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competent authorities
Defined in 29 EU acts of the Finance group: UCITS Directive First 32002L0087 Own wording CRA Regulation Own wording Solvency II Own wording AIFMD Own wording AIFMD Partial reference EMIR Own wording EuVECA Partial reference 32013R0346 Partial reference CRD Reference CRR Own wording MCD Own wording DGSD Partial reference MAR Own wording BRRD Partial reference MiFID II Own wording MiFIR Partial reference CSDR Own wording PRIIPs Own wording IORP II Own wording Prospectus Regulation Own wording CBDF Regulation Partial reference IFD Own wording IFR Reference ECSPR Own wording MiCA Partial reference AMLR Own wording ESG Ratings Regulation Own wording FICOD proposal Own wording Proposal
UCITS Directive, Article 2(1)(h) First adopted 2009-07-13
the authorities which each Member State designates under Article 9732002L0087, Article 2(16) Own wording adopted 2002-12-16, amended 2011-11-16
the national authorities of the Member States which each Member State designates under Article 97 are empowered by law or regulation to supervise credit institutions, insurance undertakings, reinsurance undertakings, investment firms, asset management companies or alternative investment fund managers whether on an individual or group-wide basis
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CRA Regulation, Article 3(1)(p) Own wording adopted 2009-09-16, amended 2011-05-11
the authorities which designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 22
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Solvency II, Article 268(1)(a) Own wording adopted 2009-11-25
the administrative or judicial authorities of the Member States which each Member State designates under Article 97 are competent for the purposes of the reorganisation measures or the winding-up proceedings
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AIFMD, Article 4(1)(f) Own wording adopted 2011-06-08
the national authorities of Member States which each Member State designates under Article 97 are empowered by law or regulation to supervise AIFMs
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AIFMD, Article 4(g) Partial reference adopted 2011-06-08
Own text citing 32006L0048 (not in this group).
(i) if the depositary is a credit institution authorised under Directive 2006/48/EC, the competent authorities which each as defined in point (4) of Article 4 thereof; (ii) if the depositary is an investment firm authorised under Directive 2004/39/EC, the competent authorities as defined in point (22) of Article 4(1) thereof; (iii) if the depositary falls within a category of institution referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 21(3) of this Directive, the national authorities of its home Member State designates under which are empowered by law or regulation to supervise such categories of institution; (iv) if the depositary is an entity referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 97 21(3) of this Directive, the national authorities of the Member State in which that entity has its registered office and which are empowered by law or regulation to supervise such entity or the official body competent to register or supervise such entity pursuant to the rules of professional conduct applicable thereto; (v) if the depositary is appointed as depositary for a non-EU AIF in accordance with point (b) of Article 21(5) of this Directive and does not fall within the scope of points (i) to (iv) of this point, the relevant national authorities of the third country where the depositary has its registered office
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EMIR, Article 2(13) Own wording adopted 2012-07-04 as competent authority
the authorities which competent authority referred to in the legislation referred to in point (8) of this Article, the competent authority referred to in Article 10(5) or the authority designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 22
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EuVECA, Article 3(m) Partial reference adopted 2013-04-17, amended 2017-10-25 as competent authority
Own text citing AIFMD, Article 3(3)(a).
(i) for managers as referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation, the authorities which each competent authority referred to in point (a) of Article 3(3) of Directive 2011/61/EU; (ii) for managers as referred to in Article 2(2) of this Regulation, the competent authority referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2011/61/EU; (iii) for qualifying venture capital funds, the competent authority of the Member State designates under Article 97 in which the qualifying venture capital fund is established
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32013R0346, Article 3(1)(m) Partial reference adopted 2013-04-17, amended 2017-10-25 as competent authority
Own text citing AIFMD, Article 3(3)(a).
(i) for managers as referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation, the authorities which each competent authority referred to in point (a) of Article 3(3) of Directive 2011/61/EU; (ii) for managers as referred to in Article 2(2) of this Regulation, the competent authority referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2011/61/EU; (iii) for qualifying social entrepreneurship funds, the competent authority of the Member State designates under Article 97 in which the qualifying social entrepreneurship fund is established
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CRD, Article 3(36) Reference adopted 2013-06-26 as competent authority
Refers to CRR, Article 4(40).
competent authority as defined in point (40) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013CRR, Article 4(40) Own wording adopted 2013-06-26 as competent authority
a public authority or body officially recognised by national law, which is empowered by national law to supervise institutions as part of the authorities which each supervisory system in operation in the Member State designates under Article 97 concerned
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MCD, Article 4(22) Own wording adopted 2014-02-04 as competent authority
the authorities which each an authority designated as competent by a Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 5
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DGSD, Article 2(17) Partial reference adopted 2014-04-16 as competent authority
Own text citing CRR, Article 4(40).
the authorities which each Member State designates under a national competent authority as defined in point (40) of Article 97 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
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MAR, Article 3(12) Own wording adopted 2014-04-16 as competent authority
the authorities which each Member State designates under an authority designated in accordance with Article 97 22, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation
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BRRD, Article 2(21) Partial reference adopted 2014-05-15 as competent authority
Own text citing CRR, Article 4(40).
a competent authority as defined in point (40) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 including the authorities which each Member State designates under Article 97 European Central Bank with regard to specific tasks conferred on it by Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013
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MiFID II, Article 4(26) Own wording adopted 2014-05-15 as competent authority
the authorities which authority, designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 67, unless otherwise specified in this Directive
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MiFIR, Article 2(18) Partial reference adopted 2014-05-15, amended 2019-12-18 as competent authority
Own text citing MiFID II, Article 4(26).
a competent authority as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU and, for the authorities which each Member State designates under authorisation and supervision of data reporting services providers, ESMA, with the exception of those approved reporting mechanisms (ARMs) and approved publication arrangements (APAs) with a derogation in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article 97
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CSDR, Article 2(17) Own wording adopted 2014-07-23 as competent authority
the authorities which authority designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 11, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation
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PRIIPs, Article 4(8) Own wording adopted 2014-11-26
the national authorities which each designated by a Member State designates under Article 97 to supervise the requirements this Regulation places on PRIIP manufacturers and the persons advising on, or selling, the PRIIP
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IORP II, Article 6(8) Own wording adopted 2016-12-14 as competent authority
a national authority designated to carry out the authorities which each Member State designates under Article 97 duties provided for in this Directive
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Prospectus Regulation, Article 2(o) Own wording adopted 2017-06-14 as competent authority
the authorities which authority designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 31, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation
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CBDF Regulation, Article 3(e) Partial reference adopted 2019-06-20
Own text citing UCITS Directive, Article 2(1)(h).
competent authorities as defined in point (h) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2009/65/EC or in point (f) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2011/61/EU or competent authorities of the authorities which each Member State designates under EU AIF as defined in point (h) of Article 97 4(1) of Directive 2011/61/EU
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IFD, Article 3(5) Own wording adopted 2019-11-27 as competent authority
the authorities which each a public authority or body of a Member State designates under Article 97 that is officially recognised and empowered by national law to supervise investment firms in accordance with this Directive, as part of the supervisory system in operation in that Member State
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IFR, Article 4(7) Reference adopted 2019-11-27 as competent authority
Refers to IFD, Article 3(5).
a competent authority as defined in point (5) of Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/2034ECSPR, Article 2(1)(r) Own wording adopted 2020-10-07 as competent authority
the authority, or authorities which each, designated by a Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 29
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MiCA, Article 3(35) Partial reference adopted 2023-05-31 as competent authority
Own text citing EMD2.
the one or more authorities which: (a) designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers; (b) designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens
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AMLR, Article 2(44) Own wording adopted 2024-05-31 as competent authority
(a) a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU); (b) a supervisory authority; (c) a public authority that has the authorities which each Member State designates under Article 97 function of investigating or prosecuting money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing, or that has the function of tracing, seizing or freezing and confiscating criminal assets; (d) a public authority with designated responsibilities for combating money laundering or terrorist financing
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ESG Ratings Regulation, Article 3(10) Own wording adopted 2024-11-27
the authorities which designated by each Member State designates under in accordance with Article 97 30 of this Regulation
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FICOD proposal, Article 2(18) Own wording Proposal proposed 2026-02-17
the national authorities of the Member States which each Member State designates under Article 97 are empowered by law or regulation to supervise ⌦ regulated entities ⌫ whether on an individual or group-wide basis
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