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Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (codification) (Text with EEA relevance)
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PART BU.K. TIME LIMITS FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW AND DATES OF APPLICATION (REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 166)
| a Under Article 16(2) of Directive 89/666/EC, Member States are required to stipulate that the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 January 1993 and, with regard to accounting documents, shall apply for the first time to annual accounts for the financial year beginning on 1 January 1993 or during 1993. | ||
| b Under Article 5(2) of Directive 2012/17/EU Member States are required to, not later than 8 June 2017, adopt, publish and apply the provisions necessary to comply with:
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| c Under the third subparagraph of Article 130(1) of Directive 2014/59/EU, Member States are required to apply provisions adopted in order to comply with Section 5 of Chapter IV of Title IV of that Directive from 1 January 2016 at the latest. | ||
| Directive | Time limit for transposition | Date of application |
|---|---|---|
| 82/891/EEC | 1 January 1986 | — |
| 89/666/EEC | 1 January 1992 | 1 January 1993a |
| 2005/56/EC | 15 December 2007 | — |
| 2007/63/EC | 31 December 2008 | — |
| 2009/109/EC | 30 July 2011 | — |
| 2012/17/EU | 7 July 2014b | — |
| 2013/24/EU | 1 July 2013 | — |
| 2014/59/EU | 31 December 2014 | 1 January 2015c |
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