Definitions
Article 1
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘link’ means a situation in which two and more natural or legal persons are either linked by a direct or indirect holding in an undertaking which represents 10 % or more of the capital or of the voting rights or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the undertaking in which that holding subsists; (b) ‘group link’ means a situation in which two or more undertakings or entities belong to the same group within the meaning of Article 2(11) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) or international accounting standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) .