Regulation 34 I1

After Article 1, insert—

“Article 1A

1

The conversion of a European Economic Interest Grouping into a UK Economic Interest Grouping pursuant to Article 1(1) does not affect any rights or obligations of the European Economic Interest Grouping or render defective any legal proceedings by or against it.

2

Any legal proceedings that might have been continued or commenced against the European Economic Interest Grouping before its conversion, may be continued or commenced against the UK Economic Interest Grouping into which it has converted.

3

Any document which—

(a)

relates to anything done by a European Economic Interest Grouping registered in the United Kingdom, and

(b)

is in effect immediately before F1IP completion day,

is to be read as if references to the European Economic Interest Grouping in that document were references to the UK Economic Interest Grouping into which it has converted.”.