Article 1
Directives 73/239/EEC, 2002/83/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2009/138/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Council Directive 2013/23/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of financial services, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
Council Directive 2013/23/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of financial services, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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Article 2
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX 1. In Article 8(1)(a) of Directive 73/239/EEC, the following is added: ‘— in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”, “društvo za uzajamno osiguranje”;’. 2. Directive 2002/83/EC is amended as follows: (a) in Article 6(1)(a), the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic: ‘— in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”, “društvo za uzajamno osiguranje”,’; (b) in Article 18(3), the following is inserted after the fifth indent: ‘— 1 July 2013 for undertakings authorised in Croatia, and’. 3. In Annex I to Directive 2005/68/EC the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic: ‘— in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”;’. 4. Directive 2009/138/EC is amended as follows: (a) in the first subparagraph of Article 73(5), the following point is inserted: ‘(ea) 1 July 2013 for undertakings authorised in Croatia;’; (b) Annex III is amended as follows: (i) in Part A, the following point is inserted: ‘(10a) in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”, “društvo za uzajamno osiguranje”;’; (ii) in Part B, the following point is inserted: ‘(10a) in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”, “društvo za uzajamno osiguranje”;’; (iii) in Part C, the following point is inserted: ‘(10a) in the case of the Republic of Croatia: “dioničko društvo”;’.
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