      XBRL Taxonomy Licence Agreement - XBRL taxonomy documentation

                                     Licence Agreement

                                       XBRL Taxonomy

                             Version number: 1.4 – 07/10/2025



The XBRL Taxonomy, its supporting documentation and other items of the Release
Package (hereinafter altogether the “Taxonomy”) is available for download under this
link:

https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/tools-and-data/supervisory-reporting-dpm-and-xbrl_en

The Release Package of the Taxonomy includes:

i. The Release notes

ii. The DPM Dictionary and Annotated Templates workbooks

iii. The detailed change log

iv. The DPM documentation

v. The List of validations

vi. The Solvency II validation syntax

vii. The XBRL taxonomy

viii. XBRL instance examples

ix. The XBRL taxonomy documentation

x. The XBRL Filing Rules

xi. The DPM database

xii. The list of known issues

By downloading the Taxonomy, You agree with the following terms and conditions of this
Licence Agreement (hereinafter “the Agreement”). Any use of the Taxonomy, other than
as authorised under this Agreement is prohibited.

1. Copyright ownership

The Taxonomy is the exclusive copyright of EIOPA, European Insurance and Occupational
Pensions Authority, Westhafenplatz 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter
"EIOPA"). None of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to deprive EIOPA of its
rights as the copyright owner.

2. Scope of the rights granted by EIOPA
EIOPA hereby grants You a perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-
licensable, non-assignable right of use of the Taxonomy in the context of the following
activities (hereinafter "the Licence"):

   •   use the Taxonomy;
   •   reproduce the Taxonomy;
   •   create derivative works, based upon the Taxonomy or modifications thereof
       (hereinafter "Derivative Works"), subject to the limitations of Section 5;
   •   use, embed or integrate the taxonomy in a software. For the avoidance of doubt,
       the software part is not considered to be Derivative Works and is thus not subject
       to the limitations of Section 5;
   •   communicate the Taxonomy to the public;
   •   distribute the Taxonomy or copies thereof;
   •   lend and rent the Taxonomy or copies thereof;
   •   sub-license licence rights in the Taxonomy or copies thereof.

Those rights can be exercised on any media, supports and formats, whether now known
or later invented, as far as the applicable law permits so.

Abovementioned rights can be exercised for commercial and non-commercial purposes
provided that it is mentioned that (i) EIOPA is the owner of the copyright on the Taxonomy
and that (ii) the Taxonomy is available for download, free of charge, on the following
website: https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/tools-and-data/supervisory-reporting-dpm-and-xbrl_en,
or whichever website EIOPA is then using to make the download of the Taxonomy possible.

The Taxonomy may contain or make reference to third-party pre-existing works, which are
protected by intellectual property rights such as copyrights, tradenames or similar rights,
and may be subject to other terms and conditions. Any use, reproduction, modification,
communication or distribution of these pre-existing works, shall be subject to the
authorisation of the owner of those third-party pre-existing works.

3. Term

The Agreement shall enter into effect on the date that You download the Taxonomy.

4. Licence fees

The Licence is granted free of charge.

5. Obligations of the Licensee

The Licensee is subject to the following obligations:

Attribution right: You must keep intact all copyright, patent or trademarks notices and
all notices that refer to the Licence and to the disclaimer of warranties and liabilities. You
must include a copy of such notices and a copy of the Licence with every copy of the
Taxonomy or each Derivative Work that is created. You must cause any Derivative Work
to carry prominent notices stating that the Taxonomy has been modified and the date of
modification.

Licence Back of Derivative Works: You hereby agree to grant EIOPA a world-wide,
royalty-free, non-exclusive and sub-licensable right of use on all the intellectual property
rights vested in each Derivative Work created by You (hereinafter “License Back”). The
grant of this License Back occurs automatically at the respective moment of creation and
includes a right to do the following, for the duration of copyright vested in the Derivative
Work:

   •   use the Derivative Work in any circumstance and for all usage,
   •   reproduce the Derivative Work,
   •   modify the Derivative Work, and make Derivative Works based upon the
       Derivative Work,
   •   communicate to the public, including the right to make available or display the
       Derivative Work or copies thereof to the public and perform publicly, as the case
       may be, the Derivative Work,
   •   distribute the Derivative Work or copies thereof,
   •   lend and rent the Derivative Work or copies thereof,
   •   sub-licence rights in the Derivative Work or copies thereof.

Upon EIOPA's request, You shall deliver a copy of the Derivative Work and all relevant
documentation to EIOPA, meeting the highest professional standards and everything that
is necessary or useful in order for EIOPA to understand, use and modify the Derivative
Work. The copy of the Derivative Work and all the relevant documentation shall be
delivered at the following address: xbrl@eiopa.europa.eu within one month upon reception
of EIOPA's request.

The License Back is granted under the same terms and conditions as this License, including
the disclaimer of warranty under section 6.

Information right: You shall retain a structured and up-to-date register which includes
all Derivative Works created by You. EIOPA retains the right to request additional
information, gain access to all information regarding the Derivative Works created by You
and verify Your compliance with this Agreement.

6. Disclaimer of Warranty

The Taxonomy is provided under the Licence on an "as is" basis and without warranties of
any kind, such as limitation on merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, absence
of any interruption of access or errors in accessing, absence of defects or errors, the results
obtained with the Taxonomy in terms of accuracy, correctness or reliability, non-
infringement of intellectual property rights. This disclaimer of warranty is an essential part
of the License and a condition for the grant of any rights of use with regard to the
Taxonomy.

7. Disclaimer of Liability

The Taxonomy is a work in progress, which is continuously improved through the creation
of Derivative Works by contributors such as You. This work may contain defects or "bugs".

In no event shall EIOPA be liable for any special, direct, indirect or consequential damages
or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract
or in tort, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the Taxonomy,
including without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure
or malfunction, loss of data or any commercial damage, even if EIOPA has been advised
of the possibility of such damage.

The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Taxonomy is with You. In the event
that the Taxonomy proves to be defective, You assume the cost of all necessary servicing,
repair or correction. In any event, the total aggregate liability of EIOPA for all claims arising
out of or being the cause of any action(s) under or in connection with this License shall not
exceed the amount of 5.000,00 €.
In no event shall EIOPA be liable for any damages arising from the unauthorized
reproduction, modification, communication or distribution of third-party pre-existing works
within the Taxonomy.

8. Maintenance and support

EIOPA may at its own discretion, though without any obligation make available new
releases, upgrades or new versions of the Taxonomy on the following website:
https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/tools-and-data/supervisory-reporting-dpm-and-xbrl_en.

9. Acceptance of the Licence

The provisions of this Licence can be accepted by clicking on an icon "I agree" placed under
the bottom of a window displaying the text of this Licence or by affirming consent in any
other similar way, in accordance with the rules of applicable law. Clicking on that icon
indicates your clear and irrevocable acceptance of this Licence and all of its terms and
conditions.

Similarly, you irrevocably accept this Licence and all of its terms and conditions by
downloading the Taxonomy or by exercising any rights granted to You by Article 2 of this
Licence, such as the use of the Taxonomy or the creation by You of a Derivative Work.

10. Termination of the Licence

The Agreement and Licence granted hereunder will terminate automatically, and without
prior intervention of the court, upon any breach of the licence conditions by You.

In the event of termination of the present Agreement due to such default on Your part,
You must immediately:

   •   cease all use of the Taxonomy;
   •   return or destroy at Your own expense the originals and all copies of the
       Taxonomy;
   •   certify to EIOPA, by registered letter, that You have complied with the above-
       mentioned obligations within thirty (30) calendar days.

11. Miscellaneous

This Agreement represents the complete agreement between You and EIOPA as to the
Taxonomy licenced hereunder.

If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, this will not
affect the validity or enforceability of the Licence as a whole. Such provision will be
construed and/or reformed so as necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

Both You and EIOPA explicitly agree that any term of the present Agreement by nature
intended to survive termination, shall survive the termination of the Agreement for
whichever reason.

EIOPA reserves the right to modify this Agreement from time to time. In such event the
new version of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as published on the following
website https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/tools-and-data/supervisory-reporting-dpm-and-xbrl_en,
shall apply to this Agreement.

12. Applicable Law & jurisdiction
This Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union, complemented, where
necessary, by German law.

Any litigation arising between You and EIOPA, and resulting from the interpretation of this
Licence, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Frankfurt am Main,
Germany.




Version number: 1.4 – 07/10/2025
