The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2018/1299
  • These Regulations may be cited as the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day
  • The European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989
  • in the definition of “the contract”, for “an EEIG” substitute
  • in the definition of “the EC Regulation” for “set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations” substitute
  • for the definition of “EEIG” substitute—
  • formed in pursuance of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) as it applies in the European Union and as amended from time to time ; andregistered in a Member State;
  • after the definition of “EEIG”, insert—
  • for the definition of “officer” substitute—
  • after the definition of “the registrar”, insert—
  • in the words after the definition of “UKEIG”, at the end, for “an EEIG” substitute
  • Omit regulations 3 and 4.
  • in paragraph (1) , for “an EEIG registered in the United Kingdom” substitute
  • in paragraph (3) (c) , for “EEIG” substitute
  • in paragraph (3B) , for “EEIG's” substitute “UKEIG's”.
  • In regulation 6
  • for “Articles” substitute
  • omit “and (3) and 38”;
  • in the words before sub-paragraph (a) , for “EEIG” substitute
  • in sub-paragraph (a) , for “an EEIG” substitute
  • for “an EEIG which has its official address in the United Kingdom” substitute
  • for “the EEIG”, in both places it occurs, substitute
  • in paragraph (2A) , in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) , for “an EEIG” substitute
  • in paragraph (3) , for the words from “shall” to “an EEIG” substitute
  • for “an EEIG”, in each place it occurs, substitute
  • for “the EEIG”, in each place it occurs, substitute
  • for “EEIG's”, in both places it occurs, substitute “UKEIG's”.
  • For regulation 9 substitute—
      (9) Amendment of the register on conversion and issue of certificate of conversion
    • (1) The registrar must, within the period beginning with F30IP completion day and ending at the end of the day after the day on which F30IP completion day falls, amend the name of a grouping which is converted from an EEIG to a UKEIG under Article 1 of the EC Regulation to reflect that conversion on the register.
    • (2) But the registrar is not required to amend the name of a grouping for the purposes of paragraph (1) in documents and particulars relating to that grouping and filed with the registrar before F31IP completion day.
    • (3) The registrar must issue a certificate to the UKEIG (a “certificate of conversion”) to confirm that the UKEIG has converted, on F32IP completion day, pursuant to Article 1 of the EC Regulation.
    • (4) The certificate of conversion must be—
    • (a) signed by the registrar or authenticated by the registrar's official seal; and
    • (b) issued to the UKEIG within the period of 21 days beginning with F33IP completion day.
  • The registrar must, within the period beginning with F30IP completion day and ending at the end of the day after the day on which F30IP completion day falls, amend the name of a grouping which is converted from an EEIG to a UKEIG under Article 1 of the EC Regulation to reflect that conversion on the register.But the registrar is not required to amend the name of a grouping for the purposes of paragraph (1) in documents and particulars relating to that grouping and filed with the registrar before F31IP completion day.The registrar must issue a certificate to the UKEIG (a “certificate of conversion”) to confirm that the UKEIG has converted, on F32IP completion day, pursuant to Article 1 of the EC Regulation.signed by the registrar or authenticated by the registrar's official seal; andissued to the UKEIG within the period of 21 days beginning with F33IP completion day.Any communication or notice may be addressed to a UKEIG at its official address as notified to the registrar or in the case of any change of that address at any new official address notified to the registrar.Where, before F34IP completion day, a transfer proposal in relation to a grouping has been drawn up, filed and published under Article 14, paragraphs (1) to (4) do not apply in relation to that grouping, until such time as the registrar is satisfied that the transfer did not take effect before F34IP completion day.which immediately before F35IP completion day is registered in a Member State pursuant to a transfer of its official address from the United Kingdom to that Member State in accordance with Article 14; butwhose registration in the United Kingdom has not been terminated before F35IP completion day.The registrar must delete the registration of an EEIG to which this paragraph applies as soon as reasonably practicable.In this regulation, “Article 14” means Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) as it applied in the European Union immediately before F36IP completion day.
  • before paragraph (1) , insert—
    • (A1) This regulation applies for the purposes of registering—
    • (a) a new name under regulation 11; or
    • (b) an EEIG establishment under regulation 12.
  • a new name under regulation 11; oran EEIG establishment under regulation 12.
  • for “An EEIG” substitute
  • omit “under regulation 9”;
  • for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
  • in the case of a UKEIG, any of the expressions or abbreviations specified in inverted commas in sub-paragraphs (a) to (j) and (l) to (y) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;
  • after sub-paragraph (c) , insert—
  • in the case of an EEIG establishment, any of the expressions or abbreviations specified in inverted commas in sub-paragraphs (a) to (y) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;
  • in sub-paragraph (d) , for “(c) above” substitute
  • in paragraph (1A) , for “EEIGs” substitute
  • in sub-paragraph (b) , for “EEIG” substitute
  • in sub-paragraph (c) , for the words from “European” to “the abbreviation” substitute “ “UK Economic Interest Grouping”, “European Economic Interest Grouping” or the abbreviations “UKEIG” or”.
  • in paragraph (1A) , for “EEIGs, and their”, substitute
  • in the words before sub-paragraph (a) , for “EEIGs and their” substitute
  • in sub-paragraph (a) (i) , for “EEIG” substitute
  • in paragraphs (2) and (3) , for “an EEIG's name” substitute
  • in paragraph (4) , for “EEIG” substitute
  • in paragraph (2) (b) (i) , for “articles 5 and” substitute
  • omit paragraph (7) ;
  • after paragraph (8) , insert—
  • For the purposes of carrying out the obligation at paragraph (2) (b) (i) , the first paragraph of Article 5 of the EC Regulation must be read as if references in that paragraph to “the grouping” or “a grouping” were references to “the EEIG” or “an EEIG”.
  • in paragraph (1) (b) , omit “in the United Kingdom”;
  • in sub-paragraph (a) , for the words from “an EEIG” to “Kingdom” substitute
  • in sub-paragraph (b) omit “whose official address is outside the United Kingdom”;
  • in paragraph (3) , for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
  • particulars of the UKEIG's or the EEIG's registered number and name, and, in the case of an EEIG, the Member State in which its official address is situated,
  • in paragraph (4) (b) , for the words from “the EEIG's” to “establishment”...
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