Desuden kræver en neutralisering af de defensive foranstaltninger en ensartet europæisk selskabslovgivning. Artikel 11, som omhandler kapitalandele, er hovedsagelig en undtagelse fra den sædvanlige ordning.
Moreover, the neutralisation of defensive measures requires an initial uniform rule of European company law: Article 11, which provides for the options, is essentially a derogation from the usual system.