These Regulations implement in part Directive 2013/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294/13, 6.11.2013 p.15) amending Directive 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, Directive 2003/71/EC 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 (“the Transparency Directive Amending Directive”).