COM(2005)685 - Exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market

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This Directive45 is drafted by the Directorate-General Financial Stability, financial services and capital markets union (FISMA)46 of the European Commission and submitted to the Council of the European Union on January 5, 2006 and for codecision47 to the European Parliament.

Contents

  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
  5. Full version
  6. EU Monitor

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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2004/109/EC
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number48 COM(2005)685 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2006)181
procedure number50 2005/0265(COD)
CELEX number51 52005PC0685

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Key dates

Document 05-01-2006
Online publication 05-01-2006
Decision 11-07-2007; Richtlijn 2007/36
Publication in Official Journal52 14-07-2007; OJ L 184, 14.7.2007,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 17 Volume 002

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Related information

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Resulting legislation

 

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  • 1. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 2. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1

     
  • 3. 
    in particular Council Directive 85/611/EEC of 20.12.1985 on the co-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as last amended by Directives 2001/107/EC and 2001/108/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 January 2002 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 20 and 34 respectively).

     
  • 4. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 5. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 6. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 7. 
    OJ C
     
  • 8. 
    OJ C
     
  • 9. 
    OJ C
     
  • 10. 
    OJ C
     
  • 11. 
    COM(2003) 284 final

     
  • 12. 
    OJ C104, 30.4.2004, p. 67

     
  • 13. 
    OJ L 390, 21.12.2004, p. 1.

     
  • 14. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1

     
  • 15. 
    OJ L 375, 31.12.1985, p3.

     
  • 16. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 17. 
    OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p1.

     
  • 18. 
    OJ L 126, 26.5.2000, p. 1.

     
  • 19. 
    OJ C
     
  • 20. 
    OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12

     
  • 21. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 22. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 23. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 24. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1

     
  • 25. 
    in particular Council Directive 85/611/EEC of 20.12.1985 on the co-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as last amended by Directives 2001/107/EC and 2001/108/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 January 2002 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 20 and 34 respectively).

     
  • 26. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 27. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 28. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 29. 
    OJ C
     
  • 30. 
    OJ C
     
  • 31. 
    OJ C
     
  • 32. 
    OJ C
     
  • 33. 
    COM(2003) 284 final

     
  • 34. 
    OJ C104, 30.4.2004, p. 67

     
  • 35. 
    OJ L 390, 21.12.2004, p. 1.

     
  • 36. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1

     
  • 37. 
    OJ L 375, 31.12.1985, p3.

     
  • 38. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 39. 
    OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p1.

     
  • 40. 
    OJ L 126, 26.5.2000, p. 1.

     
  • 41. 
    OJ C
     
  • 42. 
    OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p.
     
  • 43. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 44. 
    Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC, OJ L390, 31.12.2004, p. 38

     
  • 45. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.
     
  • 46. 
    The main task of this Directorate-General is to coordinate the policies of the European Commission regarding stability on the financial markets. The Directorate-General has to ensure that the European Commission remains having an active role in the supervision of the financial markets. The banking sector is an important aspect in this.
     
  • 47. 
    This procedure is the standard decision-making procedure used in the European Union, unless the treaties specifically state one of the special legislative procedures is to be applied to a particular subject. Before the Treaty of Lisbon came into force late 2009 it was referred to as the co-decision procedure. The essential characteristic of this procedure is that both the Council of Ministers as well as the European Parliament have a deciding vote in the legislative process, and both institutions may amend a proposal.
     
  • 48. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 49. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 50. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 51. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 52. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.