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Transparency Directive

Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC

  • Transparency Directive
    • Recital
    • CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
      • Article 1 Subject matter and scope
      • Article 2 Definitions
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      • Article 3 Integration of securities markets
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    • CHAPTER II PERIODIC INFORMATION
      • Article 4 Annual financial reports
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      • Article 5 Half-yearly financial reports
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      • Article 6 Report on payments to governments
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      • Article 7 Responsibility and liability
      • Article 8 Exemptions
    • CHAPTER III ONGOING INFORMATION
      • SECTION I Information about major holdings
        • Article 9 Notification of the acquisition or disposal of major holdings
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        • Article 10 Acquisition or disposal of major proportions of voting rights
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        • Article 11
        • Article 12 Procedures on the notification and disclosure of major holdings
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        • Article 13
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        • Article 13a Aggregation
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        • Article 14
        • Article 15
        • Article 16 Additional information
      • SECTION II Information for holders of securities admitted to trading on a regulated market
        • Article 17 Information requirements for issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market
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        • Article 18 Information requirements for issuers whose debt securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market
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    • CHAPTER IV GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
      • Article 19 Home Member State control
      • Article 20 Languages
      • Article 21 Access to regulated information
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      • Article 21a European electronic access point
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      • Article 22 Access to regulated information at Union level
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      • Article 23 Third countries
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    • CHAPTER V COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
      • Article 24 Competent authorities and their powers
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      • Article 25 Professional secrecy and cooperation between Member States
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      • Article 26 Precautionary measures
    • CHAPTER VI DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES
      • Article 27 Committee procedure
      • Article 27a Revocation of the delegation
      • Article 27b Objections to delegated acts
    • CHAPTER VIA SANCTIONS AND MEASURES
      • Article 28 Administrative measures and sanctions
      • Article 28a Breaches
      • Article 28b Sanctioning powers
      • Article 28c Exercise of sanctioning powers
    • CHAPTER VIB PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS
      • Article 29 Publication of decisions
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    • CHAPTER VII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
      • Article 30 Transitional provisions
      • Article 31 Transposition
      • Article 32 Amendments
      • Article 33 Review
      • Article 34 Entry into force
      • Article 35 Addressees
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