Article 1 shall apply in particular to restrictions arising out of the following provisions:
with regard to freedom of establishment:
— in the Federal Republic of Germany — (1) Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz of 6 June 1931, last sentence of Article 106 (2), and Article 111 (2), whereby the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs is given discretionary powers to impose on foreign nationals conditions for taking up activities in insurance and to prohibit such nationals from pursuing such activities in the territory of the Federal Republic; (2) Gewerbeordnung, paragraph 12, and Law of 30 January 1937, Article 292, whereby foreign companies and firms are required to obtain prior authorisation; — in the Kingdom of Belgium — Arrêté royal No 62 of 16 November 1939 and Arrêté ministériel of 17 December 1945, which require the possession of a carte professionelle; — in the French Republic — (1) Décret-loi of 12 November 1938 and Décret of 2 February 1939, both as amended by the Law of 8 October 1940, which require the possession of a carte d'identité de commerçant; (2) Second paragraph of Article 2 of the Law of 15 February 1917, as amended and supplemented by Décret-loi of 30 October 1935, which requires that special authorisation be obtained; — in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg — Law of 2 June 1962, Articles 19 and 21 (Mémorial A No 31 of 19 June 1962); ▼A1 — in the Kingdom of Denmark — Law of 23 December 1959 on the acquisition of immovable property. ▼B
with regard to freedom to provide services:
— in the French Republic — Law of 15 February 1917, as amended by Décret-loi of 30 October 1935, namely: — (1) The second paragraph of Article 1, which empowers the Minister of Finance to draw up a list of specified undertakings, or of undertakings of a specified country, with which no contract for reinsurance or retrocession of any risk in respect of any person, property or liability in France may be concluded; (2) the last paragraph of Article 1, which prohibits the acceptance of reinsurance or of retrocession risks insured by the undertakings referred to in (b) (1) above; (3) the first paragraph of Article 2, which requires that the name of the person referred to in that Article must be submitted to the Minister of Finance for approval; — in the Republic of Italy — The second paragraph of Article 73 of the consolidated text approved by Decreto No 449 of 13 February 1959, which empowers the Minister of Industry and Commerce to prohibit the transfer of reinsurance or retrocession risks to specified foreign undertakings which have not established legal representation in Italian territory; ▼A1 — in the Kingdom of Denmark — Law of 23 December 1959 on the acquisition of immovable property. ▼B