37. In Article 4—
(a)in paragraph 1(a)—
(i)after “Member State”, both times it occurs, insert “ or the law of the appropriate part of the United Kingdom ”;
(ii)after “Community”, both times it occurs, insert “ or in the United Kingdom ”;
(b)in paragraph 1(b), after “Community”, insert “ or in the United Kingdom ”;
(c)for paragraph 2 substitute—
“2. A grouping must comprise at least—
(a)two companies, firms or other legal bodies, within the meaning of paragraph 1—
(i)which have their central administrations in different Member States; or
(ii)at least one of which has its central administration in the United Kingdom and one of which has its central administration in a Member State; or
(b)two natural persons, within the meaning of paragraph 1—
(i)who carry on their principal activities in different Member States; or
(ii)at least one of whom carries on his or her principal activities in the United Kingdom and one of whom carries on his or her principal activities in a Member State; or
(c)a company, firm or other legal body within the meaning of paragraph 1 and a natural person, of which the first has its central administration in one Member State and the second carries on his or her principal activity in another Member State; or
(d)a company, firm or other legal body within the meaning of paragraph 1 (“the first body”) that has its central administration in a Member State or in the United Kingdom and a natural person that carries on his or her principal activity in the United Kingdom (where the first body has its central administration in a Member State) or in a Member State (where the first body has its central administration in the United Kingdom).”;
(d)omit paragraphs 3 and 4.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 37 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1