To ensure that the purposes of this Directive are fully realised and to avoid any discrimination on the basis of a company's country of origin, this Directive should also cover branches opened by companies governed by the law of third countries and set up in legal forms comparable to companies to which this Directive applies.
Chun a áirithiú go mbainfear críocha na Treorach seo amach go hiomlán agus chun go seachnófar aon idirdhealú ar bhonn tír thionscnaimh cuideachta, ba cheart, leis an Treoir seo, brainsí a chumhdach freisin a osclaíonn cuideachtaí a rialaítear le dlí tríú tíortha agus a bhunaítear i bhfoirmeacha dlíthiúla atá inchomparáide le cuideachtaí a bhfuil feidhm ag an Treoir seo maidir leo.