Hver medlemsstat udpeger den domstol, notar eller anden myndighed, der har kompetence til at kontrollere den grænseoverskridende fusions lovlighed for den del af proceduren, der vedrører ethvert af de fusionerende selskaber, som hører under dens nationale lovgivning.
Each Member State shall designate the court, notary or other authority competent to scrutinise the legality of the cross-border merger as regards that part of the procedure which concerns each merging company subject to its national law.