Directive 83/349/EEC shall apply subject to the following provisions:

1. Articles 4, 6, and 40 shall not apply;

2. the information referred to in the first and second indents of Article 9(2), namely:

- the amount of the fixed assets, and

- the net turnover,

shall be replaced by particulars of the gross premiums written as defined in Article 35 of this Directive;

3. a Member State may also apply Article 12 of Directive 83/349/EEC to two or more insurance undertakings which are not connected as described in Article 1(1) or (2) of the same Directive but are managed on a unified basis other than pursuant to a contract or provisions of their memoranda or articles of association. Unified management may also consist of important and durable reinsurance links;

4. Member States may permit derogations from Article 26(1)(c) of Directive 83/349/EEC where a transaction has been concluded according to normal market conditions and has established policyholder rights. Any such derogation shall be disclosed and where they have a material effect on the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of all the undertakings included in the consolidation that fact shall be disclosed in the notes on the consolidated accounts;