Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 32003L0071
- Official Journal: JOL_2003_345_R_0064_01
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 2001/0117(COD), 2001/0117/COD
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Dates
Date of document: - November 4, 2003
- December 31, 2003
- December 31, 2003
- Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 32
- July 1, 2005
- At the latest See Art 29
- July 20, 2019
- Repealed by 32017R1129
Modified by
Modified by:
- Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market Text with EEA relevance - detail
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 98/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) Text with EEA relevance - detail
- Directive 2013/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and Commission Directive 2007/14/EC laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC Text with EEA relevance - detail
- Directive 2008/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Directive 2014/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1787/2006 of 4 December 2006 amending Commission Regulation (EC) 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/2007 of 27 February 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards financial information in prospectuses where the issuer has a complex financial history or has made a significant financial commitment (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 of 21 December 2007 establishing a mechanism for the determination of equivalence of accounting standards applied by third country issuers of securities pursuant to Directives 2003/71/EC and 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 310/2012 of 21 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 establishing a mechanism for the determination of equivalence of accounting standards applied by third country issuers of securities pursuant to Directives 2003/71/EC and 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 311/2012 of 21 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 486/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the format and the content of the prospectus, the base prospectus, the summary and the final terms and as regards the disclosure requirements Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 862/2012 of 4 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards information on the consent to use of the prospectus, information on underlying indexes and the requirement for a report prepared by independent accountants or auditors Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 621/2013 of 21 March 2013 correcting the Polish version of Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 759/2013 of 30 April 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the disclosure requirements for convertible and exchangeable debt securities Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 382/2014 of 7 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for publication of supplements to the prospectus (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1604 of 12 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1605 of 12 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 establishing a mechanism for the determination of equivalence of accounting standards applied by third country issuers of securities pursuant to Directives 2003/71/EC and 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/301 of 30 November 2015 supplementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for approval and publication of the prospectus and dissemination of advertisements and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)
Modifies
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 17 September 2014. Almer Beheer BV and Daedalus Holding BV v Van den Dungen Vastgoed BV and Oosterhout II BVBA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Company law — Directive 2003/71/EC — Article 3(1) — Obligation to publish a prospectus when securities are offered for sale to the public — Enforced sale of securities. Case C‑441/12.
- A03P1
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2021. Bankia SA v Unión Mutua Asistencial de Seguros (UMAS). Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2003/71/EC – Prospectus when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading – Article 3(2) – Article 6 – Offer addressed to both retail investors and qualified investors – Content of information given in the prospectus – Action for damages – Retail investors and qualified investors – Awareness of the issuer’s economic situation. Case C-910/19.
- A03P2
- A06P1
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 15 May 2014. Michael Timmel v Aviso Zeta AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 2003/71/EC — Article 14(2)(b) — Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 — Articles 22(2) and 29(1) — Base prospectus — Supplements to the prospectus — Final terms — Time and method of publication of required information — Conditions for publication in electronic form. Case C‑359/12.
- A16P1
- A14P2LB
- Case C-627/23, Commune de Schaerbeek and Commune de Linkebeek: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium) lodged on 13 October 2023 — Commune de Schaerbeek and Commune de Linkebeek v Holding Communal SA
- article 2 paragraph 1 point (a)
- Case C-910/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 12 December 2019 — Bankia, S. A. v Unión Mutua Asistencial de Seguros (UMAS)
- article 6
- article 3 paragraph 2
- Case C-8/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus apygardos teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 3 January 2018 — TE, UD, YB, ZC v Luminor Bank AB
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title III: Free movement of persons, services and capital Chapter 2: Right of establishment Article 44 Article 54 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 54 - EEC Treaty
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
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