On the 27^th June 2014, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched a Consultation Paper on the proposal for Guidelines on the use of the LEI. The scope of the draft Guidelines is to facilitate the use of LEIs as unique identification codes for insurance and reinsurance undertakings as well as for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) when fulfilling their reporting obligations.

Interested parties are invited to provide their feedback on EIOPA’s said draft Guidelines by the 29^thAugust 2014.

The consultation paper is available on EIOPA’s official website.