Europäische Genossenschaft (SCE) in das Genossenschaftsregister eintragen

• § 12 Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB) - Anmeldungen zur Eintragung und Einreichungen
• §§ 36, 37 Aktiengesetz (AktG) - Anmeldung der Gesellschaft, Inhalt der Anmeldung
• Verordnung (EG) Nummer 1435/2003 vom 22.07.2003 (ABl. L 207 vom 18.08.2003, Seite 1) über das Statut der Europäischen Genossenschaft (SCE-VO)
• § 3 Gesetz zur Ausführung der Verordnung (EG) Nummer 1435/2003 des Rates vom 22. Juli 2003 über das Statut der Europäischen Genossenschaft (SCEAG)
• Gesetz über die Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitnehmerinnen in einer Europäischen Genossenschaft (SCEBG)
• Gesetz betreffend die Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaften (GenG)
• Verordnung über das Genossenschaftsregister (GenRegV)
• Gesetz über Kosten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit für Gerichte und Notare (GNotKG)
• Verordnung über Gebühren in Handels-, Partnerschafts- und Genossenschaftsregistersachen (HRegGebV), Anlage (zu § 1) Gebührenverzeichnis
• §§ 39a, 40a Beurkundungsgesetz (BeurkG) - Einfache elektronische Zeugnisse, Beglaubigung einer qualifizierten elektronischen Signatur

If the registered office of a European Cooperative Society (Societas Cooperativa Europaea, SCE) is located in Germany, it must be entered in the register of cooperatives.

The registration and cancellation of the registration of an SCE are published in the Official Journal of the European Union for information purposes.

Single point of contact

You can use the service of the Single Point of Contact for this procedure. This person will guide you through the procedure, take care of correspondence with all the authorities responsible for your request and provide you with expert advice.

The notary will advise you on the documents required in each individual case.

• The amount of the fee for the entry is determined in accordance with the German Court and Notary Fees Act in conjunction with the Ordinance on Fees in Commercial, Partnership and Cooperative Register Matters.
• In addition, expenses are incurred for the public announcement of the entry.

Registration

The European cooperative is entered in the register of cooperatives in accordance with the regulations applicable to public limited companies. To apply, contact a notary.

• The notary will advise you on how to formulate the application.
• The application is made exclusively by electronic means and a publicly notarised document is created for this purpose. The document can also be notarised via video communication from 01.08.2022.
• The declaration is provided with an electronic signature and sent to the electronic court and administrative mailbox of the registry court.

You will receive a notification that the entry has been made.

Amendments

Have key details about the SCE cooperative, such as the registered office, legal form or authorised representatives, changed? Then have the register entry corrected immediately.

The entry is made in the same way exclusively via a notary.

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If the register court refuses to enter your European Cooperative Society in the register of cooperatives, an appeal may be lodged in accordance with Section 382 (4) sentence 2 FamFG pursuant to Section 58 (1) FamFG or, if applicable, an appeal on points of law pursuant to Section 70 (1) FamFG.