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CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IIFORMATIONSection 1General

Article 17Law applicable during formation

Article 18Acquisition of legal personality

Section 2Formation by merger

Article 19Procedures for formation by merger

Article 20Law applicable in the case of merger

Article 21Grounds for opposition to a merger

Article 22Conditions of merger

Article 23Explanation and justification of the terms of merger

Article 24Publication

Article 25Disclosure requirements

Article 26Report of independent experts

Article 27Approval of the terms of merger

Article 28Laws applicable to formation by merger

Article 29Scrutiny of merger procedure

Article 30Scrutiny of legality of merger

Article 31Registration of merger

Article 32Publication

Article 33Consequences of merger

Article 34Legality of the merger

Section 3Conversion of an existing cooperative into an SCE

Article 35Procedures for formation by conversion

CHAPTER IIISTRUCTURE OF THE SCE

Article 36Structure of organs

Section 1Two-tier system

Article 37Functions of the management organ; appointment of members

Article 38Chairmanship and the calling of meetings of the management organ

Article 39Functions of the supervisory organ; appointment of members

Article 40Right to information

Article 41Chairmanship and the calling of meetings of the supervisory organ

Section 2The one-tier system

Article 42Functions of the administrative organ; appointment of members

Article 43Intervals between meetings and the right to information

Article 44Chairmanship and the calling of meetings of the administrative organ

Section 3Rules common to the one-tier and two-tier systems

Article 45Term of office

Article 46Conditions of membership

Article 47Power of representation and liability of the SCE

Article 48Operations requiring authorisation

Article 49Confidentiality

Article 50Conduct of the business of organs

Article 51Civil liability

Section 4General meeting

Article 52Competence

Article 53Conduct of general meetings

Article 54Holding of general meetings

Article 55Meeting called by a minority of members

Article 56Notice of meeting

Article 57Additions to the agenda

Article 58Attendance and proxies

Article 59Voting rights

Article 60Right to information

Article 61Decisions

Article 62Minutes

Article 63Sectorial or section meetings

CHAPTER IVISSUE OF SHARES CONFERRING SPECIAL ADVANTAGE

Article 64Securities other than shares and debentures conferring special advantages

CHAPTER VALLOCATION OF PROFITS

Article 65Legal reserve

Article 66Dividend

Article 67Allocation of available surplus

CHAPTER VIANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS

Article 68Preparation of annual accounts and consolidated accounts

Article 69Accounts of SCEs with credit or financial activities

Article 70Auditing

Article 71System of auditing

CHAPTER VIIWINDING UP; LIQUIDATION; INSOLVENCY AND CESSATION OF PAYMENTS

Article 72Winding-up, insolvency and similar procedures

Article 73Winding-up by the court or other competent authority of the Member State where the SCE has its registered office

Article 74Publication of winding-up

Article 75Distribution

Article 76Conversion into a cooperative

CHAPTER VIIIADDITIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 77Economic and monetary union

CHAPTER IXFINAL PROVISIONS

Article 78National implementing rules

Article 79Review of the Regulation

Article 80Entry into force

Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003

of 22 July 2003

on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE) (revoked)

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Amendments (Textual)

Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/710), regs. 1(3), 33(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)