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  1. European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations, 2008 [S.I. No. 157 of 2008]
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Version status: Revoked | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 27 May 2008

European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations, 2008 [S.I. No. 157 of 2008]

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Part 1 Preliminary and General (regs. 1-3)
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 Regulation 1 Citation and construction
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 Regulation 2 Interpretation
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 Regulation 3 Penalties
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 Regulation 3A Non-application of Regulations to companies in certain circumstances
Part 2 Company Law Provisions (regs. 4-21)
Chapter 1 Preliminary (reg. 4)
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 Regulation 4 Definition
Chapter 2 Pre-merger Requirements (regs. 5-13)
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 Regulation 5 Common draft terms
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 Regulation 6 Directors' explanatory report
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 Regulation 7 Expert's report
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 Regulation 8 Registration and publication of documents
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 Regulation 9 Inspection of documents
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 Regulation 10 General meetings of Irish merging companies
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 Regulation 11 Exemption from requirement to hold general meeting
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 Regulation 12 Purchase of minority shares
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 Regulation 13 Certificate of compliance with pre-merger requirements
Chapter 2 Approval in State of Cross-Border Mergers (regs. 14-16)
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 Regulation 14 Court scrutiny of cross-border merger
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 Regulation 15 Protection of creditors
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 Regulation 16 Compliance with other laws relating to mergers and take-overs
Chapter 3 Consequences of Approval of Cross-Border Mergers(regs. 17-21)
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 Regulation 17 Copies of orders to be delivered to the Registrar
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 Regulation 18 Action to be taken by Registrar on receipt of orders
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 Regulation 19 Consequences of a cross-border merger
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 Regulation 20 Validity
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 Regulation 21 Certain provisions of the Companies Acts not to apply
Part 3 Employee Participation (regs. 22-44)
Chapter 1 Preliminary and General (regs. 22-24)
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 Regulation 22 Interpretation
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 Regulation 23 Requirement for employee participation
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 Regulation 24 Requirement to begin negotiations with employees
Chapter 2 Special Negotiating Body (regs. 25-31)
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 Regulation 25 Creation of special negotiating body
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 Regulation 26 Representation of Irish employees on special negotiating body
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 Regulation 27 Conduct of election
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 Regulation 28 Remit of special negotiating body
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 Regulation 29 Voting procedure in the special negotiating body
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 Regulation 30 Engagement of experts by special negotiating body
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 Regulation 31 Expenses
Chapter 3 Negotiations and Agreement (regs. 32-35)
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 Regulation 32 Spirit of cooperation
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 Regulation 33 Content of agreement
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 Regulation 34 Duration of negotiations
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 Regulation 35 Standard Rules
Chapter 4 Supplementary (regs. 36-44)
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 Regulation 44 Legal form of company
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 Regulation 43 Workforce thresholds in other legislation
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 Regulation 42 Enforcement
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 Regulation 41 Power of Court to administer oaths and compel witnesses
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 Regulation 40 Dispute Resolution
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 Regulation 39 Protection of employees' representatives
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 Regulation 38 Confidential information
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 Regulation 36 Definition
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 Regulation 37 Protection of employee participation rights
Schedule 1 Standard Rules
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 Schedule 1, Part 1 Composition of Body Representative of Employees (paras. 1-9)
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 Schedule 1, Part 2 Standard Rules for Information and Consultation (paras. 10-14)
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 Schedule 1, Part 3 Standard Rules for Employee Participation (paras. 15-16)
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 Schedule 2 Redress for Contravention of Regulation 39
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 Schedule 3 Form for Notice under Regulation 8
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Explanatory Note
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