(52)In an internal market for assurance the consumer will have a wider and more varied choice of contracts. If he/she is to profit fully from this diversity and from increased competition, he/she must be provided with whatever information is necessary to enable him/her to choose the contract best suited to his/her needs. This information requirement is all the more important as the duration of commitments can be very long. The minimum provisions must therefore be coordinated in order for the consumer to receive clear and accurate information on the essential characteristics of the products proposed to him/her as well as the particulars of the bodies to which any complaints of policy holders, assured persons or beneficiaries of contracts may be addressed.
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New version applies from 01/05/2004 — introduced by Council Directive 2004/66/EC.
146 provisions change.
Later versions: 13/04/2005, 10/12/2005, 01/01/2007, 21/09/2007, 20/03/2008, 01/07/2013, 01/01/2016.
Recital 52 changes in this version: compare with the current text.