This article examines the general scope of application of the provisions on insolvency regarding members of a “group of companies”, as included in Chapter V of the European Insolvency Regulation (recast) (“Recast EIR”), in order to review whether that scope is appropriate to deal with the different group structures in which business may be conducted. With the definition for a “group of companies” playing a paramount role in determining the scope of these provisions, the article includes a thorough analysis of the current definition for a “group of companies” as included in the Recast EIR. Based upon a teleological approach, the article argues in favour of an independent, broad and flexible interpretation of “group of companies”, in order to include a large number of groups within the scope of the Recast EIR's provisions regarding group insolvencies.

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根据《欧洲破产法》（重塑）定义公司集团：关于欧盟集团破产法的范围

本文研究了《欧洲破产条例》（重铸）（“重铸EIR”）第五章所包括的有关“公司集团”成员的破产规定的一般适用范围，以审查该范围是否适用于处理可能开展业务的不同组织结构。由于“公司集团”的定义在确定这些规定的范围中起着至关重要的作用，因此本文对Recast EIR中包含的“公司集团”的当前定义进行了详尽的分析。本文基于目的论方法，主张对“公司集团”进行独立，广泛和灵活的解释，以便在“重铸EIR”的范围内包括大量的集团。