The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (EEA Passport Rights) Regulations 2001

Provision of services: contents of regulator’s notice

3.—(1) The following information is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 3 (and is therefore to be included in a regulator’s notice given to the Authority by a firm’s home state regulator pursuant to that paragraph).

(2) In the case of an investment firm, the prescribed information is—

(a) a statement that the firm is an investment firm; and

(b) particulars of the programme of operations to be carried on in the United Kingdom, including a description of the particular EEA activities to be carried on.

(3) In the case of an insurance firm, the prescribed information is—

(a) a statement of the classes of business which the firm is authorised to carry on in accordance with Article 6 of the first non-life insurance directive or Article 6 of the first life insurance directive;

(b) the name and address of the firm;

(c) the nature of the risks or commitments which the firm proposes to cover in the United Kingdom;

(d) in the case of a firm which intends to cover relevant motor vehicle risks—

(i) the name and address of the claims representative; and

(ii) a declaration by the firm that it has become a member of the Motor Insurers' Bureau; and

(e) a statement by the firm’s home state regulator attesting that the firm has the minimum margin of solvency calculated in accordance with such of the following as are appropriate—

(i) Articles 16 and 17 of the first non-life insurance directive, and

(ii) Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the first life insurance directive.