1.Member States shall not allow any offer of securities to be made to the public within their territories without prior publication of a prospectus.
2.The obligation to publish a prospectus shall not apply to the following types of offer: (a) an offer of securities addressed solely to qualified investors; and/or (b) an offer of securities addressed to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons per Member State, other than qualified investors; and/or (c) an offer of securities addressed to investors who acquire securities for a total consideration of at least EUR 50000 per investor, for each separate offer; and/or (d) an offer of securities whose denomination per unit amounts to at least EUR 50000; and/or (e) an offer of securities with a total consideration of less than EUR 100000, which limit shall be calculated over a period of 12 months. However, any subsequent resale of securities which were previously the subject of one or more of the types of offer mentioned in this paragraph shall be regarded as a separate offer and the definition set out in Article 2(1)(d) shall apply for the purpose of deciding whether that resale is an offer of securities to the public. The placement of securities through financial intermediaries shall be subject to publication of a prospectus if none of the conditions (a) to (e) are met for the final placement.
3.Member States shall ensure that any admission of securities to trading on a regulated market situated or operating within their territories is subject to the publication of a prospectus.