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  "title": "The Companies (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2009",
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  "long_title": "These Regulations implement Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 17) so far as it is not already given effect in United Kingdom law. Except in one respect (regulation 22), they do so by amendment of Part 13 (Resolutions and Meetings) of the Companies Act 2006. This Note does not indicate where in United Kingdom law the Directive is already given effect.",
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