Overview of Luxembourg company law (C3001) - distance learning

None. However it is recommended to complete the module "General accounting: current operations" (C2001E) or "Accounting for non-accountants" (C2002E) prior to enroling to this module or to have equivalent knowledge.

• Identify the key features of the different corporate entities in Luxembourg.
• Learn more about some specificities of the Luxembourg Company Law such as the business permit.
• Identify the key features of S.A. and S.à r.l. as well as their similitudes and differences.
• Prepare the relevant documentation for the setting up of a S.A. or a S.à.r.l.
• Understand the decision making process and identify the relevant documentation to be drafted.
• Identify the different means of financing of a S.A. and a S.à r.l. and the Corporate Law implications.
• Understand the meaning of corporate tax residency and its application to Corporate Law.
• Implementing the most relevant means of company winding up (liquidation).

• Introduction to company law. Relevant features and description of the different forms of commercial companies.
• The business permit. The Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register. Main features and functions.
• The Public Limited Liability Company or S.A. (Société Anonyme). Incorporation and substantive requirements.
• The Public Limited Liability Company or S.A. (Société Anonyme). Shares and bonds. Features, types and transferability.
• The Public Limited Liability Company or S.A. (Société Anonyme). Management and supervision. Relevant bodies, functions and duties.
• The Public Limited Liability Company or S.A. (Société Anonyme). General Meeting of the Shareholders. Functions, duties and enforceability of resolutions. Company capital.
• The Private Limited Liability Company or S.à r.l. (Société à responsabilité limitée). Incorporation and substantive requirements.
• The Private Limited Liability Company or S.à r.l. (Société à responsabilité limitée). Management and supervision. Differences between the S.A. and the S.à r.l.
• The Private Limited Liability Company or S.à r.l. (Société à responsabilité limitée). The General Meeting of the Shareholders. Functions, duties and enforceability of resolutions.
• Dissolution of commercial companies: voluntary liquidation, judicial liquidation and bankruptcy.