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On The European Economic Interest Grouping And On Changes To The Laws Of The

Original Language Title: o Evropském hospodářském zájmovém sdružení a o změnách zákonů

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360/2004 Sb.



LAW



of 20 December. May 2004



on the European economic interest grouping (EEIG) and on the amendment of Act No.

513/1991 Coll., the commercial code, as amended by later regulations, and act

No. 586/1992 Coll., on income taxes, as amended,



(law on the European economic interest grouping)



Change: 296/2007 Sb.



Change: 89/2012 Coll. 303/2013 Sb.



Parliament has passed the following Act of the Czech Republic:



PART THE FIRST



EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPING



§ 1



European economic interest grouping and the application of certain

the provisions of the Czech legal order on this Association



(1) This Act regulates the legal relations of the European economic

interest grouping within the range specified by Council Regulation (EEC) on the establishment of

European economic interest grouping (EEIG) ^ 1) (hereinafter referred to as

"the regulation"). If there are specific questions addressed by this Act, or

shall be assessed in accordance with the General provisions of the special legal regulation

governing legal relations of commercial companies and cooperatives and by

the provisions governing the legal relations of public companies,

unless otherwise provided in this Act.



(2) the European economic interest grouping established on the territory of the Czech

Republic (hereinafter referred to as "European Association") is a legal entity, that

determined by the agreement of Association. To sign the contract of Association and its changes

the provisions of the Act governing the legal relations of business companies

and cooperatives on the official verification of the signature.



(3) The European Association cannot apply the provisions of the special legal

Regulation on the conditions for the activities of organisations with an international element. ^ 5)



§ 2



The trade name for a European Association



The trade name of a European Association shall contain the designation "European

economic interest grouping ' or the abbreviation ' EEIG '. The other person may not

in your company name or commercial use of this designation.



§ 3



Commercial register



(1) the European Association and the establishment of a European economic interest

the Association is based in another Member State of the European Union located in the

The Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as "the branch") are entered into the commercial

the register. Unless otherwise provided in this Act, shall apply to the registration of the

the European Association or a branch in the commercial register and the procedure in the

matters relating to the registration of the European associations or branches of the

commercial register provisions of the Act relating to the public

registers. ^ 6)



(2) if it is a fact that appear under the article. 14 paragraph. 1 and article 15 of

Council regulation, it is sufficient to provide a link to the relevant documents stored in

the collection of documents. In the event that the registration refers to the proposal for the amendment of the registered office

stored in a collection of documents, entered in the commercial register and

the proposed new headquarters.



(3) in the commercial register at the branch details required

a special law for business commercial plant

foreign person that has its head office in one of the Member States of the European

the Union.



(4) to the collection of documents held for each of the European Association of the

based instruments referred to in article 7 of the regulation of the Council and of the instrument for

the statutory authority, the liquidator or insolvency administrator

the head of a separate organizational components required by a particular legal

the code.



(5) to the collection of documents kept for each branch are based

the instruments referred to in article 10 of the Council regulation.



§ 4



For registration in the commercial register



European Association for registration in the commercial register shall be submitted

all its members.



§ 5



The publication of the entries in the commercial register and deposit of the instruments in the collections

of the instruments



Registration Court is obliged to publish a notice in a trade journal

the information referred to in article 8 of the regulation of the Council, concerning the European

the Association and the deposit of the instrument in the collection of documents. In the event that the registration

the Court will be in a trade journal to publish the draft changes of registered office under

Article 14 of the Council regulation, to publish even information about where it should be by design

change of registered office moved the seat of the European associations. In the other, on the

the publication of the entries in the commercial register and store the documents in the collection

documents concerning European associations or affiliates, shall apply

the provisions of the specific legislation governing the disclosure in the

The business journal, ^ 9) unless Council regulation different.



§ 6



Reporting to the Office for official publications of the European Union



Registration Court shall within 1 month after the publication of the

the data referred to in article 11 of the Council regulation in the trade journal to communicate

the information Office for official publications of the European Union.



section 7 of the



Liability for the obligations of the European Association of



Members of the Association shall be liable for the debts of the European associations such as

the companions of the public company for the obligations of the company.



§ 8



The conditions for performance of the duties of the Manager



(1) the Manager of the European grouping may be a person who meets the

assumptions and requirements referred to in article 19 of the Council regulation, as well as

requirements and prerequisites for the agent limited company

restricted under the law governing the legal relations of business companies

and cooperatives ^ 10).



(2) On the performance of the functions of the agent of the European associations, including the liability of the

for the damage caused, shall be subject to the provisions of the special legal

the regulation governing the performance of the functions and responsibilities of the Manager of the company with

limited liability company.



§ 9



Accounting



The European Association is an entity under a special rule

prescription. ^ 12) Managers of the European associations ensure the proper management of

the accounts of the Association and shall be submitted for approval to the members of the European accounting

accounts.



§ 10



The official verification of the signature of the contract on the transfer of the participation in the European Association

does not require.



§ 11



Cessation of participation in the European Association



Unless otherwise provided in this regulation, or law to the contrary, shall apply to the

pledge to participate in the European Association of mutatis mutandis

by law to share in the company with limited liability under the Act

the legal standards governing commercial companies and cooperatives ^ 10) and

of the civil code, with the exception of the provisions, which allow you to pledge

creditors exercise the rights of the partners or take the pledged participation in the

the European Association, and the provisions on the registration of the lien in the

the commercial register. The official verification of the signature on the pledge contract and

its changes are not required.



§ 12



Termination of participation in the European Association of law



To the demise of the participation in the European Association also occurs in the cases and under the

the conditions with which special legislation conflates the demise of participation

shareholder in public companies for reasons of cancellation of legal

a person who is a member, or because of bankruptcy of the

assets of the partnership, or from the refusal of the insolvency of the proposal, therefore,

that the assets of the partnership are not sufficient to cover the costs of the insolvency proceedings

or because of the revocation of bankruptcy because the assets of the partnership is entirely

insufficient.



section 13



Restrictions on the disposition of the assets of the European Association of



The European Association is subject to the restrictions provided for in article. 3 (3). 2 (a). (d))

Council regulation, under the conditions laid down in the specific legislative provision for the

joint-stock company.



PART THE SECOND



cancelled



§ 14



cancelled



PART THE THIRD



Amendment of the Act on income taxes



§ 15



Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on income taxes, as amended by Act No. 35/1993

Coll., the Act No. 96/1993 Coll., Act No. 156/1993 Coll., Act No. 196/1993

Coll., Act No. 323/1993 Coll., Act No. 42/1994 Coll., Act No. 85/1994

Coll., Act No. 114/1994 Coll., Act No. 259/1994 Coll., Act No. 32/1995

Coll., Act No. 87/1995 Coll., Act No. 118/1995 Coll., Act No. 149/1995

Coll., Act No. 248/1995 Coll., Act No. 316/1996 Coll., Act No. 18/1997

Coll., Act No. 151/1997 Coll., Act No. 209/1997 Coll., Act No. 210/1997

Coll., Act No. 227/1997 Coll., Act No. 111/1998 Coll., Act No. 149/1998

Coll., Act No. 167/1998 Coll., Act No. 333/1998 Coll., Act No. 63/1999

Coll., Act No. 129/1999 Coll., Act No. 144/1999 Coll., Act No. 170/1999

Coll., Act No. 222/1999 Coll., the finding of the Constitutional Court declared under no.

3/2000 Coll., Act No. 17/2000 Coll., Act No. 27/2000 Coll., Act No.

72/2000 Coll., Act No. 100/2000 Coll., Act No. 103/2000 Coll., Act No.

121/2000 Coll., Act No. 132/2000 Coll., Act No. 241/2000 Coll., Act No.

340/2000 Coll., Act No. 492/2000 Coll., Act No. 115/2001 Coll., Act No.

120/2001 Coll., Act No. 239/2001 Coll., Act No. 453/2001 Coll., Act No.

483/2001 Coll., Act No. 50/2002 Coll., Act No. 128/2002 Coll., Act No.

198/2002 Coll., Act No. 210/2002 Coll., Act No. 260/2002 Coll., Act No.

308/2002 Coll., Act No. 575/2002 Coll., Act No. 162/2003 Coll., Act No.

438/2003 Coll. and Act No. 19/2004 is amended as follows:



1. In section 25, paragraph. 1 at the end of the letter m), the words "and the Member

contribution made by the European Economic Association, zájmovému

located on the territory of the Czech Republic ^ 25a) ".



Footnote No. 25a):



"25a) Law No 360/2004 Coll., on the European economic interest grouping

(EEIG) and on the amendment of Act No. 513/1991 Coll., the commercial code, as amended by

amended, and Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on income tax, in the

as amended, (the Act on European economic interest

Association). ".



2. under section 37 shall be added to § 37a is added:



"§ 37a



(1) unless otherwise provided in this Act, shall apply to the determination of the

the tax base, tax losses and tax obligations of the European

economic interest grouping of the provisions for the determination of the tax base,

tax losses and tax obligations of public companies.



(2) unless otherwise provided in this Act, shall apply to the determination of the

the tax base, tax losses and tax obligations of the Member of the European

economic interest grouping of the provisions for the determination of the tax base,

tax losses and tax obligations of the partnership public business

the company.



(3) the income of a member of the European economic interest grouping, which is

the taxpayer under section 2 (2). or section 17, paragraph 3. 4, resulting from membership in the

the European economic interest grouping and from credits and loans

provided by this Association shall be deemed income achieved by the

through the permanent establishment.




(4) unless otherwise provided in this Act, the procedure in tax proceedings

European economic interest grouping, mutatis mutandis, as a public trade

the company and member of the European Association of analogy as a companion to the public

the business of the company. ".



PART THE FOURTH



The EFFECTIVENESS of the



section 16 of the



This Act shall take effect on the date of its publication, with the exception of the provisions

the second part of paragraph 2, which shall take effect on the date of 8. October 2004.



Zaorálek in r.



Klaus r.



Spidla in r.



1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of 25 July. July 1985 establishing the

European economic interest grouping (EEIG), published in

The official journal of the EC L 199 of 31 July. 7.1985, p. 1-9.



5) Law No. 116/1985 Coll., on conditions for the activities of the organization with

an international element in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, as amended by

Act No 157/1989 Coll.



6) Law No 304/2013 Coll. on public registers of legal entities and

natural persons.



9) Government Regulation No. 503/2000 Coll., on the business journal, as

amended.



10) Act No. 90/2012 Coll., of the commercial companies and cooperatives

(Business Corporations Act).



11) § § 134, 135, paragraph. 1, section 136, § 194, paragraph. 2 the first sentence up to fifth and section

paragraph 194. 4 to 6 of the commercial code.



12) Act No. 563/1991 Coll., on accounting, as amended.



13) section 117a of the commercial code.



§ 88, paragraph 14). 1 (a). (e)) of the commercial code.



15) § 196a of the commercial code.