Article 1

Each Member State shall apply this Directive to the following:

1. (a)

   mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares involving companies from two or more Member States;

2. (b)

   transfers of the registered office from one Member State to another Member State of a European company (Societas Europaea or SE), as established in Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE)^f1, and a European Cooperative Society (SCE), as established in Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE)^f2.