ARTICLE 22

1 . MEMBER STATES MAY NOT REQUIRE UNDERTAKINGS TO CEDE PART OF THEIR UNDERWRITING OF ACTIVITIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 TO AN ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED BY NATIONAL REGULATIONS . 2 . ( A ) THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC MAY , AS AN EXCEPTION , CONTINUE TO REQUIRE UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED IN ITS TERRITORY TO CEDE PART OF THEIR UNDERWRITING TO THE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASSICURAZIONI , ON CONDITION THAT : THE EXTENT OF THAT REQUIREMENT AS AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE IS IN NO WAY ENLARGED , WHERE ACCOUNT IS TAKEN , IN DETERMINING THE COMPULSORY CESSION PERCENTAGE , OF THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE AGENCY OR BRANCH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ITALY , ACCOUNT SHALL ALSO BE TAKEN OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FINANCIAL YEARS DURING WHICH THE UNDERTAKING HAS CARRIED ON THE KINDS OF INSURANCE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 IN THE TERRITORY OF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH ITS HEAD OFFICE IS SITUATED . IN SUCH CASES , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IN THAT STATE SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE IN CONFORMITY WITH THAT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) ( B ) IN RESPECT OF THE ENTIRE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE UNDERTAKING HAS CARRIED ON BUSINESS IN THOSE KINDS OF INSURANCE . ( B ) THIS MATTER SHALL BE RE-EXAMINED IN CONNECTION WITH A SECOND DIRECTIVE RELATING TO THE COORDINATION OF LAWS ON LIFE ASSURANCE AND LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE EFFECTIVE EXERCISE OF FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES .

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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.