(37)The competent authority should also be able to obtain from the company carrying out the cross-border operation, or from other competent authorities, including those of the destination Member State, all relevant information and documents, with a view to carrying out the scrutiny of the legality of the cross-border operation within the procedural framework laid down in national law. Member States should be able to stipulate the possible consequences for the issuance of the pre-operation certificate of the procedures initiated by members and creditors in accordance with this Directive.