20.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 681/2007
of 13 June 2007
amending the lists of insolvency proceedings, winding-up proceedings and liquidators in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (1), and in particular Article 45 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 list the designations given in the national legislation of the Member States to the proceedings and liquidators to which that Regulation applies. Annex A lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a) of that Regulation. Annex B lists the winding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c) of that Regulation and Annex C lists the liquidators referred to in Article 2(b) of that Regulation.
(2) Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 were amended by the 2003 Act of Accession so as to include the insolvency proceedings, the winding-up proceedings and the liquidators of the 10 Member States which acceded to the European Union in 2004, by Regulation (EC) No 603/2005 (2) and Regulation (EC) No 694/2006 (3) in order to amend the said Annexes as regards several Member States and by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 so as to include the insolvency proceedings, the winding-up proceedings and the liquidators of Bulgaria and Romania.
(3) On 29 August 2006 the Czech Republic notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.
(4) On 26 January 2007 Romania notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.
(5) On 27 February 2007 Italy notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes B and C to that Regulation.
(6) On 23 March 2007 Sweden notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of an amendment to the list set out in Annex C to that Regulation.
(7) The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, and, by virtue of Article 45 of that Regulation, are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.
(8) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(9) Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex A shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
2. Annex B shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation;
3. Annex C shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, the designations in Annexes A, B and C for the Czech Republic shall apply from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.