Introduction -- II. The formation of the SE in the Czech Republic -- III. Transfer of the seat of the SE from the Czech Republic -- IV. Corporate governance of the SE -- V. Employee involvement in the SE -- Denmark -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of an SE in Denmark -- III. Transfer of the registered office of an SE -- IV. Management system of a Danish SE -- V. Involvement of employees in a Danish SE -- France -- I. Introduction -- II. French company law and the SE -- III. Formation of an SE -- IV. Management System -- V. General meeting -- VI. Transfer of seat -- VII. Involvement of employees -- VIII. Fiscal issues -- IX. Conclusion: Will the SE significantly change the national philosophies of the company law? -- Germany -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of an SE -- III. Structure of the SE -- IV. Transfer of registered office -- V. Involvement of employees -- Greece -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of a European Company -- III. Management system of the European Company - the organs of the SE -- IV. Transfer of seat / registered office -- V. Involvement of employees -- VI. Other issues -- Hungary -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of an SE -- III. Protection of minority shareholders and creditors -- IV. Management and supervision -- V. Employees' co-determination -- VI. Conclusion -- Ireland -- I. Introduction -- II. Formation of a European Company -- III. Management system of the European Company.

IV. Transfer of seat / registered office -- V. Involvement of employees -- Italy -- I. Introduction: Applicable law -- II. The formation of an SE -- III. Management systems of the European Company -- IV. Transfer of the registered office -- V. Involvement of employees in the SE -- The Netherlands -- I. General -- II. Formation -- III. Board Structure -- IV. Transfer of seat -- V. Involvement of employees -- VI. Conclusion -- Poland -- I. The Societas Europaea in relation to other limited companies in the Polish legal system -- II. General provisions -- III. Formation of an SE -- IV. Structure of the SE -- V. Implementation of the Directive on the involvement of employees -- Portugal -- I. Introduction -- II. General information on Portuguese company law -- III. The organs of the sociedades anónimas -- IV. Some specific aspects of Portuguese law on sociedades anónimas relevant for the Regulation purposes -- V. The "involvement of employees" in Portuguese law -- Spain -- I. Antecedents: legislative work in progress and current Spanish law -- II. Formation of a European Company -- III. Structure of the SE -- IV. Transfer of seat -- V. Involvement of employees -- Sweden -- I. Introduction -- II. The formation of an SE -- III. Transfer of the registered office -- IV. The structure of the SE -- V. The participation of employees in the SE -- United Kingdom -- I. General background to company law regulation in the United Kingdom -- II. Plans for implementation of the European Company Statute in Great Britain -- III. Implementation of company law provisions -- IV. Employee involvement provisions -- V. Costs and benefits -- Annex I: Employee Participation in Company Organs of Public Limited-Liability Companies -- Annex II: Council Regulation (EC) NO 2157/2001 of 8 october 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE).

Annex III: Council Directive 2001/86/EC of 8 october 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees -- Annex IV: Key elements of national implementation measures.