# The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Regulation 10: Amendment of the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989


(1) Regulation 7 (competent authority) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) The competent authority for the purposes of making an application to the court under Article 32(1) of the EC Regulation (winding up of EEIG in certain circumstances) shall be—
(a) in the case of an EEIG whose official address is in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland;
(b) in any other case, the Secretary of State.”
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the appropriate authority”;
(b) for “Great Britain” substitute “the United Kingdom”.
(4) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) In paragraph (2) above “the appropriate authority” means—
(a) in the case of an EEIG whose official address is in Great Britain, the Secretary of State;
(b) in the case of an EEIG whose official address is in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.”
(5) In paragraph (3)—
(a) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the appropriate authority”;
(b) for “Great Britain” substitute “the United Kingdom”.
(6) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) In paragraph (3) above “the appropriate authority” means—
(a) in the case of any activity carried on in Great Britain, the Secretary of State;
(b) in the case of any activity carried on in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2399/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-economic-interest-grouping-amendment-regulations-2009/regulation-10
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