简介:Cross-bordertransferofthecompanyseatformorethandecadewasandstillishotandunresolvedtopicinEUCompanyLaw.FreedomofestablishmentisindisputablecornerstoneofEUcompanylawandInternalMarketenshrinedinArticles49and54oftheTreatyontheFunctioningoftheEuropeanUnion(TFEU)butstillthecompany'scrossbordermobilityisunsolved.ThecompanytransferoftheseatiscloselyconnectedwithdifferentMemberStateslegaltraditioninrelationwiththetwodifferent"seattheories"thatapply.BythepracticeoftheEuropeanCourtofJusticebothseattheories"therealseattheory"and"theincorporationtheory"areproclaimedasinlinewiththeEUlaw.Nevertheless,theprocessofcrossbordertransferoftheseatoccursascompellingproblemforthecross-bordercompanymobility.InmostMemberStatesatthemomentthecrossbordertransferofthecompanyseatrequiresthewinding-upofthecompanyandestablishingthenewoneintheotherMemberState.Thisprocedureleadstothelossoflegalandbusinesscontinuityandnationalapproachestothisissuediffer.