For practical reasons, it is desirable to define provision of services taking into account both the assurer's establishment and the place where the commitment is to be covered. Therefore, commitment should also be defined. Moreover, it is desirable to distinguish between activities pursued by way of establishment and activities pursued by way of freedom to provide services.
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New version applies from 10/12/2005 — introduced by Directive 2005/68/EC.
78 provisions change.
Later versions: 01/01/2007, 21/09/2007, 20/03/2008, 01/07/2013, 01/01/2016.
Recital 13 changes in this version: compare with the current text.