Traduction de «Limited company » (Anglais → Français) :

The Greek law provides for shareholders of a public limited company in the television sector to be held liable in order that they ensure that the company observes national legislation and rules of good conduct, whereas the powers accorded to them within the framework of the company’s organs do not actually give them a possibility of so doing.

Certain judges took the view that the national law can be interpreted as obliging shareholders to pay not their own debt but a company debt, which could be contrary to the principle – applicable to public limited companies – that a shareholder is not liable for company debts.

The Court infers from this that the directive does not impose a rule that a shareholder can never be held liable for a fine imposed on a company, including where it is imposed jointly and severally on a public limited company and on the shareholder.

Where a Member State allows single-member companies in the case of public limited companies as well, the provisions of this Directive shall apply.

Both DR and TV 2 say that, in defining independent producers, they have used the definitions of parent and subsidiary company from the field of company law (see 2 of the Act on public limited companies (aktieselskabslov) and 2 of the Act on private limited companies (anpartsselskabslov)).

They are as follows: under the responsibility of the Internal Market Council for decisions under Belgian presidency - Community trade mark (4 proposals) - European Company Statute - Legal protection of biotechnological inventions - Food irradiation under the reponsibility of the Work and Social Affairs Council - Modification of the regulation and directive on the free movement of workers (blocked for several years; it is not clear whether Belgian presidency will take up this proposal) under the responsibility of the Ecofin Council - 7th Vat directive on second hand goods (for decision under Belgian presidency) - Tax regime for taking into account of losses(for decision under Belgian presidency) - Special VAT scheme for small businesses Agr ...[+++]iculture Council for decisions underBelgian presidency - Plant breeders rights - Harmful organisms (financial liability) The other non-priority White Paper proposals concern: - 2nd modification to safeguard clause (veterinary sector) - 5th company law directive on limited company liability - 10th company law directive on cross border merger - 13th company law directive (take-over bids) - the proposal is being revised by the Commission and may be discussed agai under Belgian presidency - Tax regime for carry-over of losses The Parliament has given its first reading or opinion on all the remaining White Paper proposals, except on the 10th company law proposal which is blocked pending an agreement on the European Company Statute.