2008/0182(COD)

Mergers and divisions: reporting and documentation requirements

Basic information

2008/0182(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

Amending Directive 2005/56/EC, Cross-border mergers Directive 2003/0277(COD)

Subject

2.60.04 Economic concentration, mergers, takeover bids, holding companies
3.45.08 Business environment, reduction of the administrative burdens

Status

Procedure completed

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
24/09/2008 Legislative proposal published COM(2008)0576
09/10/2008 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
31/03/2009 Vote in committee, 1st reading
06/04/2009 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A6-0247/2009
22/04/2009 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T6-0250/2009
22/04/2009 Results of vote in Parliament
22/04/2009 Debate in Parliament
27/07/2009 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
16/09/2009 Final act signed
16/09/2009 End of procedure in Parliament
02/10/2009 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2008/0182(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
Amending Directive 2005/56/EC, Cross-border mergers Directive 2003/0277(COD)
Legal basis EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 044-p2
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier JURI/6/67796

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE416.662 23/01/2009
    Amendments tabled in committee PE418.454 30/01/2009
    Amendments tabled in committee PE420.211 26/02/2009
    Committee opinion ECON PE418.080 11/03/2009
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A6-0247/2009 06/04/2009
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T6-0250/2009 22/04/2009
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Draft final act 03644/2009/LEX 16/09/2009
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Document attached to the procedure SEC(2008)2487 24/09/2008
    Legislative proposal COM(2008)0576 24/09/2008
    Document attached to the procedure SEC(2008)2486 24/09/2008
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2009)3507 25/06/2009
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    ESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES0332/2009 25/02/2009

Additional information

Source Document Date
National parliaments IPEX
European Commission EUR-Lex