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Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 77/91/EEC, 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC and Directive 2005/56/EC as regards reporting and documentation requirements in the case of merger and divisions PDF (242 KB) DOC (298 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 78/855/EEC
Article 6
Article 6
In Article 6, the following paragraph iss shall be added: "Such publication shall not be required from a company if, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day fixed for the general meeting which is to decide on the draft terms of merger, it makes available the draft terms of such merger on its own or on any other Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility it shall publish a reference that gives access to that Internet site on the central electronic platform referred to in Article 3(4) of Directive 68/151/EEC. That reference shall include the date of the publication of the draft terms of merger on the Internet site. Member States may determine the consequences of temporary disruption of access to the Internet site and temporary disruption of the central electronic platform, caused by technical or other factors. Access to the Internet site via the central electronic platform shall be free of charge."
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 (c)
Article 1 – point 5 (c)
Directive 78/855/EEC
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
"4. A company shall not be required to make the documents referred to in paragraph 1 available at its registered office if, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day fixed for the general meeting, it makes them available on its Internet site. Paragraph 3 shall not apply if the Internet site gives shareholders the possibility to save which is to decide on the draft terms of merger, it makes them available on its Internet site. Where a company avails itself of this possibility, the Internet site shall permit the downloading and saving of an electronic copy of those documents, throughout the period referred to in this paragraph 1, throughout the period referred to in. Member States may determine the consequences of temporary disruption of access to the Internet site caused by technical or other factors. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to paragraph 13."
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 82/891/EEC
Article 4
Article 4
In Article 4, the following paragraph iss shall be added: "Such publication shall not be required from a company if, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day ofixed for the general meeting which is to decide on the draft terms of division, it makes available the draft terms of division on its own or on any other Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility it shall publish a reference that gives access to that Internet site on the central electronic platform referred to in Article 3 (4) of Directive 68/151/EEC. That reference shall include the date of the publication of the draft terms of division on the Internet site. Member States may determine the consequences of temporary disruption of access to the Internet site and temporary disruption of the central electronic platform, caused by technical or other factors. Access to the Internet site via the central electronic platform shall be free of charge."
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Directive 82/891/EEC
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
"Where a shareholder has consented to the use, by the company, of electronic means for conveying information, the companycopies may be provide the copiesd by electronic mail. However, paper copies shall be provided at the shareholder's request."
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 5 (c)
Article 2 – point 5 (c)
Directive 82/891/EEC
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
"4. A company shall not be required to make the documents referred to in paragraph 1 available at its registered office if, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day ofixed for the general meeting, it makes them available on its Internet site. Paragraph 3 shall not apply if the Internet site gives shareholders the possibility to save which is to decide on the draft terms of division, it makes them available on its Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility, the Internet site shall permit the downloading and saving of an electronic copy of those documents, throughout the period referred to in this paragraph 1, throughout the period referred to in. Member States may determine the consequences of temporary disruption of access to the Internet site caused by technical or other factors. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to paragraph 13."
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 1
Article 3 – point 1
Directive 2005/56/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
In Article 6(1), the following subparagraph iss shall be added: "A publication in accordance with the first subparagraph shall not be required from a company if, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day ofixed for the general meeting which is to decide on the common draft terms of cross-border merger, the company makes available the common draft terms of such merger on its own or on any other Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility it shall publish a reference that gives access to that Internet site on the central electronic platform referred to in Article 3 (4) of Directive 68/151/EEC. The reference shall include the date of the publication of the common draft terms of cross-border merger on the Internet site. Member States may determine the consequences of temporary disruption of access to the Internet site and temporary disruption of the central electronic platform, caused by technical or other factors. Access to the Internet site via the central electronic platform shall be free of charge."