CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

Subject matter
Article 1
This Regulation specifies the joint decision process referred to in point (a) of Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 with regard to the applications for the permissions referred to in Article 143(1), Article 151(4) and (9), Article 283, Article 312(2), and Article 363 of that Regulation with a view to facilitating joint decisions.