THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, and in particular Article 22(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
It is appropriate to set out common procedures, forms and templates to ensure the accurate assessment by competent authorities of notifications of proposed direct or indirect acquisitions or increases of qualifying holdings in credit institutions where the proposed acquirer is a supervised entity in another Member State or sector, the parent undertaking of such supervised entity or the natural or legal person controlling such supervised entity. In those cases, the relevant competent authorities should consult and provide each other with the requested information and any other essential information.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 14(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU, the consultation process referred to in Article 24 of that Directive also applies to the assessment of shareholders and members of a credit institution for the purposes of the granting of authorisation to commence the activity of a credit institution. The common procedures, forms and templates should therefore also enable the consultation between relevant competent authorities where the assessment of shareholders or members with qualifying holdings is conducted as part of the assessment of applications for the authorisation of credit institutions.
(3)
To facilitate the cooperation between competent authorities and ensure efficiency in their exchange of information, competent authorities should designate dedicated contact points specifically for the purpose of the consultation process referred to in Article 24 of Directive 2013/36/EU and make such information publicly available on their websites.
(4)
Consultation procedures containing clear timing requirements should be set up to ensure the timely and efficient cooperation between competent authorities.
(5)
Those consultation procedures should also ensure that competent authorities cooperate and work towards the improvement of the consultation process by promoting, where appropriate, feedback on the quality and relevance of the information received.
(6)
This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by the European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) to the Commission.
(7)
EBA has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: