THE LEGAL REGIME OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE SHAREHOLDE

The research paper deals with the main problematic aspects and peculiarities of the functioning of economic entities in the form of economic partnerships established by one founder or one shareholder. The essence and content of individual economic activity by a person in the field of relations concerning corporate governance is revealed. Attention is drawn to the existence of the regulatory framework of one-shareholder economic entities in the EU law. An analysis of current domestic legislation on the regulation of the legal regime and the legal status of the activities of economic entities is carried out. The research pays special attention to the functioning of joint-stock companies with one shareholder (owner), in particular the issues of the activity of its management bodies are raised. The peculiarity of the performance of the functions of the general meeting by one shareholder is determined, as well as a thorough analysis of the optimization of the internal organizational structure of such an enterprise is carried out. An important place in the work is occupied by the analysis of the provisions of Ukrainian legislation, in particular, the Laws of Ukraine «On Economic Entities»; «On Joint Stock Companies». As a result of this analysis, it became possible to propose clarification of the current legislation aimed at increasing the effectiveness of legal regulation of the activities of one-shareholder economic entities. The issues of the effectiveness of the functioning of one-shareholder economic entities are separately raised in the research paper, as well as problems connected with the transformation of management bodies in case of consolidation of share capital in one shareholder by redemption of all shares of the company.