Table of Contents:
Single market for capital
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Single market for capital
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
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Single market for capital
With the free movement of people, goods and services, the free movement of capital is one of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU. Making this a reality as of 1 July 1990 was the first stage towards economic and monetary union which culminated in the introduction of the euro.
Applying the principle of the free movement of capital
- Achieving the free circulation of capital
- A concerted effort to establish a European financial area
- The legal aspects of intra-EU investment
- Impact on capital markets
- Facility providing financial assistance for balances of payments
- Removing obstacles to cross-border investments by venture capital funds
- A common European approach to Sovereign Wealth Funds
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS
Public and private economic stakeholders and free movement of capital – banks
- Cross-border payments in euros
- Information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds
Public and private economic stakeholders and free movement of capital – businesses
- Statute for a European Company
- A European Private Company Statute
- Fourth Directive: annual accounts of companies with limited liability
- Seventh Directive: consolidated accounts of companies with limited liability
- International accounting standards (IAS)
- Accounting documents of branches of foreign credit and financial institutions
- Settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems
- Investor compensation schemes
Public and private economic stakeholders and free movement of capital – consumers
- Unfair terms
- Consumer credit agreements
- Actions for injunctions
Fiscal aspects of the free movement of capital – economic stakeholders
- Common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States
- Indirect taxes on raising capital
- Common taxation of parent companies and their subsidiaries
Fiscal aspects of the free movement of capital – economic stakeholders – private individuals
- Taxation of savings income
- Tackling tax obstacles to the cross-border provision of occupational pensions
Fight against fraud
- Money laundering: prevention of the use of the financial system
- Money laundering: prevention through customs cooperation
- The prevention of and fight against organised crime in the financial sector
- Corporate and financial malpractice
Free movement of capital and relations within and outside the Union
- Enlargement of the euro area after 1 May 2004
- Purchasing property in another Member State
- The euro and the international economy
- Effects of foreign legislation on the Union’s financial interests
- Combating the financing of terrorism
- Agreement on the European Economic Area