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Third-country undertakings whose EU branch only undertakes reinsurance business are outside of the scope of the third-country branch Guidelines. Solvency II Article 162 (3) specifies that only branches pursing insurance business are subject to the third country branches requirements. Member States therefore have discretion to establish such rules as they consider appropriate to regulate reinsurance undertakings, including any reporting requirements. In doing so, Member States must not apply provisions which result in a more favourable treatment than that granted to reinsurance undertakings which have their head office in that Member State (see Article 174 of the Solvency II Directive).