36In that regard, it should be noted, first, that while the protection afforded to local creditors is, admittedly, not the only objective underlying the possibility of requesting the opening of secondary proceedings, the fact remains that an interpretation such as that set out in paragraph 35 above would clearly be contrary to that primary objective of Regulation No 1346/2000, especially since, in general, it seems likely that ‘local’ interests worthy of the protection conferred by that regulation may indeed be present in the Member State in which the registered office of the debtor company concerned is situated, even if the centre of that company’s main interests is situated in another Member State.
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