The European Cooperative Society Regulations 2006

Additional forms of publication of a proposal to transfer a registered office

15.—(1) An SCE which proposes to transfer its registered office to another EEA State must send the competent authority a copy of each of the documents listed in paragraph (2) at least two months before the general meeting called to decide on the transfer.

(2) The documents referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) the draft transfer proposal;

(b) the report drawn up in accordance with Article 7(3); and

(c) the solvency statement made in accordance with regulation 14.

(3) The SCE must notify in writing—

(a) its members; and

(b) every creditor and holder of other rights of whose claim and address it is aware,

of their entitlement under Article 7(4) to examine and obtain copies of the documents listed in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) in advance of it arising.

(4) At any time between the date on which—

(a) the entitlement under Article 7(4) arises; and

(b) the SCE’s old registration is deleted under Article 7(11) or the transfer is discontinued,

every invoice, order for goods or business letter which is issued by or on behalf of the SCE must contain a statement that the SCE is proposing to transfer its registered office to another EEA State and identify that EEA State.