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)

Section 4 U.K. Application and implementing arrangements

Article 40U.K.Penalties

Member States shall provide for appropriate penalties in the event of failure to disclose the matters set out in Articles 29, 30, 31, 36, 37 and 38 and of omission from letters and order forms of the compulsory particulars provided for in Articles 35 and 39.

Article 41U.K.Persons carrying out disclosure formalities

Each Member State shall determine who shall carry out the disclosure formalities provided for in Sections 2 and 3.

Article 42U.K.Exemptions to provisions on disclosure of accounting documents for branches

1.Articles 31 and 38 shall not apply to branches opened by credit institutions and financial institutions covered by Council Directive 89/117/EEC(1).

2.Pending subsequent coordination, the Member States need not apply Articles 31 and 38 to branches opened by insurance companies.

F1Article 43U.K. [F1Contact Committee]

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Council Directive 89/117/EEC of 13 February 1989 on the obligations of branches established in a Member State of credit institutions and financial institutions having their head offices outside that Member State regarding the publication of annual accounting documents (OJ L 44, 16.2.1989, p. 40).