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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/500 of 24 March 2015 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the procedures to be followed for the supervisory approval of the application of a matching adjustment in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.The supervisory authority shall confirm receipt of the application of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking.
2.An application shall be considered complete by the supervisory authority if it contains all of the evidence required by Articles 2 to 5 of this Regulation.
3.The supervisory authority shall confirm whether the application is complete within 30 days of the date of receipt of the application.
4.Where the supervisory authority determines that the application is not complete, it shall immediately inform the insurance or reinsurance undertaking that the approval period has not begun and specify why the application is not considered to be complete.
5.The supervisory authority shall ensure that it decides on an application within six months from the receipt of the complete application.
6.Where the supervisory authority has confirmed an application to be complete, this shall not prevent that supervisory authority from requesting additional information necessary for carrying out its assessment. The request shall specify the additional information required and the reasons for the request.
7.The assessment of the application shall involve ongoing communication with the insurance or reinsurance undertaking and may include requests for adjustments from supervisory authorities to the way the undertaking proposes to apply a matching adjustment. Where the supervisory authority determines that it could be possible to approve the application of a matching adjustment subject to adjustments being made, it shall, without delay, notify the insurance and reinsurance undertaking in writing of the adjustments required.
8.The days between the date the supervisory authority requests additional information or adjustments in accordance with paragraphs 6 or 7 and the date the supervisory authority receives such information or adjustments shall not be included within the six-month time period stated in paragraph 5.
9.Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall ensure that all documentary evidence is made available, including in electronic form whenever possible, to the supervisory authority, throughout the assessment of the application.
10.The insurance or reinsurance undertaking shall inform the supervisory authority of any change to the details of its application. Where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking informs the supervisory authority of a change to its application this shall be treated as a new application unless:
(a)the change is due to a request from the supervisory authority for additional information or modifications; or
(b)the supervisory authority is satisfied that the change does not significantly affect its assessment of the application.
11.An insurance or reinsurance undertaking may withdraw an application by notification in writing at any stage prior to the decision of the supervisory authority. If the insurance or reinsurance undertaking subsequently resubmits the application or submits an updated application, the supervisory authority shall be this as a new application.
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