Committee Reports::Report No. 20 - Fifth Company Law Directive::03 September, 1985::Appendix

APPENDIX 1

COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVES

NUMBER

SUBJECT MATTER

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

IRISH IMPLEMENTING MEASURE

1st

Discolsure and validity of obligations and nullity of companies.

68/151/EEC adopted 9 March 1968

EC (Companies) Regs 1973 [S.I. 163 of 1973]

2nd

Formation of public limited companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital

77/91/EEC adopted 13 December 1976

Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983.

3rd

Mergers of public limited liability companies in the same Member State.

78/855/EEC adopted 9 October 1978

Final date for implementation 1 January 1986.

4th

Publication of annual accounts of Private Companies

78/660/EEC adopted 25 July 1978

Companies (Amendment) Bill 1985

5th

Structure of public limited companies and the powers and obligations of their members

Not yet adopted. Amended Proposal O.J. C240 of 9 September 1983

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6th

Division or “Scission” of public limited liability companies (complements Third Directive)

82/891/EEC adopted 17 December 1982

Final date for implementation 1 January 1986

7th

Preparation of consolidated annual accounts by groups which include at least one public or private company (complements Fourth Directive)

83/349/EEC adopted 13 June 1983

Final date for implementation 1 January 1988

8th

Auditors Professional qualifications

84/253/EEC adopted 10 April 1984

Final date for implementation 1 January 1988

9th

Conduct of group containing a public limited company as a subsidiary

Draft proposal unpublished

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10th

Cross-border mergers of public limited companies

Draft proposal Com. (84) 727 final

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