COM(2009)138 - Functioning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector
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Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector| Legal instrument | Report |
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| reference by COM-number60 | COM(2009)138  |
| Additional COM-numbers | SEC(2009)364 |
| CELEX number63 | 52009DC0138 |
| Document | 24-03-2009 |
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| Online publication | 24-03-2009 |
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- 1.1 April 2003.
- 2.1 April 2003.
- 3.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 4.1 April 2003.
- 5.Wherever Article 81 is referred to in this document, the reference is to Article 81 of the EC Treaty.
- 6.1 April 2003.
- 7.This requirement was laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1534/91.
- 8.DG Competition opened a Consultation in April 2008 for three months giving a significant time window for those interested to present evidence. Following closure of the Consultation, the Commission sent out further detailed questionnaires in particular to categories of stakeholders from whom it needed further information, namely, smaller insurers, pools and producer federations/associations of security devices.
- 9.Wherever the term 'agreements' is used in this document, it shall mean agreements, decisions and concerted practices.
- 10.1 April 2003.
- 11.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 12.1 April 2003.
- 13.For three years from the date of first establishment of the group, regardless of the market share of the group.
- 14.Defined in Article 2(7) of the BER.
- 15.Article 7(2)(a) and (b): more than 20% of the relevant market for co-insurance and more than 25% for co-reinsurance.
- 16.Article 8 of the BER.
- 17.1 April 2003.
- 18.Concerns were also raised about the definition of 'new risks'.
- 19.OJ C 372, 9.12.1997, p. 5.
- 20.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 21.Cases C-415/93, Bosman
- 22.Case C-309/99, Wouters v.Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten
- 23.Commission Notice of 6 January 2001: Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 3, 6.1.2001); Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the role of European standardisation in the framework of European policies and legislation, 18.10.2004.
- 24.Commission Notice of 6 January 2001: Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 3, 6.1.2001).
- 25.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 26.1 April 2003.
- 27.1 April 2003.
- 28.1 April 2003.
- 29.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 30.1 April 2003.
- 31.1 April 2003.
- 32.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 33.1 April 2003.
- 34.Wherever Article 81 is referred to in this document, the reference is to Article 81 of the EC Treaty.
- 35.1 April 2003.
- 36.This requirement was laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1534/91.
- 37.DG Competition opened a Consultation in April 2008 for three months giving a significant time window for those interested to present evidence. Following closure of the Consultation, the Commission sent out further detailed questionnaires in particular to categories of stakeholders from whom it needed further information, namely, smaller insurers, pools and producer federations/associations of security devices.
- 38.Wherever the term 'agreements' is used in this document, it shall mean agreements, decisions and concerted practices.
- 39.1 April 2003.
- 40.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 41.1 April 2003.
- 42.For three years from the date of first establishment of the group, regardless of the market share of the group.
- 43.Defined in Article 2(7) of the BER.
- 44.Article 7(2)(a) and (b): more than 20% of the relevant market for co-insurance and more than 25% for co-reinsurance.
- 45.Article 8 of the BER.
- 46.1 April 2003.
- 47.Concerns were also raised about the definition of 'new risks'.
- 48.OJ C 372, 9.12.1997, p. 5.
- 49.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 50.Cases C-415/93, Bosman
- 51.Case C-309/99, Wouters v.Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten
- 52.Commission Notice of 6 January 2001: Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 3, 6.1.2001); Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the role of European standardisation in the framework of European policies and legislation, 18.10.2004.
- 53.Commission Notice of 6 January 2001: Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 3,
- 54.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 55.1 April 2003.
- 56.1 April 2003.
- 57.1 April 2003.
- 58.Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/2003 of 27 February 2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003).
- 59.1 April 2003.
- 60.De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
- 61.De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
- 62.Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
- 63.Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
- 64.Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.