Can National Company Law Require a Branch of a Foreign Company to Have an Independent Name? - European Company Law View Can National Company Law Require a Branch of a Foreign Company to Have an Independent Name? by - European Company Law Can National Company Law Require a Branch of a Foreign Company to Have an Independent Name? 11 3

With a basis in long-standing Danish company law but also drawing on European legal arguments valid for all EU and EEA countries, this contribution considers the question of whether a host country can legally require a foreign company to think up an independent name for its branch in the host country in addition to the demand that the branch name must repeat the company's name, its nationality, and include the designation 'branch'.

European Company Law