Brussels, 26/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The High Level Group of Company Law Experts has launched a consultation on seven specific issues: corporate governance; shareholder information, communication and decision-making; alternatives to capital formation and maintenance rules; the functioning of groups of companies; corporate restructuring and mobility; a European Private Company; and co-operatives and other forms of enterprise. The deadline for comments is 21st June 2002. The group will publish its report before the end of the year. The Commission set up the Group of High Level Company Law Experts, chaired by Jaap Winter from Unilever, in order to advise the Commission on a new proposal for take-over bids and provide it with recommendations for a modern European company law framework. The mandate has been extended in the light of the repercussions of the Enron affair (see EUROPE 20 April page 14) law. Copies of the consultation document are available at: http: //europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/company/company/ modern/index.htm