(4)In view of the public-interest purposes served by the central banks of the Member States, it seems inconceivable that they should be the targets of takeover bids. Since, for historical reasons, the securities of some of those central banks are listed on regulated markets in Member States, it is necessary to exclude them explicitly from the scope of this Directive.
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New version applies from 20/04/2009 — introduced by Regulation (EC) No 219/2009.
48 provisions change.
Later versions: 02/07/2014, 12/08/2022, 09/01/2024.
Recital 4 changes in this version: compare with the current text.