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Version date: 18 January 2015 - onwards
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Article 331 Classification of own-fund items of related insurance and reinsurance undertakings at group level

1. Where an own-fund item has been classified into one of the three tiers based on the criteria set out in Title I, Chapter IV, Section 2 by a related insurance or reinsurance undertaking that is included in the calculation of the group solvency, the own-fund item shall be classified in the same tier at group level provided that all of the following additional requirements are met:

(a) undertakings comply with the requirements set out in Articles 71, 73 and 77 of this Regulation;

(b) the own-fund item is free from encumbrances and is not connected with any other transaction, which when considered with the own-fund item, could result in that own-fund item not satisfying the requirements set out in Article 94 of Directive 2009/138/EC at group level.

2. For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 1:

(a) the term "Solvency Capital Requirement" in Articles 71, 73 and 77 of this Regulation shall mean both the Solvency Capital Requirement of the related undertaking that has issued the own-fund item and the group Solvency Capital Requirement;