Directive 73/239/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 12a, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'1. The competent authorities of the other Member State involved shall be consulted prior to the granting of an authorisation to a non-life insurance undertaking, which is:
(a) a subsidiary of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking authorised in another Member State; or
(b) a subsidiary of the parent undertaking of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking authorised in another Member State; or
(c) controlled by the same person, whether natural or legal, who controls an insurance or reinsurance undertaking authorised in another Member State.
2. The competent authority of a Member State involved responsible for the supervision of credit institutions or investment firms shall be consulted prior to the granting of an authorisation to a non-life insurance undertaking which is:
(a) a subsidiary of a credit institution or investment firm authorised in the Community