Rule · NBB · 20 Oct 2015
The decree imposes on seven supervised insurance institutions the costs incurred by the National Bank of Belgium for third-party actuarial services and external assessments related to Solvency II preparatory measures. These costs are allocated based on each institution's actual share, excluding the Bank's internal operational expenses which remain covered by the financial sector under existing rules. Contributions must be paid within one month of the Bank's request, with late payments incurring statutory commercial interest after a 30-day formal notice period.
For the security of self-employed persons, reference is made to the system of fiscal deduction.
Seen to be attached to Our Decree of 20 October 2015 granting an allowance for a security and society contract to municipalities that previously had a security and society contract in the framework of the implementation of local security and prevention policy for the year 2015.
Given in Brussels, 20 October 2015.
FILIP
By the King:
The Minister of Security and Home Affairs,
*
J. JAMBON
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE FINANCES
[C − 2015/03381]
23 OCTOBER 2015. — Royal Decree concerning the covering of the costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II)
REPORT TO THE KING
Sire,
As a prudential supervisor, the National Bank of Belgium (hereinafter: the Bank) is involved in the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (hereinafter: the Solvency II Directive). In this regard, the Bank relies on the services of a number of third parties for the purpose of assessing the information provided by the insurance undertakings concerned in accordance with circular NBB_2014_2 of 24 January 2014 concerning the requirements for submitting information to the Bank in the framework of the measures for the preparation of Solvency II.
This concerns in particular actuarial services providing an external opinion regarding the calculation of the best estimate within the meaning of the Solvency II Directive for the seven insurance undertakings supervised by the Bank whose value of technical provisions is the highest.
The present Decree aims to charge the Bank's costs related to the services of these third parties to the insurance undertakings concerned. The Bank allocates the costs to the various institutions concerned based on their actual share in those costs. In this regard, each institution bears the costs related to the external opinion provided by a third party concerning that institution.
The Bank's internal operating costs, such as personnel costs, management costs, and depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets, do not fall within the scope of this Decree and are considered as current operating costs related to prudential supervision within the meaning of the Royal Decree of 17 July 2012 concerning the covering of the operating costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the supervision of financial institutions, implementing Article 12bis, § 4, of the Law of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium.
I have the honour to be,
Sire,
Your Majesty's, very respectful and very faithful servant, The Minister of Finance, J. VAN OVERTVELDT
8 Pour la sécurisation des indépendants, nous renvoyons au système de déduction fiscale.
Vu pour être annexéà Notre arrêté du 20 octobre 2015 relatif à l’octroi d’une allocation contrat de sécurité et de société destinée aux communes ex-contrats de sécurité et de société dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre d’une politique locale de sécurité et de prévention pour l’année 2015. Donnéà Bruxelles, le 20 octobre 2015. PHILIPPE Par le Roi :
Le Ministre de la Sécurité et de l’Intérieur,
J. JAMBON
SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL FINANCES
[C − 2015/03381]
23 OCTOBRE 2015. — Arrêté royal relatif à la couverture des frais de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (Solvabilité II) RAPPORT AU ROI
Sire,
En sa qualité d’autorité de contrôle prudentiel, la Banque nationale de Belgique (ci-après: la Banque) collabore aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la Directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (ci-après: la directive Solvabilité II). A cet égard, la Banque fait appel aux services d’une série de tierces parties dans le but d’évaluer les informations transmises par les entreprises d’assurance concernées, conformément à la circulaire NBB_2014_02 du 24 janvier 2014 relative aux exigences en matière de communication d’informations à la Banque dans le cadre des mesures préparatoires à Solvabilité II. Il s’agit en particulier de services actuariels permettant d’obtenir un avis externe concernant le calcul de la meilleure estimation telle que visée par la directive Solvabilité II auprès des sept entreprises d’assurance contrôlées par la Banque dont la valeur des provisions techniques est la plus élevée. Le présent arrêté royal vise à ce que les frais de la Banque liés aux services de ces tierces parties soient mis à charge des entreprises d’assurance concernées. La Banque attribue les frais aux différentes entreprises concernées sur la base de leur part réelle dans ces frais. A cet égard, chaque entreprise supporte les frais liés à l’avis externe rendu par une tierce partie à son sujet. Les frais de fonctionnement internes de la Banque, tels que les frais de personnel, les frais de gestion et les amortissements d’immobilisations corporelles et incorporelles, ne tombent pas dans le champ d’application du présent arrêté et sont considérés comme des frais de fonctionnement courants liés au contrôle prudentiel au sens de l’arrêté royal du 17 juillet 2012 relatif à la couverture des frais de fonctionnement de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés au contrôle des établissements financiers, en exécution de l’article 12bis, § 4, de la loi du 22 février 1998 fixant le statut organique de la Banque nationale de Belgique. J’ai l’honneur d’être, Sire, de Votre Majesté, le très respectueux et très fidèle serviteur, Le Ministre des Finances, J. VAN OVERTVELDT
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Council of State, Legislation Division advice 58.177 /2 of 12 October 2015 on a draft of royal decree "concerning the covering of the costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II)"
On 11 September 2015, the Council of State, Legislation Division, was requested by the Minister of Finance to provide an opinion within a period of thirty days on a draft of royal decree "concerning the covering of the costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II)".
The draft was examined by the second chamber on 12 October 2015. The chamber was composed of Pierre Vandernoot, chamber president, Martine Baguet and Luc Detroux, State Councillors, Yves De Cordt and Marianne Dony, assessors, and Bernadette Vigneron, clerk.
The report was presented by Jean-Luc PAQUET, first auditor.
The concordance between the French and Dutch text of the advice was verified under the supervision of Pierre Vandernoot. The advice, the text of which follows, was given on 12 October 2015. * Since the request for advice was submitted on the basis of Article 84, § 1, first paragraph, 2°, of the coordinated laws on the Council of State, the Legislation Division limits its examination, in accordance with Article 84, § 3, of the aforementioned coordinated laws, to the legal basis of the draft, the competence of the author of the act and the prior formal requirements to be fulfilled. Regarding these three points, the draft gives rise to the following remarks.
EXAMINATION OF THE DRAFT
PREAMBLE
The Clerk The President
Bernadette Vigneron Pierre Vandernoot
Note
(1) Principles of legislative technique - Guide for drafting legislative and regulatory texts, www.raadvstconsetat.be, tab "Legislative Technique", recommendations 24 and 40.
23 OCTOBER 2015. — Royal Decree concerning the covering of the costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II)
FILIP, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Greeting.
Having regard to the Law of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium, Article 12bis, § 4, inserted by Article 187 of the Royal Decree of 3 March 2011, itself confirmed by Article 298 of the Law of 3 August 2012; Having regard to the opinion of the Inspector of Finances, given on 6 July 2015; Having regard to the agreement of Our Minister of Budget, given on 3 September 2015;
Conseil d’État, section de législation avis 58.177/2 du 12 octobre 2015 sur un projet d’arrêté royal "relatif à la couverture des frais de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la Directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (Solvabilité II)"
Le 11 septembre 2015 , le Conseil d’État, section de législation, a été invité par le Ministre des Finances à communiquer un avis, dans un délai de trente jours , sur un projet d’arrêté royal "relatif à la couverture des frais de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la Directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (Solvabilité II)". Le projet a été examiné par la deuxième chambre le 12 octobre 2015. La chambre était composée de Pierre Vandernoot, président de chambre, Martine Baguet et Luc Detroux, conseillers d’État, Yves De Cordt et Marianne Dony, assesseurs, et Bernadette Vigneron, greffier. Le rapport a été présenté par Jean-Luc PAQUET, premier auditeur. La concordance entre la version française et la version néerlandaise a été vérifiée sous le contrôle de Pierre Vandernoot . L’avis, dont le texte suit, a été donné le 12 octobre 2015 . * Comme la demande d’avis est introduite sur la base de l’article 84, § 1er, alinéa1er,2° , des lois coordonnées sur le Conseil d’État, la section de législation limite son examen au fondement juridique du projet , à la compétence de l’auteur de l’acte ainsi qu’à l’accomplissement des formalités préalables, conformément à l’article 84, § 3, des lois coordonnées précitées. Sur ces trois points, le projet appelle les observations suivantes. EXAMEN DU PROJET PRÉAMBULE
23 OCTOBRE 2015. — Arrêté royal relatif à la couverture des frais de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (Solvabilité II)
PHILIPPE, Roi des Belges,
A tous, présents et à venir, Salut.
Vu la loi du 22 février 1998 fixant le statut organique de la Banque nationale de Belgique, l’article 12 bis, § 4, inséré par l’article 187 de l’arrêté royal du 3 mars 2011, lui-même confirmé par l’article 298 de la loi du 3 août 2012; Vu l’avis de l’Inspecteur des Finances, donné le 6 juillet 2015 ; Vu l’accord de Notre Ministre du Budget, donné le 3 septembre 2015;
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Having regard to opinion No. 58.177/2 of the Council of State, given on 12 October 2015, in application of Article 84, § 1, first paragraph, 2°, of the Laws on the Council of State, coordinated on 12 January 1973; On the proposal of the Minister of Finance, We have decided and decide:
Article 1. The costs of the National Bank of Belgium (hereinafter: the
Bank) related to the preparatory measures in the framework of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning the access to and the exercise of the activities of insurance and reinsurance (hereinafter: the Solvency II Directive), shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Decree, be borne by the institutions concerned.
The Bank's costs related to the preparatory measures in the framework of the Solvency II Directive include the costs for the services of third parties and other external costs that can be allocated to the assessment of the information provided in accordance with circular NBB_2014_2 of 24 January 2014 concerning the requirements for submitting information to the Bank in the framework of the measures for the preparation of Solvency II by the seven insurance undertakings supervised by the Bank whose value of technical provisions is the highest.
Without prejudice to the preceding paragraphs of this Article, the Bank's internal operating costs, such as personnel costs, management costs, and depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets, are not costs related to the preparatory measures within the meaning of this Decree. If applicable, these costs shall be charged to the financial sector in accordance with the Royal Decree of 17 July 2012 concerning the covering of the operating costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the supervision of financial institutions, implementing Article 12bis, § 4, of the Law of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium.
Art. 2. The Bank allocates the costs referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, to the institutions concerned based on their actual share in those costs. In this regard, each institution bears the costs related to the external opinion provided by a third party concerning that institution.
Art. 3. The contributions due under this Decree shall be paid within a period of one month following the request for payment by the Bank.
The contributions fixed by this Decree shall be deposited into the Bank's account according to the modalities determined by it.
Institutions that do not comply with a request for payment by the Bank within the period fixed by this Decree shall receive from the Bank a formal notice by registered mail requesting them to proceed with payment within thirty days from the post date of that mail. Upon expiry of this period, the institutions remaining in default shall be liable by operation of law and without further notice for statutory interest on the amounts due. The applicable interest rate is the statutory interest rate in commercial transactions as determined on the basis of the Law of 2 August 2002 concerning the fight against late payment in commercial transactions.
Art. 4. This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Belgian State Gazette.
Art. 5. The Minister responsible for Finance is charged with the execution of this Decree.
Given in Brussels, 23 October 2015.
FILIP
By the King:
The Minister of Finance,
J. VAN OVERTVELDT
Vu l’avis n° 58.177/2 du Conseil d’Etat, donné le 12 octobre 2015 en application de l’article 84, § 1er, alinéa1er,2°, des lois sur le Conseil d’Etat, coordonnées le 12 janvier 1973; Sur la proposition du Ministre des Finances, Nous avons arrêté et arrêtons :
Article 1er. Les frais de la Banque nationale de Belgique (ci-après
dénommée "la Banque") liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la Directive 2009/138/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 25 novembre 2009 sur l’accès aux activités de l’assurance et de la réassurance et leur exercice (ci-aprèsdénommée "la directive Solvabilité II"), sont, conformément aux dispositions du présent arrêté, assumés par les établissements concernés.
Les frais de la Banque liés aux mesures préparatoires dans le cadre de la directive Solvabilité II couvrent les frais des services fournis par des tierces parties ainsi que d’autres frais externes pouvant être affectés à l’évaluation des informations communiquées conformément à la circulaire NBB_2014_02 du 24 janvier 2014 relative aux exigences en matière de communication d’informations à la Banque dans le cadre des mesures préparatoires à Solvabilité II par les sept entreprises d’assurance contrôlées par la Banque dont la valeur des provisions techniques est la plus élevée.
Sans préjudice des alinéas précédents du présent article, les frais de fonctionnement internes de la Banque, tels que les frais de personnel, les frais de gestion et les amortissements d’immobilisations corporelles et incorporelles, ne sont pas des frais liés aux mesures préparatoires au sens du présent arrêté. Le cas échéant, ces frais sont mis à charge du secteur financier conformément à l’arrêté royal du 17 juillet 2012 relatif à la couverture des frais de fonctionnement de la Banque nationale de Belgique liés au contrôle des établissements financiers, en exécution de l’article 12bis, § 4, de la loi du 22 février 1998 fixant le statut organique de la Banque nationale de Belgique.
Art. 2. La Banque attribue les frais visés à l’article 1er, alinéa 2, aux établissements concernés sur la base de leur part réelle dans ces frais. À cet égard, chaque entreprise assume les frais de l’avis externe rendu par une tierce partie à son sujet.
Art. 3. Les contributions dues en vertu du présent arrêté sont acquittées dans le mois qui suit l’invitation à payer faite par la Banque. Les contributions fixées par le présent arrêté sont versées sur le compte de la Banque selon les modalités que celle-ci détermine. Les établissements qui ne répondent pas dans le délai fixé par le présent arrêtéà l’invitation à payer faite par la Banque reçoivent de cette dernière un envoi recommandé les mettant en demeure de procéder au paiement dans les trente jours qui suivent la date dudit envoi recommandé. À l’échéance de ce délai, les établissements restés en défaut sont d’office, et sans mise en demeure, redevables des intérêts légaux sur les montants dus. Le taux d’intérêt applicable est le taux d’intérêtlégal en matière commerciale tel que déterminé sur la base de la loi du 2 août 2002 concernant la lutte contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales.
Art. 4. Le présent arrêté entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication au Moniteur belge.
Art. 5. Le ministre qui a les Finances dans ses attributions est chargé de l’exécution du présent arrêté.
Donnéà Bruxelles, le 23 octobre 2015.
PHILIPPE
Par le Roi :
Le Ministre des Finances,
J. VAN OVERTVELDT
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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE FINANCES
[C − 2015/03387]
29 OCTOBER 2015. — Royal Decree amending the IR92 Royal Decree regarding the revaluation coefficient for cadastral income (1)
PHILIP, King of the Belgians,
To all present and future, Greetings.
Having regard to the Income Tax Code 1992, Article 13;
Having regard to the IR92 Royal Decree;
Having regard to the opinion of the Inspector of Finances, given on 21 September 2015;
Having regard to the single article of the Ministerial Decree of 20 March 2000 granting a delegation of powers to the Inspection of Finances, whereby, in accordance with Article 9 of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 relating to administrative and budgetary control, the favorable opinion of the Inspector of Finances accredited at the Ministry of Finance dispenses with the prior agreement of the Minister, who has the Budget among his responsibilities, inter alia, the draft Royal Decrees for the annual fixation of the revaluation coefficient for cadastral income (Article 1 of the IR92 Royal Decree);
Having regard to the laws on the Council of State, coordinated on 12 January 1973, Article 3, § 1;
Having regard to the urgent necessity;
Considering:
— that this decree establishes the revaluation coefficient to be taken into account for the determination of certain income from real estate and for the professional income of business managers for the tax year 2016;
— that the professional withholding tax must be withheld in 2015 on the professional income of business managers subject to personal income tax for the tax year 2016;
— that this decree must therefore be adopted urgently;
On the proposal of the Minister of Finance,
We have decided and decide:
Article 1. In the table of Article 1 of the IR92 Royal Decree, amended by the Royal Decrees of 22 October 1993, 18 February 1994, 20 March 1995, 6 March 1996, 26 February 1997, 17 December 1998, 29 October 1999, 23 November 2000, 4 February 2002, 23 January 2003, 30 July 2003, 16 June 2004, 13 June 2005, 19 May 2006, 12 February 2007, 11 March 2008, 5 February 2009, 11 February 2010, 9 February 2011, 12 March 2012, 18 July 2013 and 19 May 2014, the columns for the tax year and the revaluation coefficient are respectively supplemented with "2016" and "4.23".
Art. 2. This decree applies for the tax year 2016.
Art. 3. The Minister responsible for Finance is charged with the execution of this decree.
Given in Brussels, 29 October 2015.
PHILIP
By the King:
The Minister of Finance,
J. VAN OVERTVELDT
Note
(1) References to the Belgian State Gazette:
Income Tax Code 1992, coordinated by Royal Decree of 10 April 1992, Belgian State Gazette of 30 July 1992.
Laws on the Council of State, coordinated by Royal Decree of 12 January 1973, Belgian State Gazette of 21 March 1973.
IR92 Royal Decree - Royal Decree of 27 August 1993 implementing the Income Tax Code 1992, Belgian State Gazette of 13 September 1993.
Royal Decree of 22 October 1993, Belgian State Gazette of 29 October 1993.
Royal Decree of 18 February 1994, Belgian State Gazette of 26 February 1994.
Royal Decree of 20 March 1995, Belgian State Gazette of 13 May 1995.
Royal Decree of 6 March 1996, Belgian State Gazette of 19 March 1996.
Royal Decree of 26 February 1997, Belgian State Gazette of 13 March 1997.
Royal Decree of 17 December 1998, Belgian State Gazette of 26 January 1999.
Royal Decree of 29 October 1999, Belgian State Gazette of 7 December 1999.
Royal Decree of 23 November 2000, Belgian State Gazette of 12 December 2000.
Royal Decree of 4 February 2002, Belgian State Gazette of 13 February 2002.
Royal Decree of 23 January 2003, Belgian State Gazette of 6 February 2003 (2nd ed.).
Royal Decree of 30 July 2003, Belgian State Gazette of 29 August 2003 (3rd ed.).
Royal Decree of 16 June 2004, Belgian State Gazette of 24 June 2004 (2nd ed.).
Royal Decree of 13 June 2005, Belgian State Gazette of 17 June 2005 (2nd ed.).
Royal Decree of 19 May 2006, Belgian State Gazette of 29 May 2006.
Royal Decree of 12 February 2007, Belgian State Gazette of 19 February 2007.
Royal Decree of 11 March 2008, Belgian State Gazette of 18 March 2008.
Royal Decree of 5 February 2009, Belgian State Gazette of 13 February 2009 (2nd ed.).
Royal Decree of 11 February 2010, Belgian State Gazette of 19 February 2010 (3rd ed.).
Royal Decree of 9 February 2011, Belgian State Gazette of 16 February 2011.
Royal Decree of 12 March 2012, Belgian State Gazette of 16 March 2012.
Royal Decree of 18 July 2013, Belgian State Gazette of 24 July 2013 (2nd ed.).
Royal Decree of 19 May 2014, Belgian State Gazette of 26 May 2014 (2nd ed.).
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
[C − 2015/14230]
11 SEPTEMBER 2015. — Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 21 December 2010 determining the measures to be taken by the safety authority in case of non-compliance with the "EC" declaration of conformity procedure or in case of non-conformity of interoperability constituents
PHILIP, King of the Belgians,
To all present and future, Greetings.
Having regard to the Railway Code, Articles 165, 166 and 167;
Having regard to the Royal Decree of 21 December 2010 determining the measures to be taken by the safety authority in case of non-compliance with the "EC" declaration of conformity procedure or in case of non-conformity of interoperability constituents;
Having regard to the involvement of the regional governments;
Having regard to Opinion No. 57.361/4 of the Council of State, given on 27 April 2015, applying Article 84, § 1, first paragraph, 1°, of the laws on the Council of State, coordinated on 12 January 1973;
On the proposal of the Minister of Mobility,
We have decided and decide:
Article 1. In Article 2 of the Royal Decree of 21 December 2010 determining the measures to be taken by the safety authority in case of non-compliance with the "EC" declaration of conformity procedure or in case of non-conformity of interoperability constituents, the following amendments are made:
a) 1° is repealed;
b) "2°" is replaced by "1°".
Art. 2. In Article 3, first paragraph of the same decree, the words "16 of the law" are replaced by the words "165 of the Railway Code".
Art. 3. In Article 5, first paragraph of the same decree, the words "17 of the law" are replaced by the words "166 of the Railway Code".
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