CELEX: 51983PC0106(02)
Language: en
Date: 1983-02-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SWISS CONFEDERATION AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CONCERNING DIRECT INSURANCE OTHER THAN LIFE ASSURANCE

N o C 154/68                      Official Journal of the European Communities                       13.6.83
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               Proposal for a Council Directive on the implementation of the Agreement between the
              Swiss Confederation and the European Economic Community on direct insurance other
                                                 than life assurance
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
           Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
           particular Article 57 (2) thereof,
           Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
           Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
           Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
           Whereas an Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the European Economic
           Community on direct insurance other than life assurance was signed at           on      ,
            Whereas one of the effects of that Agreement is to impose, in relation to insurance
           undertakings which have their head offices in the Swiss Confederation, legal rules dif-
           ferent from those applicable, under Title III of Council Directive 73/239/EEC of
           24 July 1973 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions
           relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than life
            assurance ('), to agencies and branches established within the Community of under-
            takings whose head offices are outside the Community;
            Whereas the coordinated rules relating to the pursuit of these activities within the
            Community by the Swiss undertakings to the provisions of the Agreement of
            must take effect on the same date in all the Member States of the Community; where-
            as this Agreement will not come into force until the first day of the calendar year
            following the date on which the instruments of approval are exchanged,
            HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
                                                       Article 1
            The Member States shall amend their national provisions to comply with the Agree-
            ment of           between the Swiss Confederation and the European Economic Com-
            munity within a period of six months following the notification of this Directive, and
            shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
                                                       Article 2
            The Member States shall specify in their national provisions that the amendments
            thereto made pursuant to the Agreement shall not come into force until the date on
            which the Agreement enters into force.
                                                        Article 3
             This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
             (<) OJ No L 228, 16. 8. 1973, p. 3.