S.I. No. 309/2014 - European Union (Cross-Border Mergers) (Interconnection of Business Registers) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th July, 2014. | ||
I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive No. 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 20121 hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Cross-Border Mergers) (Interconnection of Business Registers) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. The European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 157 of 2008 ) are amended— | ||
(a) in Regulation 2(1) by— | ||
(i) the substitution for the definition of “Directive” of the following: | ||
“ ‘Directive’ means Directive No. 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 20052 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies as amended by Directive No. 2009/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 20093 and Directive No. 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 20124 ;”, and | ||
(ii) the insertion of the following: | ||
“ ‘Directive No. 2009/101/EC’ means Directive No. 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 20095 as amended by Directive No. 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 20126 ; | ||
‘interconnection system’ means the system of interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers established in accordance with Article 4a(2) of Directive No. 2009/101/EC;”, and | ||
(b) in Regulation 18 by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (1): | ||
“(1A) On and from the date of the establishment of the interconnection system, the Registrar shall give the notice referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) through the interconnection system.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
3 July 2014. | ||
RICHARD BRUTON, | ||
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations give effect to the amendments of Directive No. 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005, on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies, by Directive 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012 on the interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers. | ||
1 OJ No. L 156, 16.6.2012, p.1. 2 OJ No. L 310, 25.11.2005, p.1. 3 OJ No. L 259, 2.10.2009, p.14. 4 OJ No. L 156, 16.6.2012, p.1. |