28th regime

28th regimes are proposed legal frameworks of European Union rules which do not replace member states' own national rules but are an optional alternative to them. The number 28 in the name comes from 27 member states in the EU and their national legal systems, which are extended by a new EU-wide alternative.^[1]

Examples

1. European Company Statute;^[2]
2. proposed European contract law,;^[3]
3. European insurance contract law,;^[3]
4. a unitary patent;
5. Union authorization under the Biocidal Products Directive.

In January 2025 the President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen established a project group to work on proposals of 28th regime for startups and scaleups.^[4]