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Title I General Rules on the Taking-Up and Pursuit of Direct Insurance and Reinsurance Activities (arts. 1-177)

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Chapter I Subject matter, scope and definitions (arts. 1-13)
Section 1 Subject matter and scope (arts. 1-2)
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Article 1 Subject matter
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Article 2 Scope
Section 2 Exclusions from scope (arts. 3-12)
Subsection 1 General (arts. 3-4)
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Article 3 Statutory systems
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Article 4 Exclusion from scope due to size
Subsection 2 Non-life (arts. 5-8)
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Article 5 Operations
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Article 6 Assistance
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Article 7 Mutual undertakings
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Article 8 Institutions
Subsection 3 Life (arts. 9-10)
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Article 9 Operations and activities
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Article 10 Organisations, undertakings and institutions
Subsection 4 Reinsurance (arts. 11-12)
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Article 11 Reinsurance
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Article 12 Reinsurance undertakings closing their activity
Section 3 Definitions (art. 13)
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Article 13 Definitions
Chapter II Taking-up of business (arts. 14-26)
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Article 14 Principle of authorisation
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Article 15 Scope of authorisation
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Article 16 Ancillary risks
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Article 17 Legal form of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking
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Article 18 Conditions for authorisation
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Article 19 Close links
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Article 20 Head office of insurance undertakings and reinsurance undertakings
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Article 21 Policy conditions and scales of premiums
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Article 22 Economic requirements of the market
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Article 23 Scheme of operations
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Article 24 Shareholders and members with qualifying holdings
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Article 25 Refusal of authorisation
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Article 25a Notification and publication of authorisations or withdrawals of authorisation
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Article 26 Prior consultation of the authorities of other Member States
Chapter III Supervisory authorities and general rules (arts. 27-39)
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Article 27 Main objective of supervision
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Article 28 Financial stability and pro-cyclicality
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Article 29 General principles of supervision
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Article 30 Supervisory authorities and scope of supervision
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Article 31 Transparency and accountability
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Article 32 Prohibition of refusal of reinsurance contracts or retrocession contracts
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Article 33 Supervision of branches established in another Member State
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Article 34 General supervisory powers
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Article 35 Information to be provided for supervisory purposes
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Article 36 Supervisory review process
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Article 37 Capital add-on
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Article 38 Supervision of outsourced functions and activities
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Article 39 Transfer of portfolio
Chapter IV Conditions governing business (arts. 40-72)
Section 1 Responsibility of the administrative, management or supervisory body (art. 40)
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Article 40 Responsibility of the administrative, management or supervisory body
Section 2 System of governance (arts. 41-50)
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Article 41 General governance requirements
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Article 42 Fit and proper requirements for persons who effectively run the undertaking or have other key functions
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Article 43 Proof of good repute
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Article 44 Risk management
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Article 45 Own risk and solvency assessment
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Article 46 Internal control
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Article 47 Internal audit
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Article 48 Actuarial function
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Article 49 Outsourcing
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Article 50 Delegated acts and regulatory technical standards
Section 3 Public disclosure (arts. 51-56)
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Article 51 Report on solvency and financial condition: contents
Amended
Article 52 Information for and reports by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
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Article 53 Report on solvency and financial condition: applicable principles
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Article 54 Report on solvency and financial condition: updates and additional voluntary information
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Article 55 Report on solvency and financial condition: policy and approval
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Article 56 Solvency and financial condition report: delegated acts and implementing technical standards
Section 4 Qualifying holdings (arts. 57-63)
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Article 57 Acquisitions
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Article 58 Assessment period
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Article 59 Assessment
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Article 60 Acquisitions by regulated financial undertakings
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Article 61 Information to the supervisory authority by the insurance or reinsurance undertaking
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Article 62 Qualifying holdings, powers of the supervisory authority
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Article 63 Voting rights
Section 5 Professional secrecy, exchange of information and promotion of supervisory convergence (arts. 64-71)
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Article 64 Professional secrecy
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Article 65 Exchange of information between supervisory authorities of Member States
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Article 65a Cooperation with EIOPA
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Article 66 Cooperation agreements with third countries
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Article 67 Use of confidential information
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Article 67a European Parliament powers of investigation
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Article 68 Exchange of information with other authorities
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Article 69 Disclosure of information to government administrations responsible for financial legislation
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Article 70 Transmission of information to central banks, monetary authorities, payment systems overseers and the European Systemic Risk Board
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Article 71 Supervisory convergence
Section 6 Duties of auditors (art. 72)
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Article 72 Duties of auditors
Chapter V Pursuit of life and non-life insurance activity (arts. 73-74)
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Article 73 Pursuit of life and non-life insurance activity
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Article 74 Separation of life and non-life insurance management
Chapter VI Rules relating to the valuation of assets and liabilities, technical provisions, own funds, Solvency Capital Requirement, Minimum Capital Requirement and investment rules (arts. 75-135)
Section 1 Valuation of assets and liabilities (art. 75)
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Article 75 Valuation of assets and liabilities
Section 2 Rules relating to technical provisions (arts. 76-86)
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Article 76 General provisions
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Article 77 Calculation of technical provisions
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Article 77a Extrapolation of the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure
Inserted
Article 77b Matching adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure
Inserted
Article 77c Calculation of the matching adjustment
Amended
Article 77d Volatility adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure
Inserted
Article 77e Technical information produced by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
Inserted
Article 77f Review of long-term guarantees measures and measures on equity risk
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Article 78 Other elements to be taken into account in the calculation of technical provisions
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Article 79 Valuation of financial guarantees and contractual options included in insurance and reinsurance contracts
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Article 80 Segmentation
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Article 81 Recoverables from reinsurance contracts and special purpose vehicles
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Article 82 Data quality and application of approximations, including case-by-case approaches, for technical provisions
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Article 83 Comparison against experience
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Article 84 Appropriateness of the level of technical provisions
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Article 85 Increase of technical provisions
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Article 86 Delegated acts and regulatory and implementing technical standards
Section 3 Own funds (arts. 87-99)
Subsection 1 Determination of own funds (arts. 87-92)
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Article 87 Own funds
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Article 88 Basic own funds
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Article 89 Ancillary own funds
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Article 90 Supervisory approval of ancillary own funds
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Article 91 Surplus funds
Amended
Article 92 Delegated acts and regulatory and implementing technical standards
Subsection 2 Classification of own funds (arts. 93-97)
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Article 93 Characteristics and features used to classify own funds into tiers
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Article 94 Main criteria for the classification into tiers
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Article 95 Classification of own funds into tiers
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Article 96 Classification of specific insurance own-fund items
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Article 97 Delegated acts and regulatory technical standards
Subsection 3 Eligibility of own funds (arts. 98-99)
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Article 98 Eligibility and limits applicable to Tiers 1, 2 and 3
Amended
Article 99 Delegated acts on the eligibility of own funds
Section 4 Solvency capital requirement (arts. 100-127)
Subsection 1 General provisions for the solvency capital requirement using the standard formula or an internal model (arts. 100-102)
Entered into force
Article 100 General provisions
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Article 101 Calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement
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Article 102 Frequency of calculation
Subsection 2 Solvency capital requirement standard formula (arts. 103-111)
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Article 103 Structure of the standard formula
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Article 104 Design of the Basic Solvency Capital Requirement
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Article 105 Calculation of the Basic Solvency Capital Requirement
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Article 106 Calculation of the equity risk sub-module: symmetric adjustment mechanism
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Article 107 Capital requirement for operational risk
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Article 108 Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes
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Article 109 Simplifications in the standard formula
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Article 109a Harmonised technical inputs to standard formula
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Article 110 Significant deviations from the assumptions underlying the standard formula calculation
Amended
Article 111 Delegated acts and regulatory and implementing technical standards concerning Articles 103 to 109
Subsection 3 Solvency capital requirement full and partial internal models (arts. 112-127)
Amended
Article 112 General provisions for the approval of full and partial internal models
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Article 113 Specific provisions for the approval of partial internal models
Amended
Article 114 Delegated acts and implementing technical standards concerning the Solvency Capital Requirement internal models
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Article 115 Policy for changing the full and partial internal models
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Article 116 Responsibilities of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies
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Article 117 Reversion to the standard formula
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Article 118 Non-compliance of the internal model
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Article 119 Significant deviations from the assumptions underlying the standard formula calculation
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Article 120 Use test
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Article 121 Statistical quality standards
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Article 122 Calibration standards
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Article 123 Profit and loss attribution
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Article 124 Validation standards
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Article 125 Documentation standards
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Article 126 External models and data
Amended
Article 127 Delegated acts concerning Articles 120 to 126
Section 5 Minimum capital requirement (arts. 128-131)
Entered into force
Article 128 General provisions
Amended
Article 129 Calculation of the Minimum Capital Requirement
Amended
Article 130 Delegated acts
Amended
Article 131 Transitional arrangements regarding compliance with the Minimum Capital Requirement
Section 6 Investments (arts. 132-135)
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Article 132 Prudent person principle
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Article 133 Freedom of investment
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Article 134 Localisation of assets and prohibition of pledging of assets
Amended
Article 135 Delegated acts and regulatory technical standards concerning qualitative requirements
Chapter VII Insurance and reinsurance undertakings in difficulty or in an irregular situation (arts. 136-144)
Entered into force
Article 136 Identification and notification of deteriorating financial conditions by the insurance and reinsurance undertaking
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Article 137 Non-Compliance with technical provisions
Amended
Article 138 Non-Compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement
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Article 139 Non-Compliance with the Minimum Capital Requirement
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Article 140 Prohibition of free disposal of assets located within the territory of a Member State
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Article 141 Supervisory powers in deteriorating financial conditions
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Article 142 Recovery plan and finance scheme
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Article 143 Delegated acts and regulatory technical standards concerning Article 138(4)
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Article 144 Withdrawal of authorisation
Chapter VIII Right of establishment and freedom to provide services (arts. 145-161)
Section 1 Establishment by insurance undertakings (arts. 145-146)
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Article 145 Conditions for branch establishment
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Article 146 Communication of information
Section 2 Freedom to provide services: by insurance undertakings (arts. 147-152)
Subsection 1 General provisions (arts. 147-149)
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Article 147 Prior notification to the home Member State
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Article 148 Notification by the home Member State
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Article 149 Changes in the nature of the risks or commitments
Subsection 2 Third party motor vehicle liability (arts. 150-152)
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Article 150 Compulsory insurance on third party motor vehicle liability
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Article 151 Non-discrimination of persons pursuing claims
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Article 152 Representative
Section 2A Notification and collaboration platforms (arts. 152a-152b)
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Article 152a Notification
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Article 152b Collaboration platforms
Section 3 Competencies of the supervisory authorities of the host member state (arts. 153-158)
Subsection 1 Insurance (arts. 153-157)
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Article 153 Language
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Article 154 Prior notification and prior approval
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Article 155 Insurance undertakings not complying with the legal provisions
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Article 156 Advertising
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Article 157 Taxes on premiums
Subsection 2 Reinsurance (art. 158)
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Article 158 Reinsurance undertakings not complying with the legal provisions
Section 4 Statistical information (art. 159)
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Article 159 Statistical information on cross-border activities
Section 5 Treatment of contracts of branches in winding-up proceedings (arts. 160-161)
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Article 160 Winding-up of insurance undertakings
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Article 161 Winding-up of reinsurance undertakings
Chapter IX Branches established within the community and belonging to insurance or reinsurance undertakings with head offices situated outside the community (arts. 162-175)
Section 1 Taking-up of business (arts. 162-171)
Entered into force
Article 162 Principle of authorisation and conditions
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Article 163 Scheme of operations of the branch
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Article 164 Transfer of portfolio
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Article 165 Technical provisions
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Article 166 Solvency Capital Requirement and Minimum Capital Requirement
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Article 167 Advantages to undertakings authorised in more than one Member State
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Article 168 Accounting, prudential and statistical information and undertakings in difficulty
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Article 169 Separation of non-life and life business
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Article 170 Withdrawal of authorisation for undertakings authorised in more than one Member State
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Article 171 Agreements with third countries
Section 2 Reinsurance (arts. 172-175)
Amended
Article 172 Equivalence in relation to reinsurance undertakings
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Article 173 Prohibition of pledging of assets
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Article 174 Principle and conditions for conducting reinsurance activity
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Article 175 Agreements with third countries
Chapter X Subsidiaries of insurance and reinsurance undertakings governed by the laws of a third country and acquisitions of holdings by such undertakings (arts. 176-177)
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Article 176 Information from Member States to the Commission and EIOPA
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Article 177 Third-country treatment of Community insurance and reinsurance undertakings