Dutch Legislation

Chapter 7

in force

Supervision, enforcement and other tasks of the supervisory authority

Pensions Act (Pensioenwet) (Pensioenwet) · Articles: 74

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Supervision, enforcement and other tasks of the supervisory authority

151 Article 151

The Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten is charged with conduct of business supervision.

152 Article 152

In the exercise of supervision over compliance with this Act, the supervisory authority shall not enter into the assessment of the individual legal…

153 Article 153

In addition to Article 19, paragraph 1, of the Framework Act on Autonomous Administrative Bodies, the supervisor shall, with regard to the exercise…

154 Article 154 repealed
155 Article 155 repealed
156 Article 156 repealed
157 Article 157 repealed
158 Article 158 repealed
159 Article 159 repealed
160 Article 160 repealed
161 Article 161 repealed
162 Article 162 repealed
163 Article 163

Our Minister shall supervise:

164 Article 164

If Our Minister requests from the supervisor data or information which, in his opinion, are necessary for an investigation into the manner in which…

165 Article 165

Our Minister may issue an instruction to the regulator regarding the performance of the tasks assigned and the exercise of the powers granted to the…

166 Article 166

The power to take the necessary measures, as referred to in Article 23, paragraph 1, of the Framework Act on Autonomous Statutory Bodies (Kaderwet…

166a Article 166a

Our Minister may establish policy rules regarding the application of Chapter 7 by the supervisors.

167 Article 167

The pension provider, the employer, the accountant and the actuary shall provide the supervisor, free of charge, with the information, data and…

168 Article 168

The supervisor may, for the purpose of supervising compliance with this Act, demand information from any person.

169 Article 169

The pension provider and the employer are obliged to have the business data and documents relating to pension schemes and other subjects regulated by…

170 Article 170

An accountant who performs the audit of the statements referred to in Article 147, paragraph 5, shall report to the supervisory authority as soon as…

171 Article 171

The supervisory authority may, by means of issuing a direction, oblige a pension provider that does not comply with the provisions set forth by or…

172 Article 172

The supervisory authority may decide to appoint one or more persons as a curator in respect of all or certain bodies of the pension fund if that…

173 Article 173

At the request of the supervisory authority, the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal may appoint an administrator (bewindvoerder)…

174 Article 174

If an accountant or actuary does not or no longer offers the necessary guarantees that he will be able to properly perform his duties with respect to…

175 Article 175

The supervisor may impose an order subject to a periodic penalty payment in respect of a violation of the regulations laid down by or pursuant to…

176 Article 176

The supervisory authority may impose an administrative fine in respect of a violation of regulations laid down by or pursuant to Articles 10a, 10b…

177 Article 177 repealed
178 Article 178 repealed
179 Article 179

The amount of the administrative fine shall be determined by general administrative measure, on the understanding that the administrative fine for an…

180 Article 180 repealed
181 Article 181 repealed
182 Article 182 repealed
183 Article 183 repealed
184 Article 184

If an objection or appeal is lodged against a decision to impose an administrative fine, this shall suspend the obligation to pay the administrative…

185 Article 185

The supervisory authority shall make public a decision to impose an administrative sanction. The publication shall take place as soon as the decision…

186 Article 186 repealed
187 Article 187 repealed
188 Article 188

The supervisory authority may, with a view to protecting the interests of the pension beneficiaries or persons entitled to a claim, make a public…

189 Article 189

Before proceeding to disclosure on the basis of Article 185, paragraph 1, or Article 188, paragraph 1, the supervisory authority shall take a…

190 Article 190

The supervisory authority shall not proceed with disclosure pursuant to Article 185, paragraph 1, or Article 188, paragraph 1, until five working…

190a Article 190a

The regulator shall terminate the public availability of information without delay if the decision for disclosure, as referred to in Article 189, is…

191 Article 191

The supervisory authority shall make a decision to appoint an administrator (bewindvoerder) pursuant to this Act public after its notification…

192 Article 192

The authorisation, referred to in Article 125, paragraph 1, subparagraph a, shall be granted by the supervisory authority upon application when the…

193 Article 193

The supervisory authority may revoke the licence referred to in Article 125, paragraph 1, subparagraph (a), in whole or in part, or attach further…

194 Article 194

A pension fund shall notify the supervisory authority of an intention to receive contributions from a contributing undertaking with its registered…

195 Article 195

The supervisory authority shall, within three months after receipt of the data referred to in Article 194, paragraph 2, communicate these data to the…

196 Article 196

A pension fund may, after receipt of the notification referred to in Article 195, paragraph 3, or after six weeks have elapsed following receipt of…

197 Article 197

The supervisory authority shall prohibit a pension fund from receiving contributions from an undertaking with a seat in another Member State when the…

198 Article 198

The supervisory authority shall, in coordination with the competent authorities of the Member State whose social and labour law relevant to the field…

199 Article 199

A pension institution from another Member State is prohibited from accepting contributions from a contributing undertaking having its seat in the…

199a Article 199a

A pension institution from another Member State shall, in the execution of a pension scheme to which Dutch social and labour legislation applies…

200 Article 200

The supervisory authority shall, within six weeks after the date of receipt of the data as referred to in Article 194, paragraph 2, inform the…

201 Article 201

When it appears to the supervisory authority that a pension institution from another Member State, in the execution of a pension scheme contributed…

202 Article 202

If a pension institution from another Member State continues to infringe the Dutch social and labour legislation applicable to the pension scheme…

203 Article 203

The supervisor shall provide to Our Minister, upon request and free of charge, all data and information necessary for the policy to be pursued by Our…

204 Article 204

Any person who performs or has performed any task by virtue of the application of this Act or of decisions taken pursuant to this Act is prohibited…

205 Article 205

The supervisor may, by way of derogation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of its…

205a Article 205a

The supervisor may, by way of derogation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of its…

205b Article 205b

The supervisory authority shall communicate the data from the register, referred to in Article 210, to the European Insurance and Occupational…

205c Article 205c

In deviation from Article 204, paragraph 1, the regulator shall provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of its task…

206 Article 206

The supervisory authority may, by way of derogation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the…

207 Article 207

The supervisory authority may, by way of derogation from Article 204, provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of the…

208 Article 208

The supervisory authority may, by way of derogation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the…

208a Article 208a

The supervisory authority shall, in deviation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of…

208b Article 208b

The supervisory authority shall, in deviation from Article 204, paragraph 1, provide confidential data or information obtained in the performance of…

208c Article 208c

The supervisor shall, if participating in a partnership as referred to in the Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door…

209 Article 209

The supervisor shall organise a consultation with stakeholders regarding pensions at least once a year.

210 Article 210

The supervisory authority maintains a register in which all pension funds with their seat in the Netherlands are registered. The register shall…

211 Article 211

The supervisor is obliged to cooperate closely with the European Commission and the competent authorities of Member States other than the…

212 Article 212

The supervisory authority may, upon request, grant an exemption from the provisions of or pursuant to Article 147, paragraphs 1 and 2, in special…

213 Article 213

The exemption may be granted subject to restrictions.

214 Article 214

Our Minister shall, in addition to Article 18, paragraph 2, of the Framework Act on Autonomous Statutory Bodies, send all relevant supervision…

215 Article 215

Violation of Articles 23, 112, paragraphs 2 and 3, 167, 169, 170, paragraphs 1 to 4 inclusive, and 172, paragraph 5, subparagraph a, shall be…