Article 2 Scope

1. This Directive shall apply to institutions.

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3. [deleted]

4. Article 34 and Title VII, Chapter 3 shall apply to financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and mixed-activity holding companies which have their head offices in the Union;

5. This Directive shall not apply to the following:

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(2) central banks;

(3) post office giro institutions;

(4) in Denmark, the "Eksport Kredit Fonden", the "Eksport Kredit Fonden A/S", the "Danmarks Skibskredit A/S" and the "KommuneKredit";

(5) in Germany, the "Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau", "Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank", "Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH", "Hamburgische Investitionsund Förderbank", "Investitionsbank Berlin", "Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg", "Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein", "Investitionsund Förderbank Niedersachsen - NBank", "Investitionsund Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz", "Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - Förderbank", "LfA Förderbank Bayern", "NRW.BANK", "Saarländisch

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