Translation of "certificat de droit de vote " (French → English) :

any restrictions on voting rights, such as limitations of the voting rights of holders of a given percentage or number of votes, deadlines for exercising voting rights, or systems whereby, with the company’s cooperation, the financial rights attaching to securities are separated from the holding of securities;

4. Where, following a bid, the offeror holds 75 % or more of the capital carrying voting rights, no restrictions on the transfer of securities or on voting rights referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 nor any extraordinary rights of shareholders concerning the appointment or removal of board members provided for in the articles of association of the offeree company shall apply; multiple-vote securities shall carry only one vote each at the first general meeting of shareholders following closure of the bid, called by the offeror in order to amend the articles of association or to remove or appoint board members.

In a declaration adopted today, concerning Spain's complaint against the United Kingdom for alleged violation of Community law as far as the right to vote in EP elections in Gibraltar is concerned, the college states that “The Commission considers, following an in depth analysis of the Spanish complaint and an oral hearing held on the 1 of October, that the UK has organised the extension of voting rights to residents in Gibraltar within the margin of discretion presently given to Member States by the EU law.

The answer is no. Everyone who received a certificate of citizenship was entitled to one and was entitled to vote.

(b) it has not exercised the voting rights attaching to its participating interest in respect of the appointment of a member of a subsidiary undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory bodies during the financial year or the five preceding financial years or, where the exercise of voting rights was necessary for the operation of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the subsidiary undertaking, no shareholder in or member of the parent undertaking with majority voting rights or member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of that undertaking or of a member thereof with majority voting rights ...[+++] is a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the subsidiary undertaking and the members of those bodies so appointed have fulfilled their functions without any interference or influence on the part of the parent undertaking or of any of its subsidiary undertakings;

The Chief Electoral Officer indicated that he has found this power to be invaluable to his ability to respond to a variety of circumstances in the course of an election, including the need to: issue transfer certificates to electors advised to vote at the wrong polling station; enable inmates in federal institutions to vote; and extend the special ballot voting period for armed forces personnel in inaccessible locations.