(1)Council Directives 82/891/EEC 3 and 89/666/EEC 4 and Directives 2005/56/EC 5 , 2009/101/EC 6 , 2011/35/EU 7 and 2012/30/EU 8 of the European Parliament and of the Council have been substantially amended several times 9 . In the interests of clarity and rationality those Directives should be codified.
Recital 1
Recital 1
- 6 Directive 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and third parties, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent ( OJ L 258, 1.10.2009, p. 11 ). ↩
- 7 Directive 2011/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 concerning mergers of public limited liability companies ( OJ L 110, 29.4.2011, p. 1 ). ↩
- 3 Sixth Council Directive 82/891/EEC of 17 December 1982 based on Article 54(3)(g) of the Treaty, concerning the division of public limited liability companies ( OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 47 ). ↩
- 4 Eleventh Council Directive 89/666/EEC of 21 December 1989 concerning disclosure requirements in respect of branches opened in a Member State by certain types of company governed by the law of another State ( OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 36 ). ↩
- 5 Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies ( OJ L 310, 25.11.2005, p. 1 ). ↩
- 8 Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent ( OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 74 ). ↩
- 9 See Annex III, Part A. ↩