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First Council Directive 79/267/EEC of 5 March 1979 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of direct life assurance · European Union

WHEREAS THE COORDINATED RULES CONCERNING THE PURSUIT OF THE BUSINESS OF DIRECT INSURANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD , IN PRINCIPLE , APPLY TO ALL UNDERTAKINGS OPERATING ON THE MARKET AND , CONSEQUENTLY , ALSO TO AGENCIES AND BRANCHES WHERE THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE UNDERTAKING IS SITUATED OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IT IS NEVERTHELESS DESIRABLE AS REGARDS THE METHODS OF SUPERVISION TO LAY DOWN SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SUCH AGENCIES OR BRANCHES , IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE ASSETS OF THE UNDERTAKINGS TO WHICH THEY BELONG ARE SITUATED OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY ;

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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.