1. Where an operation is offered by way of freedom to provide services, the policy-holder shall, before any commitment is entered into, be informed of the Member State in which the head office, agency or branch with which the contract is to be concluded is established.
Any document issued to the policy-holder or to the insured shall contain the information referred to in the preceding subparagraph.
2. The contract or other document granting cover, together with the assurance proposal where it is binding upon the proposer, shall specify the address of the establishment which grants the cover and that of the head office.