S.I. No. 309/2014 - European Union (Cross-Border Mergers) (Interconnection of Business Registers) Regulations 2014.

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 2005

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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 2009

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and Directive No. 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012

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;”, 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 2009

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as amended by Directive No. 2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012

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;

‘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.”.

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.

5 OJ No. L 258, 1.10.2009, p.11.

6 OJ No. L 156, 16.6.2012, p.1.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

8

th 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 2012

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hereby make the following regulations