Groups of companies in European laws

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The text includes a comprehensive overview of horizontal groups and joint ventures, detailing practical experiences and legal frameworks across Europe. It begins with a foreword and tables of contents for both volumes. The first chapter discusses horizontal groups and joint ventures in Europe, presenting concepts and realities. The second chapter examines groups of companies within major European legal systems, including insights from Germany, France, Belgium, England, Switzerland, and Scandinavian law. The third chapter focuses on groups of companies under European Community law, offering a critical examination of European projects and a practitioner's perspective on group accounts related to the proposed Seventh EEC Directive. The fourth chapter addresses multinational groups, covering topics such as banking, labor law, and taxation, alongside the administrative oversight of multinational banks and critiques of unitary taxation. The annexes include a discussion report from a colloquium on multinational corporations and relevant legal provisions from various countries, including Germany, France, and Sweden. The text concludes with a list of abbreviations, a table of cases and enterprises, and an index, providing a structured and detailed resource for understanding the complexities of company groups in European law.