1.The coordination measures prescribed by this Directive shall apply to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the following types of companies:
in Germany:
die Aktiengesellschaft, die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;
in Belgium:
la société anonyme/de naamloze vennootschap, la société en commandite par actions / de commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen, la société de personnes à responsabilité limitée/de personenvennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid;
in Denmark:
aktieselskaber, kommanditaktieselskaber, anpartsselskaber;
in France:
la société anonyme, la société en commandite par actions, la société à responsabilité limitée;
in Ireland:
public companies limited by shares or by guarantee, private companies limited by shares or by guarantee;
in Italy:
la società per azioni, la società in accomandita per azioni, la società a responsabilità limitata;
in Luxembourg:
la société anonyme, la société en commandite par actions, la société à responsabilité limitée;
in the Netherlands:
de naamloze vennootschap, de besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid;
in the United Kingdom:
public companies limited by shares or by guarantee, private companies limited by shares or by guarantee;
in Greece:
η ανώνυμη εταιρία, η εταιρία περιωρισμένης ευθύνης, η ετερόρρυθμη κατά μετοχές εταιρία;
in Spain:
la sociedad anónima, la sociedad comanditiara por acciones, la sociedad de responsabilidad limitada;
in Portugal:
a sociedade anónima, de responsabilidade limitada, a sociedade em comandita por açcões, a sociedadepor quotas de responsabilidade limitada;
in Austria:
die Aktiengesellschaft, die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;
in Finland:
osakeyhtiö/aktiebolag;
in Sweden:
aktiebolag;
in the Czech Republic:
společnost s ručením omezeným, akciová společnost;
in Estonia:
aktsiaselts, osaühing;
in Cyprus:
Δημόσιες εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές ή με εγγύηση, ιδιωτικές εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές ή με εγγύηση;
in Latvia:
akciju sabiedrība, sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību;
in Lithuania:
akcinės bendrovės, uždarosios akcinės bendrovės;
in Hungary:
részvénytársaság, korlátolt felelősségű társaság;
in Malta:
kumpanija pubblika —public limited liability company,kumpannija privata —private limited liability company,
soċjeta in akkomandita bil-kapital maqsum f'azzjonijiet —partnership en commandite with the capital divided into shares;
in Poland:
spółka akcyjna, spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, spółka komandytowo-akcyjna;
in Slovenia:
delniška družba, družba z omejeno odgovornostjo, komanditna delniška družba;
in Slovakia:
akciová spoločnosť, spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným;
in Bulgaria:
акционерно дружество, дружество с ограничена отговорност, командитно дружество с акции;
in Romania:
societate pe acțiuni, societate cu răspundere limitată, societate în comandită pe acțiuni.
The coordination measures prescribed by this Directive shall also apply to the Member States' laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the following types of company:
in Germany:
die offene Handelsgesellschaft, die Kommanditgesellschaft;
in Belgium:
la société en nom collectif/de vennootschap onder firma, la société en commandité simple/de gewone commanditaire vennootschap;
in Denmark:
interessentskaber, kommanditselskaber;
in France:
la société en nom collectif, la société en commandite simple;
in Greece:
η ομόρρυθμος εταιρία, η ετερόρρυθμος εταιρία;
in Spain:
sociedad colectiva, sociedad en comandita simple;
in Ireland:
partnerships, limited partnerships, unlimited companies;
in Italy:
la società in nome collettivo, la società in accomandita semplice;
in Luxembourg:
la société en nom collectif, la société en commandite simple;
in the Netherlands:
de vennootschap onder firma, de commanditaire vennootschap;
in Portugal:
sociedade em nome colectivo, sociedade em comandita simples;
in the United Kingdom:
partnerships, limited partnerships, unlimited companies;
in Austria:
die offene Handelsgesellschaft, die Kommanditgesellschaft;
in Finland:
avoin yhtiö/ öppet bolag, kommandiittiyhtiö/kommanditbolag;
in Sweden:
handelsbolag, kommanditbolag;
in the Czech Republic:
veřejná obchodní společnost, komanditní společnost, družstvo;
in Estonia:
täisühing, usaldusühing;
in Cyprus:
Ομόρρυθμες και ετερόρρυθμες εταιρείες (συνεταιρισμοί);
in Latvia:
pilnsabiedrība, komanditsabiedrība;
in Lithuania:
tikrosios ūkinės bendrijos, komanditinės ūkinės bendrijos;
in Hungary:
közkereseti társaság, betéti társaság, közös vállalat, egyesülés;
in Malta:
Soċjeta f'isem kollettiv jew soċjeta in akkomandita, bil-kapital li mhux maqsum f'azzjonijiet meta s-soċji kollha li għandhom responsabbilita' llimitata huma soċjetajiet tat-tip deskritt f'sub paragrafu 1 —Partnership en nom collectif or partnership en commandite with capital that is not divided into shares, when all the partners with unlimited liability are partnerships as described in sub-paragraph 1;
in Poland:
spółka jawna, spółka komandytowa;
in Slovenia:
družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo, komanditna družba;
in Slovakia:
verejná obchodná spoločnosť, komanditná spoločnosť;
in Bulgaria:
събирателно дружество, командитно дружество;
in Romania:
asocietate în nume colectiv, societate în comandită simplă
where all members having unlimited liability are companies of the types set out in the first subparagraph or companies which are not governed by the laws of a Member State but which have a legal form comparable to those referred to in Directive 68/151/EEC.
This Directive shall also apply to the types of companies or firms referred to in the second subparagraph where all members having unlimited liability are themselves companies of the types set out in that or the first subparagraph.
2.Pending subsequent coordination, the Member States need not apply the provisions of this Directive to banks and other financial institutions or to insurance companies.