- audit firm
means an audit firm within the meaning of Article 2, point (3), of Directive 2006/43/EC;
- competent authorities
means either the administrative or judicial authorities of the Member States that are competent for reorganisation measures or for winding-up proceedings, or a resolution authority as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2025/1 in respect of reorganisation measures taken pursuant to that Directive;’
- crypto-asset
means a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- group
means a group of undertakings that:
- holding company of third-country insurance and reinsurance undertakings
means a parent undertaking other than an insurance holding company or a mixed financial holding company within the meaning of Article 2, point (15), of Directive 2002/87/EC, the main business of which is to acquire and hold participations in subsidiary undertakings, where those subsidiary undertakings are exclusively or mainly third-country insurance or reinsurance undertakings;’
- insurance holding company
means an undertaking fulfilling all of the following conditions:
- intra-group transaction
means any transaction by which an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, a third-country insurance or reinsurance undertaking, an insurance holding company or a mixed financial holding company relies, either directly or indirectly, on other undertakings within the same group or on any natural or legal person linked to the undertakings within that group by close links, for the fulfilment of an obligation, whether or not contractual, and whether or not for payment;’
- parent undertaking
means a parent undertaking as referred to in Article 22(1) and (2) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, or an undertaking which supervisory authorities consider as parent undertaking in accordance with Article 212(2) or Article 214(5) or (6) of this Directive;
- proportional share
means the proportion of the subscribed capital that is held, directly or indirectly, by the participating undertaking in the related undertaking.’;
- proportionality measure
means any of the measures provided for in Article 35(5a), Article 41, Article 45(1b), Article 45(5), Article 45a(5), Article 51(6), Article 51a(1), Article 77(8) and Article 144a(4) or any measure provided for in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Directive explicitly applicable to small and non-complex undertakings in accordance with Article 29c;
- regulated undertaking
means a regulated entity within the meaning of Article 2, point (4), of Directive 2002/87/EC or an institution for occupational retirement provision within the meaning of Article 6, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2016/2341;
- reorganisation measures
means measures involving any intervention by the competent authorities which are intended to preserve or restore the financial situation of an insurance undertaking and which affect pre-existing rights of parties other than the insurance undertaking itself, including the suspension of payments or enforcement measures or the reduction of claims, the application of the resolution tools referred to in Article 26(3) of Directive (EU) 2025/1 and the exercise of resolution powers referred to in Title III, Chapter IV, of that Directive;’
- significant cross-border activities
means insurance and reinsurance activities carried out in a given host Member State under the right of establishment or freedom to provide services by an insurance or reinsurance undertaking which is not classified as a small and non-complex undertaking, and which meets any of the following requirements: 2.For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b), of this Article, EIOPA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to further specify the conditions and criteria to be used when determining which insurance or reinsurance undertakings are of relevance with respect to the host Member State’s market.EIOPA shall submit the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph to the Commission by 29 January 2026.Power is conferred on the Commission to supplement this Directive by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010.3.For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b), where the supervisory authority of the host Member State considers the activities carried out under the right of establishment or unde
- small and non-complex group
means a group that complies with the conditions laid down in Article 213a and has been classified as such by the group supervisor pursuant to paragraph 2 of that Article;
- small and non-complex undertaking
means an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, including a captive insurance undertaking or a captive reinsurance undertaking, that meets the conditions set out in Article 29a and has been classified as such in accordance with Article 29b;
- statutory auditor
means a statutory auditor within the meaning of Article 2, point (2), of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- subsidiary undertaking
means a subsidiary undertaking as referred to in Article 22(1) and (2) of Directive 2013/34/EU, including subsidiaries thereof, or an undertaking which supervisory authorities are to consider as a subsidiary undertaking in accordance with Article 212(2) or Article 214(5) or (6) of this Directive;
- sustainability factors
means sustainability factors as defined in Article 2, point (24), of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- sustainability risk
means an environmental, social or governance event or condition that, if it occurs, could cause an actual or potential negative impact on the value of the investment or on the value of the liability;