(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires -
"2003 Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 [OJ L345, 31.12.2003, p. 64], including that Directive as it stands amended for the time being;
"body corporate" includes a company;
"EEA Agreement" means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992, as amended for the time being;
"EU prospectus law" means - (a) the measures adopted for the time being by a Member State (including the State) or a Member State of the EEA to implement the 2003 Prospectus Directive, (b) any measures directly applicable in consequence of the 2003 Prospectus Directive and, without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph, includes the Prospectus Regulation, and (c) any supplementary and consequential measures adopted for the time being by a Member State (including the State) or a Member State of the EEA in respect of the Prospectus Re