# The Companies (EEA State) Regulations 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the definition of “EEA State” in companies legislation. The existing definitions do not include Bulgaria and Romania, which became Community member States on 1st January 2007. The new definitions refer to the definition of “EEA state” inserted into the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30) by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51); this includes all Community member States. The definition is amended using powers under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) in order correctly to transpose Community legislation in relation to company law.
The main amendments are to section 744 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 1985 Act), Article 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6)) and section 1170 of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46). Section 1170 will be brought into force on 6th April 2007 if the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 receives Parliamentary approval, at which point the other two definitions will be repealed.
These Regulations also substitute the same definition of “EEA State” in regulations that contain a definition in similar terms to that in section 744 of the 1985 Act.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/732/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-eea-state-regulations-2007/note
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