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AI Summary of Article 40 Responsibility of the administrative, management or supervisory body

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 28 January 2025 - onwards
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Article 40 Responsibility of the administrative, management or supervisory body

Member States shall ensure that the administrative, management or supervisory body of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking has the ultimate responsibility for the compliance, by the undertaking concerned, with the laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.

The members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking shall at all times be of good repute and possess collectively sufficient knowledge, skills and experience to perform their duties.

Members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies shall not have been convicted of any serious or repeated offences relating to money laundering or terrorist financing or other offences that would bring into question their good repute, in, at least, the ten years preceding the year in which they are or would be performing their duties in the undertaking.