This is an English translation of the German Stock Corporation Act. The English and German texts are synoptically arranged. The introduction provides an overview of the main elements of the law and facilitates an understanding of the complex statutory provisions for the English-speaking reader. The main characteristics of both types of stock corporations in Germany, the AG and the KgaA, are described and explained. Several legal aspects of stock corporations, such as their formation and management, shareholders, minority rights, capital, integration, and mergers, are treated in this book. The index is also arranged in bilingual form. The authors are partners of the law firm Hengeler Mueller Weitzel Wirtz. This second edition of the book reflects the prevailing state of legislation and should prove valuable to foreign lawyers and business people dealing with stock corporations.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

This handbook of practical guidance in European state aid cases is a completely revised and updated version of the Handbuch des Europ ischen Beihilferechts, first published in German in 2003. The book is not specifically concerned with German law or legal practice, and it will be of general interest to competition lawyers. European state aid law has gained considerably in importance over the last decade. The number of proceedings before the Commission has escalated and the European Courts are increasingly involved with disputes concerning state aid. It fully incorporates the EU Commission State Aid Action Plan ("Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005-2009"), published mid-2008, and the new version of the General Block Exemption Regulation. The main topics covered include: basic principles elements of state aid compatibility of state aid with the Common Market according to Art. 87 Sec.2 and Sec.3 ECT block exemption regulations public enterprises Commission proceedings according to Council Reg. (EC) No. 659/ 1999 and proceedings before the European courts. To meet the needs of practitioners in Europe and beyond, the handbook also covers state aid concerning venture capital, agriculture, and steel. The contributors are well-known practitioners active in the field of European state aid and competition law.