Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2026.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

M. PANAYIOTOU

( 1 ) OJ C 184, 25.5.2023, p. 34 .

( 2 ) Position of the European Parliament of 10 March 2026 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 30 March 2026.

( 3 ) Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings ( OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 19 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2015/848/oj ).

( 4 ) Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies ( OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1998/59/oj ).

( 5 ) Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses ( OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/23/oj ).

( 6 ) Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community ( OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/14/oj ).

( 7 ) Directive 2008/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer ( OJ L 283, 28.10.2008, p. 36 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/94/oj ).

( 8 ) Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees ( OJ L 122, 16.5.2009, p. 28 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/38/oj ).

( 9 ) Directive (EU) 2019/1023 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks, on discharge of debt and disqualifications, and on measures to increase the efficiency of procedures concerning restructuring, insolvency and discharge of debt, and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 (Directive on restructuring and insolvency) ( OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 18 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/1023/oj ).

( 10 ) Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law ( OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 46 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/1132/oj ).

( 11 ) Directive (EU) 2024/1640 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 on the mechanisms to be put in place by Member States for the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, and amending and repealing Directive (EU) 2015/849 ( OJ L, 2024/1640, 19.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1640/oj ).

( 12 ) Judgment of the Court of Justice of 28 April 2022, Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging , C-237/20, ECLI:EU:C:2022:321.

( 13 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) ( OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/139/oj ).

( 14 ) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC ( OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2013/34/oj ).

( 15 ) Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters ( OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2001/470/oj ).

( 16 ) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj ).

( 17 ) Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure ( OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/943/oj ).

( 18 ) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) ( OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj ).

( 19 ) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC ( OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj ).

( 20 ) OJ C 89, 10.3.2023, p. 10 .

( 21 ) Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) ( OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/138/oj ).

( 22 ) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ( OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/575/oj ).

( 23 ) Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ( OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/648/oj ).

( 24 ) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 ( OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/909/oj ).

( 25 ) Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/59/oj ).

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/799 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 March 2026 harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law ANNEX National registers and databases as referred to in Article 19