ARTICLE 20

1 . ONE THIRD OF THE MINIMUM SOLVENCY MARGIN AS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 19 SHALL CONSTITUTE THE GUARANTEE FUND . SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH 2 , AT LEAST 50 % OF THIS FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) . 2 . ( A ) THE GUARANTEE FUND MAY NOT , HOWEVER , BE LESS THAN A MINIMUM OF 800 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT . ( B ) ANY MEMBER STATE MAY PROVIDE FOR THE MINIMUM OF THE GUARANTEE FUND TO BE REDUCED TO 600 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE CASE OF MUTUAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MUTUAL-TYPE ASSOCIATIONS AND TONTINES . ( C ) FOR MUTUAL ASSOCIATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SENTENCE OF THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) , AS SOON AS THEY COME WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS DIRECTIVE , AND FOR TONTINES , ANY MEMBER STATE MAY PERMIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MINIMUM OF THE GUARANTEE FUND OF 100 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT TO BE INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY TO THE AMOUNT FIXED IN ( B ) BY SUCCESSIVE TRANCHES OF 100 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT WHENEVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS INCREASE BY 500 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT . ( D ) THE MINIMUM OF THE GUARANTEE FUND REFERRED TO IN ( A ) , ( B ) AND ( C ) MUST CONSIST OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) . 3 . MUTUAL ASSOCIATIONS WISHING TO EXTEND THEIR BUSINESS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) OR ARTICLE 10 MAY NOT DO SO UNLESS THEY COMPLY IMMEDIATELY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) AND ( B ) OF THIS ARTICLE .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.