{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-66/annex/division-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-66/annex/division-II.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2004/66",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004 adapting Directives 1999/45/EC, 2002/83/EC, 2003/37/EC and 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 77/388/EEC, 91/414/EEC, 96/26/EC, 2003/48/EC and 2003/49/EC, in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom to provide services, agriculture, transport policy and taxation, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-66",
  "path": "annex/division/II",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES",
  "text": "Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance.\n(a) In Article 6(1)(a), the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:\n‘in the case of the Czech Republic: “akciová společnost”, “družstvo”,’\nand, between the entries for Germany and Greece:\n‘in the case of the Republic of Estonia: “aktsiaselts”,’\nand, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:\n‘in the case of the Republic of Cyprus: “Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές ή εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύηση”,\nin the case of the Republic of the Latvia: “apdrošināšanas akciju sabiedrība”, “savstarpējās apdrošināšanas kooperatīvā biedrība”,\nin the case of the Republic of Lithuania: “akcinės bendrovės”, “uždarosios akcinės bendrovės”,’\nand, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:\n‘in the case of the Republic of Hungary: “biztosító részvénytársaság”, “biztosító szövetkezet”, “biztosító egyesület”, “külföldi székhelyű biztosító magyarországi fióktelepe”,\nin the case of the Republic of Malta: “kumpanija pubblika”, “kumpanija privata”, “fergħa”, “Korp ta' l- Assikurazzjoni Rikonnoxxut”,’\nand, between the entries for Austria and Portugal:\n‘in the case of the Republic of Poland: “spółka akcyjna”, “towarzystwo ubezpieczeń wzajemnych”,’\nand, between the entries for Portugal and Finland:\n‘in the case of the Republic of Slovenia: “delniška družba”, “družba za vzajemno zavarovanje”,\nin the case of the Slovak Republic: “akciová spoločnost”.’.\n(b) In Article 18(3) the third indent is replaced by the following:\n‘1 January 1995 for undertakings authorised in Austria, Finland and Sweden,’.\n(c) In Article 18(3), the following is inserted after the third indent:\n‘1 May 2004 for undertakings authorised in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/66/annex/division/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:48.284817+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}