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Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions

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TITLE IU.K.SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1U.K.Scope

1.This Directive shall apply to credit institutions and their branches set up in Member States other than those in which they have their head offices, as defined in points (1) and (3) of Article 1 of Directive 2000/12/EC, subject to the conditions and exemptions laid down in Article 2(3) of that Directive.

2.The provisions of this Directive concerning the branches of a credit institution having a head office outside the Community shall apply only where that institution has branches in at least two Member States of the Community.

[F13. This Directive shall also apply to investment firms as defined in point (2) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and their branches located in Member States other than those in which they have their head offices.

4. In the event of application of the resolution tools and exercise of the resolution powers provided for in Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) , this Directive shall also apply to the financial institutions, firms and parent undertakings falling within the scope of Directive 2014/59/EU.

5. Articles 4 and 7 of this Directive shall not apply where Article 83 of Directive 2014/59/EU applies.

6. Article 33 of this Directive shall not apply where Article 84 of Directive 2014/59/EU applies.]

[F2Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

  • home Member State shall mean a home Member State as defined in Article 4(1)(43) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;

  • host Member State shall mean a host Member State as defined in Article 4(1)(44) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;

  • branch shall mean a branch as defined in Article 4(1)(17) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;

  • competent authority shall mean a competent authority as defined in Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 or a resolution authority within the meaning of Article 2(1)(18) of Directive 2014/59/EU in respect of reorganisation measures taken pursuant to that Directive;

  • administrator shall mean any person or body appointed by the administrative or judicial authorities whose task is to administer reorganisation measures;

  • administrative or judicial authorities shall mean such administrative or judicial authorities of the Member States as are competent for the purposes of reorganisation measures or winding-up proceedings;

  • reorganisation measures shall mean measures which are intended to preserve or restore the financial situation of a credit institution or an investment firm as defined in Article 4(1), point (2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and which could affect third parties’ pre-existing rights, including measures involving the possibility of a suspension of payments, suspension of enforcement measures or reduction of claims; those measures include the application of the resolution tools and the exercise of resolution powers provided for in Directive 2014/59/EU;

  • liquidator shall mean any person or body appointed by the administrative or judicial authorities whose task is to administer winding-up proceedings;

  • winding-up proceedings shall mean collective proceedings opened and monitored by the administrative or judicial authorities of a Member State with the aim of realising assets under the supervision of those authorities, including where the proceedings are terminated by a composition or other, similar measure;

  • regulated market shall mean a regulated market as defined in Article 4(1), point (21) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) ;

  • instrument shall mean a financial instrument as defined in Article 4(1), point (50)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.]

(1)

[F1Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ( OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1 ).]

(2)

[F1Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014. p. 190 ).]

(3)

[F2Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349 ).]

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