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The European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARTICLES 1–38 OF THE EC REGULATION

    1. 3.Legal personality (Article 1(3) of the EC Regulation)

    2. 4.Transfer of official address (Article 14 of the EC Regulation)

    3. 5.Managers (Article 19(2) of the EC Regulation)

    4. 6.Cessation of membership (Article 28(1) of the EC Regulation)

    5. 7.Competent authority (Article 32(1) and (3) and 38 of the EC Regulation)

    6. 8.Winding up and conclusion of liquidation (Articles 35 and 36 of the EC Regulation)

  4. PART III REGISTRATION ETC (ARTICLE 39 OF THE EC REGULATION)

    1. 9.Amendment of the register on conversion and issue of certificate of conversion

    2. 10.Prohibition on registration of certain names

    3. 11.Change of name

    4. 12.Registration of establishment of EEIG whose official address is outside the United Kingdom

    5. 12A.Registration under alternative name

    6. 13.Delivery of documents

    7. 14.Inspection of documents

    8. 15.Publication of documents in the Gazette

    9. 16.UKEIG and EEIG establishment identification

  5. PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

    1. 17.Application of the Business Names Act 1985

    2. 18.Application of provisions of the Companies Acts

    3. 19.Application of insolvency legislation

    4. 20.Application of legislation relating to disqualification of directors

    5. 21.Penalties

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

    2. SCHEDULE 2

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      AUTHORISED EQUIVALENTS IN OTHER COMMUNITY OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF “EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPING” AND “EEIG”

      1. DANISH:

      2. DUTCH:

      3. FRENCH:

      4. GERMAN:

      5. GREEK:

      6. IRISH:

      7. ITALIAN:

      8. PORTUGUESE:

      9. SPANISH:

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACTS APPLYING TO UKEIGs AND EEIG ESTABLISHMENTS

      1. PART 1 PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT 1985

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        5. 5.section 432(1), (2) and (2A).

        6. 6.section 434 so far as it refers to inspectors appointed...

        7. 7.section 436 so far as it refers to inspectors appointed...

        8. 8.sections 437 and 439.

        9. 9.section 441 so far as it applies to inspectors appointed...

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        11. 11.sections 448 to 452.

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        13. 13.Part XVIII relating to floating charges and receivers (Scotland).

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      2. PART 2 PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT 2006

        1. 25.Section 75 (provision of misleading information etc), as if the...

        2. 26.Part 25 (company charges).

        3. 27.Section 993 (offence of fraudulent trading).

        4. 28.Section 1066(2) to (4) (registered numbers).

        5. 29.Section 1081 (annotation of the register), as if—

        6. 30.Section 1082 (allocation of unique identifiers), as if—

        7. 31.In section 1084 (records relating to companies that have been...

        8. 32.In section 1087 (material not available for public inspection)—

        9. 32A.(1) Sections 1087A (protection of date of birth information), 1087B(1)...

        10. 33.Section 1089(1) (form of application for inspection or copy), as...

        11. 34.Section 1090 (power to determine form and manner in which...

        12. 35.Section 1091 (certification of copies as accurate), as if—

        13. 36.Section 1094 (removal of material from the register), as if...

        14. 36A.Section 1094A (further provision about removal of material from the...

        15. 36B.Section 1094B (power of court to make consequential orders following...

        16. 37.Sections 1112 (false statements: basic offence) and 1112A (false statements:...

        17. 38.Section 1117 (registrar's rules), so far as relating to sections...

        18. 39.The following provisions of Part 36 (offences), so far as...

        19. 40.Sections 1139 to 1141 (service addresses), as if the reference...

  7. Explanatory Note

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