Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2015 of 11 November 2015 laying down implementing technical standards on the procedures for assessing external credit assessments in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2015of 11 November 2015laying down implementing technical standards on the procedures for assessing external credit assessments in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II)OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1., and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 44(4a) thereof,Whereas:(1)Additional assessments of the appropriateness of the external credit assessments referred to in Article 44(4a) of Directive 2009/138/EC should constitute a critical and important activity as part of the risk-management system as they mitigate risks related to the calculation of the technical provisions and the Solvency Capital Requirement.(2)The procedural aspects of additional assessments are to be reflected in the policy on risk management of the insurance and reinsurance undertakings referred to in Article 41(3) of Directive 2009/138/EC as additional assessments are part of the risk-management system.(3)The nature, scale and complexity of the business of insurance and reinsurance undertakings should be taken into account when these undertakings include the procedural aspects of additional assessments into their policy on risk management and document the results of the additional assessments and the way in which those assessments are carried out.(4)This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority to the Commission.(5)The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/79/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 48).,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: