Digitalisierung im Gesellschaftsrecht

The online formation of a limited liability company (GmbH) will be available to all EU nationals from August 2022. This digitization step is attributable to the EU Digitization Directive as part of the EU Company Law Package. The author examines the provisions of the directive, compares them with the applicable company and notarization law, discusses the implementation options and evaluates the national draft laws. The analysis of the background of European law can be used for questions of interpretation of the law on the implementation of the Digitalization Directive (DiRUG), which has been passed in the meantime, and serves as a basis for further reforms and digitalization efforts.