Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Article 12 of Directive 77/780/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, Articles 2, 6, 7, 8 and annexes II and III of Directive 89/647/EEC on a solvency ratio for credit institutions and Article 2 and annex II of Directive 93/6/EEC on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions.