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1.The Commission shall decide on any technical adaptations in the following areas [F2in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2)]:
(a)clarification of the definitions in Article 3 in order to ensure uniform application of this Directive;
(b)clarification of the definitions in Article 3 to take account of developments on financial markets;
(c)adjustment of the amounts of initial capital prescribed in Articles 5 to 9 and the amount referred to in Article 18(2) to take account of developments in the economic and monetary field;
(d)adjustment of the categories of investment firms in Article 20(2) and (3) to take account of developments on financial markets;
(e)clarification of the requirement laid down in Article 21 to ensure uniform application of this Directive;
(f)alignment of terminology on and the framing of definitions in accordance with subsequent acts on institutions and related matters;
(g)adjustment of the technical provisions in Annexes I to VII as a result of developments on financial markets, risk measurement, accounting standards or requirements which take account of Community legislation or which have regard to convergence of supervisory practices; or
(h)technical adaptations to take account of the outcome of the review referred to in Article 65(3) of Directive 2004/39/EC.
[F12. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 42a, and subject to the conditions of Articles 42b and 42c.]
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Directive 2010/76/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations, and the supervisory review of remuneration policies (Text with EEA relevance).