e-Justice and e-Law Conference
e-Codex and Business Registers
Vito Giannella
International Affairs Manager InfoCamere SCpA
Rome, 14/10/2014
Who Operates the
Business Register in Europe
Source: International Business Registers Report 2014
Different types of organizations are responsible for business registration:
The technological arm of the Italian Chamber System
Provides the Chambers of Commerce with cutting-edge solutions to perform their institutional and managerial functions
Operates the Italian Business Register
Partner of the Italian Ministry of Justice in e-Codex
Cross-border merger framework
2005 – Cross Border Mergers of Limited Liability Companies Directive (CBMD)
2013 – Absence of clear standards on Inter-Agency communication
The Directive 2012/17/EU
Source: EU Study on the application of CBMD
Directive 2012/17/EU
for the Interconnection of BRs
International availability of BRs information through e-Justice portal
Exchange of information between BRs
Cross Border Mergers Branch disclosure
E-Codex
Cross-border merger pilot (1/2)
Piloting Countries:
Timeline:
Q1 -2014 Q2 - 2014 Q3 - 2014 Q4 - 2014 Q1 - 2015
Development Test Piloting
E-Codex
Cross-border merger pilot (2/2)
Cross-border merger notification
Acknowledgement
BR Officer BR Officer
Court Chamber
of Commerce
What next?
From a pilot to an official service
Reuse of the results to enhance companies mobility and market transparency in the EU: branch disclosure, transfer of seats, cross-border divisions, etc.
