An introduction to Greek Commercial Law
Characteristics and History of Greek Commercial Law
COMPANY LAW
A. General Concepts
B. Sources
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPANIES
A. Classification Criteria
B. Conceptual Classification
COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS
A. General Partnership (Omorrythmi Etairia 'O.E.')
B. Limited Partnership (Eterorrythmi Etairia 'E.E.')
C. Silent Partnership (Aphanes Etairia)
D. Joint Venture (Koinopraxia)
E. Transitional provisions of the L. 4072/2012
F. Taxation of partnerships
COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY ('E.P.E.')
A. Sources and Nature
B. Formation
C. Share Capital and Shares
D. Organization
1. Management and Representation (administration)
2. Members' Meeting
3. Annual Accounts and Auditing
E. The Legal Status of the E.P.E. Members
F. Amendment of Statutes and Capital
G. Transformation and Merger
H. Dissolution and Liquidation
I. Taxation of the E.P.E
J. 'One man' or 'single member E.P.E.'
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
(Anonymous Etairia 'A.E.')
A. Generalities
B. Formation
C. Share Capital. Shares and Debentures
1. The Share Capital
a. The Share Capital in General
b. Payment of the Capital
c. Increase of the Share Capital
d. Reduction of the Share Capital
e. Redemption (or Amortization) of the Share Capital
f. Own Shares
2. The Shares
a. Legal Nature of the Share and its Certificate
b. Classes of Shares
c. Rights Attendant to Share Certificate
d. Rights and Duties of the Shareholder
e. Shareholders agreements
3. Bonds
a. Legal Nature and Issuance
b. Types of Bonds
4. Rights of Promotion ('Founders' Titles')
5. Requirements for Admission of Shares to Official Stock Exchange Listing
D. The Structure of the Company
1. The Board of Directors
a. The Legal Status of Directors
b. Appointment, Removal and Filling of Vacancies of Directors
c. Powers and duties
d. Further Relations Between Director and Company. Contracts and compensation
e. Liability of the members of the board of directors
f. Functioning of the board of directors
2. The General Meeting of the Shareholders
a. The General Meeting as Supreme Body of the A.E
b. Rules of Calling and Functioning
c. Substantive Rights of Shareholders
d. Resolutions
e. Minority Shareholders
3. Auditors and Accounting
a. Auditors
b. Accounting
E. Legal Changes of the Company
F. Merger and Division of the Company
1. Merger
a. Merger by Absorption
b. Special Cases of Merger by Absorption
c. Merger by Formation of a New Company
2. Division
3. Facilitated Transformation of Undertakings (L. 2166/1993)
G. Consolidated Accounts
H. Foreign Companies Limited by Shares
I. Taxation of the AE
COMPANIES GOVERNED BY SPECIAL LEGISLATION
A. Banking Companies
B. Insurance Companies
C. Investment - Portfolio Companies and Mutual Funds
D. Athletic Companies Limited by Shares
E. Companies Limited by Shares with Cooperatives, Municipal and Communal Companies of Laic Basis
F. Maritime Companies
G. Cooperative (Synetairismos)
H. Leasing Company Limited by Shares
I. Factoring Company Limited by Shares
J. Other Modern Forms of Companies Limited by Shares
PRIVATE CAPITAL COMPANY (I.K.E.) OR PRIVATE COMPANY (P.C.)
A. A New Company Form. Introduction
B. Formation
C. Organic Structure
D. 'Company Shares' and Contributions of the Partners
E. The Legal Status of the Partners
F. Annual Account-Profit Distribution-Audit
G. Dissolution and Liquidation
H. Conversion (Transformation) and Merger of the Company
I. Taxation-Adjustment Provisions