1.Article 21 of Directive 88/357/EEC is hereby repealed.
2.Where insurance is offered unter the right of establishment or the freedom to provide services, the policyholder shall, before any commitment is entered into, be informed of the Member State in which the head office or, where appropriate, the branch with which the contract is to be concluded is situated. Any documents issued to the policyholder must convey the information referred to in the first subparagraph. The obligations imposed in the first two subparagraghs shall not apply to the risks referred to in Article 5 (d) of Directive 73/239/EEC.
3.The contract or any other document granting cover, together with the insurance proposal where it is binding upon the policyholder, must state the address of the head office, or, where appropriate, of the branch of the insurance undertaking which grants the cover. Each Member State may require that the name and address of the representative of the insurance undertaking referred to in Article 12 a (4) of Directive 88/357/EEC also appear in the documents referred to in the first subparagraph.