I - Company law. Nature and types of company. Company formation. The memorandum of association. The articles of association. Capital stock and dividends. Membership: rights and liabilities of stockholders. General meetings. Directors. The management of the company. The dissolution of a company. II - Introduction to the commercial contracts. The problem of standard contracts. Special regimen of commercial contracts. Distribution contracts (Agency. Franchising), Publicity contracts, Carriage, Deposit in a warehouse, Banking contracts, Guarantees contracts. Insurance contract.

CILO-1: The student should be able to understand and work with the basics of comercial companies. The different types of commercial companies. Rights and duties of the shareholders. Organization of commercial companies. Wind up of commercial companies.