On 4 November 2002, Chairman Jaap Winter of the High Level Group of Company Law Experts presented the Final Report of the Group on a Modern Regulatory Framework for Company Law in Europe to EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein. See the Press Release which highlights the key points and the full text of the Final Report.

See also the report by De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the law firm which Jaap Winter joined, as a partner, on 1 January 2003.