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The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004
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PART 1 E+W+SGENERAL
Citation, commencement and extentE+W+S
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 8th October 2004.
(3) These Regulations extend to Great Britain.
EC Directive and EC RegulationE+W+S
2. In these Regulations—
“the EC Directive” means Council Directive 2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees M1;
“the EC Regulation” means Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company M2;
and references to numbered Articles are, unless otherwise specified, references to Articles in the EC Regulation.
InterpretationE+W+S
3.—(1) In these Regulations—
the “1985 Act” mean the Companies Act 1985 M3;
the “1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996 M4;
[F1“the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Companies Act 2006;]
“SE” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company (or Societas Europaea) within the meaning of the EC Regulation and, except as provided in these Regulations, means an SE which is to be, or is, registered in Great Britain.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, words and expressions [F2defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts have the same meaning in these Regulations].
(3) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, words and expressions which are used in the EC Regulation or the EC Directive have the same meaning as they have in that Regulation or Directive.
(4) Where a word or expression is both [F3defined as mentioned] in paragraph (2) and used in the EC Regulation or the EC Directive, it has the meaning it has in that Regulation or Directive except as otherwise provided in these Regulations.
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F1Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F2Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F3Words in reg. 3(4) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(c) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
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