CHAPTER IIU.K. DETERMINATION OF THE MOST RELEVANT CURRENCIES AND PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSULTATION OF THE RELEVANT COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (Article 12(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014)

Article 2U.K.Determination of most relevant currencies

1.The most relevant currencies referred to in point (b) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 shall be identified according to either of the following calculations:

(a)the relative share of each Union currency in the total value of the settlement by a CSD of settlement instructions against payment, calculated over a period of one year, provided that each individual share exceeds 1 %;

(b)the relative share of settlement instructions against payment settled by a CSD in a Union currency compared to the total value of settlement instructions against payment settled in that currency across all CSDs in the Union, calculated over a period of one year, provided that each individual share exceeds 10 %.

2.The calculations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be done on an annual basis by the competent authority of each CSD.