1. Member States of provision of services may maintain or introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions justified on policy-holder protection grounds, concerning, in particular, approval of general and special policy conditions, of forms and other printed documents for use in dealings with policy-holders, of scales of premiums and of any other document necessary for the normal exercise of supervision on condition that the rules of the Member State of establishment are insufficient to achieve the necessary level of protection and the requirements of the Member State of provision of services do not go beyond what is necessary in that respect.
2. However, with regard to commitments entered into in accordance with the arrangements described in Article 13, Member States of provision of services shall not lay down provisions requiring approval or notification of general and special policy conditions, scales of premiums, forms and other printed documents which the undertaking intends to use in its dealings with policy-holders.
3. They may require only non-systematic notification of these conditions and other documents, for the purpose of verifying compliance with laws, regulations and administrative provisions in respect of such commitments, although this requirement may not constitute a prior condition in order for an undertaking to carry on its activities.