The European Parliament commissioned three studies, which were discussed at the 10–11 October Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) meeting:

• Rights and obligations of shareholders: National regimes and proposed instruments at EU level for improving legal efficiency

• Corporate Social Responsibility – Identifying what initiatives and instruments at EU level could enhance legal certainty in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility

• Relations between company supervisory bodies and management

Also discussed was a draft report on the European mutual society.