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Directive 2005/68/EC - Reinsurance Directive
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Title I Scope and Definitions (arts. 1-2)
Article 1 Scope
Article 2 Definitions
Title II The Taking-up of the Business of Reinsurance and Authorisation of the Reinsurance Undertaking (arts. 3-14)
Article 3 Principle of authorisation
Article 4 Scope of authorisation
Article 5 Form of the reinsurance undertaking
Article 6 Conditions
Article 7 Close links
Article 8 Head office of the reinsurance undertaking
Article 9 Policy conditions and scales of premiums
Article 10 Economic requirements of the market
Article 11 Scheme of operations
Article 12 Shareholders and members with qualifying holdings
Article 13 Refusal of authorisation
Article 14 Prior consultation with the competent authorities of other Member States
Title III Conditions Governing the Business of Reinsurance (arts. 15-44)
Chapter 1 Principles and methods of financial supervision (arts. 15-31)
Section 1 Competent authorities and general rules (arts. 15-18)
Article 15 Competent authorities and object of supervision
Article 16 Supervision of branches established in another Member State
Article 17 Accounting, prudential and statistical information: supervisory powers
Article 18 Transfer of portfolio
Section 2 Qualifying holdings (arts. 19-23)
Article 19 Acquisitions
Article 19a Assessment
Article 20 Acquisitions by regulated financial undertakings
Article 21 Disposals
Article 22 Information to the competent authority by the reinsurance undertaking
Article 23 Qualifying holdings: powers of the competent authority
Section 3 Professional secrecy and exchanges of information (arts. 24-30)
Article 24 Obligation
Article 25 Exchange of information between competent authorities of Member States
Article 26 Cooperation agreements with third countries
Article 27 Use of confidential information
Article 28 Exchange of information with other authorities
Article 29 Transmission of information to central banks and monetary authorities
Article 30 Disclosure of information to government administrations responsible for financial legislation
Section 4 Duties of auditors (art. 31)
Article 31 Duties of auditors
Chapter 2 Rules relating to technical provisions (arts. 32-34)
Article 32 Establishment of technical provisions
Article 33 Equalisation reserves
Article 34 Assets covering technical provisions
Chapter 3 Rules relating to the solvency margin and to the guarantee fund (arts. 35-41)
Section 1 Available solvency margin (arts. 35-36)
Article 35 General rule
Article 36 Eligible items
Section 2 Required solvency margin (arts. 37-39)
Article 37 Required solvency margin for non-life reinsurance activities
Article 38 Required solvency margin for life reassurance activities
Article 39 Required solvency margin for a reinsurance undertaking simultaneously conducting non-life and life reinsurance
Section 3 Guarantee fund (arts. 40-41)
Article 40 Amount of the guarantee fund
Article 41 Review of the amount of the guarantee fund
Chapter 4 Reinsurance undertakings in difficulty or in an irregular situation and withdrawal of authorisation (arts. 42-44)
Article 42 Reinsurance undertakings in difficulty
Article 43 Financial recovery plan
Article 44 Withdrawal of authorisation
Title IV Provisions Relating to Finite Reinsurance and Special Purpose Vehicles (arts. 45-46)
Article 45 Finite reinsurance
Article 46 Special purpose vehicles
Title V Provisions Relating to Right of Establishment and Freedom to Provide Services (arts. 47-48)
Article 47 Reinsurance undertakings not complying with the legal provisions
Article 48 Winding-up
Title VI Reinsurance Undertakings Whose Head Offices are Outside the Community and Conducting Reinsurance Activities in the Community (arts. 49-50)
Article 49 Principle and conditions for conducting reinsurance business
Article 50 Agreements with third countries
Title VII Subsidiaries of Parent Undertakings Governed by the Laws of a Third Country and Acquisitions of Holdings by Such Parent Undertakings (arts. 51-52)
Article 51 Information from Member States to the Commission
Article 52 Third country treatment of Community reinsurance undertakings
Title VIII Other Provisions (arts. 53-56)
Article 53 Right to apply to the courts
Article 54 Cooperation between the Member States and the Commission
Article 55 Committee procedure
Article 56 Implementing measures
Title IX Amendments to Existing Directives (arts. 57-60)
Article 57 Amendments to Directive 73/239/EEC
Article 58 Amendments to Directive 92/49/EEC
Article 59 Amendments to Directive 98/78/EC
Article 60 Amendments to Directive 2002/83/EC
Title X Transitional and Final Provisions (arts. 61-66)
Article 61 Right acquired by existing reinsurance undertakings
Article 62 Reinsurance undertakings closing their activity
Article 63 Transitional period for Articles 57(3) and 60(6)
Article 64 Transposition
Article 65 Entry into force
Article 66 Addressees
Annex I
Annex II
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Directive 2005/68/EC - Reinsurance Directive
Title II The Taking-up of the Business of Reinsurance and Authorisation of the Reinsurance Undertaking (arts. 3-14)
Article 13 Refusal of authorisation
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