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EU: ECJ rules on cross-border conversions

August 2012 - EU & Competition. Legal Developments by Schönherr.

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In a series of landmark cases, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has shaped European company law by exploring the scope of the freedom of establishment with regard to companies. In its latest decision, VALE (Case C-378/10), issued on 12 July 2012, the ECJ had to rule on the possibility of so-called cross-border conversions.

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