CHAPTER I

SCOPE
Article 1
1
The coordination measures laid down by this Directive shall apply to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the following types of company:
- Belgium:
  - la société anonyme/de naamloze vennootschap,
- Bulgaria:
  - акционерно дружество,
- the Czech Republic:
  - akciová společnost,
- Denmark:
  - aktieselskaber,
- Germany:
  - die Aktiengesellschaft,
- Estonia:
  - aktsiaselts,
- Ireland:
  - public companies limited by shares, and public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital,
- Greece:
  - ανώνυμη εταιρία,
- Spain:
  - la sociedad anónima,
- France:
  - la société anonyme,
- Italy:
  - la società per azioni,
- Cyprus:
  - Δημόσιες εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές, δημόσιες εταιρείες περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύηση που διαθέτουν μετοχικό κεφάλαιο,
- Latvia:
  - akciju sabiedrība,
- Lithuania:
  - akcinė bendrovė,
- Luxembourg:
  - la société anonyme,
- Hungary:
  - részvénytársaság,
- Malta:
  - kumpannija pubblika/public limited liability company, kumpannija privata/private limited liability company,
- the Netherlands:
  - de naamloze vennootschap,
- Austria:
  - die Aktiengesellschaft,
- Poland:
  - spółka akcyjna,
- Portugal:
  - a sociedade anónima,
- Romania:
  - societate pe acțiuni,
- Slovenia:
  - delniška družba,
- Slovakia:
  - akciová spoločnosť,
- Finland:
  - julkinen osakeyhtiö/publikt aktiebolag,
- Sweden:
  - aktiebolag,
- the United Kingdom:
  - public companies limited by shares, and public companies limited by guarantee having a share capital.
2
The Member States need not apply this Directive to cooperatives incorporated as one of the types of company listed in paragraph 1. In so far as the laws of the Member States make use of this option, they shall require such companies to include the word ‘cooperative’ in all the documents referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2009/101/EC.
3
The Member States need not apply this Directive in cases where the company or companies which are being acquired or will cease to exist are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings.