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Directive 2016/97/EU - Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)
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Chapter I Scope and definitions (arts. 1-2)
Article 1 Scope
Article 2 Definitions
Chapter II Registration requirements (art. 3)
Article 3 Registration
Chapter III Freedom to provide services and freedom of establishment (arts. 4-9 and draft art. 9a)
Article 4 Exercise of the freedom to provide services
Article 5 Breach of obligations when exercising the freedom to provide services
Article 6 Exercise of the freedom of establishment
Article 7 Division of competence between home and host Member States
Article 8 Breach of obligations when exercising the freedom of establishment
Article 9 Powers in relation to national provisions adopted in the interest of the general good
Draft Article 9a Reporting of cross-border activities
Chapter IV Organisational requirements (arts. 10-16 and draft arts. 16a-16b)
Article 10 Professional and organisational requirements
Article 11 Publication of 'general good' rules
Article 12 Competent authorities
Draft Article 12a Cooperation and exchange of information with EIOPA
Draft Article 12b Collaboration platforms
Article 13 Cooperation and exchange of information between the competent authorities of Member States
Article 14 Complaints
Article 15 Out-of-court redress
Article 16 Restriction on use of intermediaries
Draft Article 16a Financial education of customers
Draft Article 16b Financial education of customers and marketing communication
Chapter V Information requirements and conduct of business rules (arts. 17-25)
Article 17 General principle
Article 18 General information provided by the insurance intermediary or insurance undertaking
Article 19 Conflicts of interest and transparency
Article 20 Advice, and standards for sales where no advice is given
Article 21 Information provided by ancillary insurance intermediaries
Article 22 Information exemptions and flexibility clause
Article 23 Information conditions
Article 24 Cross-selling
Article 25 Product oversight and governance requirements
Chapter VI Additional requirements in relation to insurance-based investment products (arts. 26-30)
Article 26 Scope of additional requirements
Draft Article 26a Marketing communications and practices
Article 27 Prevention of conflicts of interest
Article 28 Conflicts of interest
Article 29 Information to customers
Draft Article 29a Inducements
Draft Article 29b Best interest of customers
Article 30 Assessment of suitability and appropriateness and reporting to customers
Chapter VII Sanctions and other measures (arts. 31-36)
Article 31 Administrative sanctions and other measures
Article 32 Publication of sanctions and other measures
Article 33 Breaches, and sanctions and other measures
Article 34 Effective application of sanctions and other measures
Article 35 Reporting of breaches
Draft Article 35a Procedure to address activities offered through digital means without authorisation or registration
Article 36 Submitting information to EIOPA in relation to sanctions and other measures
Chapter VIII Final provisions (arts. 37-46)
Article 37 Data protection
Article 38 Delegated acts
Article 39 Exercise of the delegation
Article 40 Transitional period
Article 40a Accessibility of information on the European single access point
Article 41 Review and evaluation
Article 42 Transposition
Article 43 Amendment of Directive 2002/92/EC
Article 44 Repeal
Article 45 Entry into force
Article 46 Addressees
Annex I Minimum Profesional knowledge and competence requirements
Annex II
Annex II, Part A Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments
Annex II, Part B Time limits for transposition into national law referred to in Article 44
Annex III Correlation table
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