Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

Article 2U.K.

The statutes or the instrument of incorporation of the company shall always give at least the following information:

(a)

the type and name of the company;

(b)

the objects of the company;

(c)

when the company has no authorised capital, the amount of the subscribed capital;

(d)

when the company has an authorised capital, the amount thereof and also the amount of the capital subscribed at the time the company is incorporated or is authorised to commence business, and at the time of any change in the authorised capital, without prejudice to point (e) of Article 2 of Directive 2009/101/EC;

(e)

in so far as they are not legally determined, the rules governing the number of and the procedure for appointing members of the bodies responsible for representing the company with regard to third parties, administration, management, supervision or control of the company and the allocation of powers among those bodies;

(f)

the duration of the company, except where this is indefinite.