Preamble
Recitals 65
Title I - DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE (Article 1-3) 3
Title II - THE TAKING UP OF THE BUSINESS OF LIFE ASSURANCE (Article 4-9a) 7
Title III - CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE BUSINESS OF ASSURANCE (Article 10-39) 34
Title IV - PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES (Article 40-50) 11
Title V - RULES APPLICABLE TO AGENCIES OR BRANCHES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BELONGING TO UNDERTAKINGS WHOSE HEAD OFFICES ARE OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY (Article 51-57) 7
Title VI - RULES APPLICABLE TO SUBSIDIARIES OF PARENT UNDERTAKINGS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A THIRD COUNTRY AND TO THE ACQUISITIONS OF HOLDINGS BY SUCH PARENT UNDERTAKINGS (Article 58-59) 2
Title VII - TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS (Article 60-61) 2
Title VIII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 62-74) 13
Amending acts 8

Preamble

DIRECTIVE 2002/83/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 November 2002

concerning life assurance

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2) and Article 55 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ¹,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ²,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty ³,

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

1 OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 1. ↩
2 OJ C 123, 25.4.2001, p. 24. ↩
3 Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 March 2001 (OJ C 343, 5.12.2001, p. 202), Council Common Position of 27 May 2002 (OJ C 170 E, 16.7.2002, p. 45) and decision of the European Parliament of 25 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). ↩

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