The Equivalence Determinations for Financial Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Cooperation arrangements for the purposes of Article 25(10) of CSDRU.K.

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3.—(1) For the purposes of Article 25(10) of CSDR, cooperation arrangements must specify, at least, the following—

(a)a mechanism for the exchange of information between the Bank and the EEA regulator for an EEA state, including access to all information regarding EEA CSDs authorised in that EEA state that is requested by the Bank and access to information relating to the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (2);

(b)a mechanism for prompt notification of the Bank where the EEA regulator for that EEA state considers an EEA CSD authorised in that EEA state has infringed or is infringing the conditions of its authorisation or of other applicable law; and

(c)procedures concerning the coordination of supervisory activities including, where appropriate, on-site inspections.

(2) The matters referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) are requests by the Bank that the EEA regulator—

(a)report on the activities in the United Kingdom of an EEA CSD authorised in that EEA state, including for the purpose of collecting statistics; or

(b)communicate, within an appropriate timeframe, the identity of the issuers and participants in the securities settlement systems operated by an EEA CSD authorised in that EEA state which provide services in the United Kingdom and any other relevant information concerning the activities of that EEA CSD in the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2020, see reg. 1(2)