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Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Regulation power to amend conferred by 2021 c. 22 s. 6
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2023 c. 29 s. 3 Sch. 1 Pt. 1
- Regulation revoked by 2023 c. 29 Sch. 1 Pt. 1
- Art. 2(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/266 reg. 53(a)
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- Annex 3 Pt. 2 point 7 omitted by S.I. 2019/266 reg. 99(c)(ii)
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- art. 4(1A)(1B) inserted by S.I. 2019/266 reg. 55(c)
- art. 4(1A)(1B) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/266, reg. 55(c) by S.I. 2020/1301 reg. 3 Sch. para. 16
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- Art. 38(2)(c) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/266, reg. 96(1) by S.I. 2020/1055 reg. 14(c)
Article 2U.K.Scope
1.This Regulation applies to credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies registered in the [F1Union] and which are disclosed publicly or distributed by subscription.
2.This Regulation does not apply to:
(a)private credit ratings produced pursuant to an individual order and provided exclusively to the person who placed the order and which are not intended for public disclosure or distribution by subscription;
(b)credit scores, credit scoring systems or similar assessments related to obligations arising from consumer, commercial or industrial relationships;
(c)credit ratings produced by export credit agencies in accordance with point 1.3 of Part 1 of Annex VI to Directive 2006/48/EC; or
(d)credit ratings produced by the central banks and which:
(i)
are not paid for by the rated entity;
(ii)
are not disclosed to the public;
(iii)
are issued in accordance with the principles, standards and procedures which ensure the adequate integrity and independence of credit rating activities as provided for by this Regulation; and
(iv)
do not relate to financial instruments issued by the respective central banks’ Member States.
F23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.In order to ensure the uniform application of paragraph 2(d), the Commission may, upon submission of a request by a Member State, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 38(3) and in accordance with paragraph 2(d) of this Article, adopt a decision stating that a central bank falls within the scope of that point and that its credit ratings are therefore exempt from the application of this Regulation.
The Commission shall publish on its website the list of central banks falling within the scope of paragraph 2(d) of this Article.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (Text with EEA relevance).
F2 Deleted by Directive 2014/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority).
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