The law also requires donors to identify themselves and prohibits the reimbursement of contributions by third parties.

A Practice Conceded "Reimbursement of contributions is done," he said, contending that the practice was widespread.

I am therefore grateful to the Commission for making it crystal-clear that the Nordea problem, which is essentially about the reimbursement of contributions, must be resolved by the Member States.

Concerning the problems raised by both Ms Kauppi and Mr Hökmark, the reimbursement of contributions to a bank that leaves the scheme, for whatever reason, is not covered by the existing directive and is therefore a matter for Member State legislation.