Article 8
Law applicable 1. An SCE shall be governed: (a) by this Regulation; (b) where expressly authorised by this Regulation, by the provisions of its statutes; (c) in the case of matters not regulated by this Regulation or, where matters are partly regulated by it, of those aspects not covered by it, by: (i) the laws adopted by Member States in the implementation of Community measures relating specifically to SCEs; (ii) the laws of Member States which would apply to a cooperative formed in accordance with the law of the Member State in which the SCE has its registered office; (iii) the provisions of its statutes, in the same way as for a cooperative formed in accordance with the law of the Member State in which the SCE has its registered office. 2. If national law provides for specific rules and/or restrictions related to the nature of business carried out by an SCE, or for forms of control by a supervisory authority, that law shall apply in full to the SCE.