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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX COM(2012) 360 ... - BVVM

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2. The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be either public authorities or bodies<br />

recognised by national law or by public authorities expressly empowered for that<br />

purpose by national law. They shall not be insurance or reinsurance undertakings.<br />

3. The competent authorities shall possess all the powers necessary for the performance<br />

of their duties. Where there is more than one competent authority on its territory, a<br />

Member State shall ensure that those authorities collaborate closely so that they can<br />

discharge their respective duties effectively.<br />

Article 8<br />

Sanctions<br />

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1. Member States shall provide for appropriate sanctions in the event that a person exercising<br />

the activity of insurance or reinsurance mediation is not registered in a Member State and is<br />

not referred to in Article 1(2).<br />

2. Member States shall provide for appropriate sanctions against insurance or reinsurance<br />

undertakings which use the insurance or reinsurance mediation services of persons who are<br />

not registered in a Member State and who are not referred to in Article 1(2).<br />

3. Member States shall provide for appropriate sanctions in the event of an insurance or<br />

reinsurance intermediary's failure to comply with national provisions adopted pursuant to this<br />

Directive.<br />

4. This Directive shall not affect the power of the host Member States to take appropriate<br />

measures to prevent or to penalise irregularities committed within their territories which are<br />

contrary to legal or regulatory provisions adopted in the interest of the general good. This<br />

shall include the possibility of preventing offending insurance or reinsurance intermediaries<br />

from initiating any further activities within their territories.<br />

5. Any measure adopted involving sanctions or restrictions on the activities of an insurance or<br />

reinsurance intermediary must be properly justified and communicated to the intermediary<br />

concerned. Every such measure shall be subject to the right to apply to the courts in the<br />

Member State which adopted it.<br />

2002/92/EC (adapted)<br />

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Article 911<br />

Exchange of information between Member States<br />

1. The competent authorities of the various Member States shall cooperate in order to<br />

ensure the proper application of the provisions of this Directive.<br />

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