Definition and Classification of Groups of Commercial Organizations Operating in the Territory of Several States

This article is devoted to such a legal phenomenon as a group of commercial organizations. This institution is not new, but it characterizes a certain stage in the development of commercial relations and legal entities involved in trade. Despite the fact that a huge number of business entities already conducts their activities in the form of a group of companies, there is still no single definition of this term in law, judicial practice and doctrine; moreover, there are no uniform classifications of this form of doing business. In the process of writing this article, a collection and analysis of regulatory acts of the international, regional and national level, as well as doctrinal sources of both domestic and foreign origin, was made. The purpose of the analysis produced is the creation of a system document that would contain the basic definitions of such a legal institution as a group of commercial organizations, and which would make it possible to get acquainted with the classifications of groups and the regulation of their activities on the territory of various states and integration structures. Knowing what is meant by the term “group of companies” in a particular state and what forms are prescribed by law will help to avoid problems with government bodies and maximize the benefits of doing business, what is very important for any enterprise.

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