2. Member States shall ensure that insurance intermediaries and insurance undertakings, when carrying out insurance mediation activities other than those referred to in paragraph 1 , ask the customer or potential customer to provide information regarding his knowledge and experience in the investment field relevant to the specific type of insurance-based investment product █ offered or demanded so as to enable the insurance intermediary or insurance undertaking to assess whether the insurance mediation activity or insurance-based prod ...[+++]uct envisaged is appropriate for the customer.

– (NL) Mr President, ‘Chinese billions for the Balkans’ is a recent newspaper headline which certainly calls for a European response in this debate since, at the end of the day, the new Chinese investment initiatives are targeting countries which have already become members of the EU or those which aspire to that status.

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if the insurance undertaking has failed to appoint a claims representative in the Member State of residence of the injured party in accordance with Article 20(1); in such a case, injured parties may not present a claim to the compensation body if they have presented a claim for compensation directly to the insurance undertaking of the vehicle the use of which caused the accident and if they have received a reasoned reply within three months of presenting the claim.

9. Notes that while domestic firms still dominate the insurance sector, with a 90% market share, the market is growing by approximately 30% per annum, at the same time creating more opportunities for EU players; notes also that EU insurers are optimistic about their future prospects and that 2004 saw revenue growth rates for foreign insurers; recognizes the great efforts made by the Chinese authorities to publish regulations on the Management of Insurance Guarantee Funds, to approve domestic insurance funds to outside investments, i ...[+++]n accordance with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE); welcomes balanced competition between domestic and foreign insurers; therefore asks for additional clarifications to be made in the areas of life and non-life insurance as well as in the area of reinsurance; asks, in addition, that the market for bank-insurance joint ventures should be reviewed in order to develop an approach in line with international market standards;

The requesting Party shall ensure the preparation of the minutes of the consultation, which shall be formally approved by the Parties.