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Article L324-2 of the French Insurance Code

When the merger operations referred to in Article L. 236-1 of the Commercial Code or the demerger operations referred to in Article L. 236-18 of the same Code involve transfers of the portfolio of contracts carried out under the conditions provided for in Article L. 324-1, the provisions of Articles L. 228-65, L. 228-73, L. 236-14, L. 236-15, L. 236-16, L. 236-23 and L. 236-26 of the said Code do…

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Article L324-3 of the French Insurance Code

Where the merger or demerger does not involve the transfer of a portfolio of policies in accordance with Article L. 324-1, the undertakings governed by this Book are required to submit a declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with all relevant documents, setting out the aims and terms of the proposed transaction one month before its final completion. During this period, the Autorité de contrôle…

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Article L324-5 of the French Insurance Code

When an undertaking is subject to an ex officio portfolio transfer procedure, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, if it considers that the natural or legal persons, other than the agents and employees of insurance undertakings, through whom contracts covering the risks referred to in Articles L. 421-9 and L. 423-1 have been presented or underwritten, have behaved in a way that has contributed to the difficulties…

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Article L324-7 of the French Insurance Code

The assets transferred with a portfolio of contracts by a life assurance or capitalisation undertaking are allocated to a separate accounting section of the balance sheet of the undertaking receiving the contracts. For the purposes of calculating the participation in profits relating to these assets provided for in article L. 132-29, no account is taken of the respective size of the shareholders’ equity and commitments to policyholders appearing on the…

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Article L325-1 of the French Insurance Code

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-39, the administrative authorisation provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-1-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1 may be withdrawn by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the event of a prolonged absence from business, a breach of the balance between the undertaking’s financial resources and its business or, if the general interest so requires, substantial changes affecting the…

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Article L326-1 of the French Insurance Code

A decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, under the conditions set out in Article L. 325-1 or Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, to completely withdraw the administrative authorisation of an insurance undertaking automatically entails, as from the date of its publication, if it concerns an undertaking having its registered office in France, the dissolution of the undertaking or, if it concerns an…

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Article L326-2 of the French Insurance Code

When it decides, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 311-19, to fully withdraw the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, the resolution board may decide to suspend the winding-up proceedings. The college then has a maximum of two years in which to initiate these proceedings. This period may be extended by one year if an additional period is necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the…

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Article L326-4 of the French Insurance Code

In the event of the opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings in respect of an insurance undertaking, policyholders, subscribers and beneficiaries of insurance contracts and the guarantee fund referred to in Article L. 423-1 are, without prejudice to Article L. 113-2 or to contractual obligations, exempt from the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the conditions for…

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