CHAPTER IIU.K. PROCEDURES FOR BRANCH PASSPORT NOTIFICATION

Article 4U.K.Submission of the branch passport notification

Credit institutions shall use the form laid down in Annex I to submit a branch passport notification to the competent authorities of the home Member State.

Article 5U.K.Assessment of completeness and accuracy of the branch passport notification

1.On receipt of a branch passport notification the competent authorities of the home Member State shall assess the completeness and accuracy of the information provided.

2.Competent authorities of the home Member State shall treat the three-month period referred to in Article 35(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU as having commenced on the date of receipt of the branch passport notification containing information that is assessed to be complete and correct.

3.Where the information provided in the branch passport notification is assessed to be incomplete or incorrect, the competent authorities of the home Member State shall inform the credit institution without delay, indicating in which respect the information is assessed to be incomplete or incorrect.

Article 6U.K.Communication of the branch passport notification

1.The competent authorities of the home Member State shall use the form laid down in Annex II to communicate a branch passport notification to the competent authorities of the host Member State together with a copy of the branch passport notification and with the latest available information on own funds using the form laid down in Annex III.

2.The competent authorities of the host Member State shall acknowledge receipt of the branch passport notification to the competent authorities of the home Member State without delay, stating the date on which the branch passport notification was received.

3.Following the acknowledgement of receipt from the competent authorities of the host Member State, the competent authorities of the home Member State shall inform the credit institution without delay of the following:

(a)the communication of the branch passport notification to the competent authorities of the host Member State;

(b)the date of receipt of the branch passport notification by the competent authorities of the host Member State.

Article 7U.K.Communication of conditions in the interest of the general good

1.The competent authorities of the host Member State shall communicate in writing to the credit institution any conditions referred to in Article 36(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU under which, in the interest of the general good, activities may have to be carried out in the territory of the host Member State.

2.Where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 impose restrictions on the activities of the branch, the competent authorities of the host Member State shall also communicate those conditions in writing to the competent authorities of the home Member State.