One Market One Law welcomes the “28th Regime” — a decisive step toward a true European Business Code!
The European Commission's proposal for a new optional company law regime marks a turning point for the Single Market. For the first time, businesses will be able to operate under a common EU corporate form — a practical, low-cost vehicle enabling SMEs and start-ups to expand across the Union without navigating 27 national regimes.
This “28th Regime” embodies the vision of One Market One Law: building a bottom-up, optional, and coherent European Business Code — reducing legal fragmentation, simplifying cross-border operations, and strengthening Europe's competitiveness and investment appeal.
Just as the US has the Uniform Commercial Code, Africa has OHADA, China has one law, Europe too must have One Law for One Market.
One Market One Law calls for this first company-law phase to be completed swiftly, paving the way for further optional instruments:
- European guarantees & security interests
- European loan and bond frameworks
- European leasing, factoring & receivables assignments
- European trust (fiducie) mechanisms and B2B contract rules
Together, these will form the foundation of a European Business Code that drives unity, growth, and competitiveness.
One Market One Law unites entrepreneurs, legal professionals, economists, and citizens convinced that Europe must move faster, think bigger, and act together to remain globally competitive.
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