Societas Unius Personae from the Italian Perspective

Abstract

SUMMARY : I. Introduction - II. The Single Member Companies in Italy – III. The Italian Register of Companies – IV. The Incorporation procedure of the company in Italy - 1. Required information and pre-conditions for the registration – 2. Articles of Association and registration procedure – 3. Activities before registration an nullity of the company - V. Member’s contribution, share capital and creditors’ protection – 1. – Member’s contribution to the SUP – 2. An SUP’s legal capital – 3. Distributions to the single member and creditors’ protection – VI. SUP’s Transfer of seat: brief remarks – VII. Conversion and transformation into and from an SUP - 1.- Conversion and transformation into an SUP – 2. – Conversion and transformation from an SUP - VIII. The Groups of Companies - 1. Report of the Reflection Group on the Future of EU Company Law - 2. The current situation in Italy - 3. The indirect effect of the Proposal on the harmonization of European Law regarding Groups of Companies - IX. The Shareholder’s Instructions - X. Un-resolved European Issues – XI. A brief concluding Observation