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Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions

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Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 20 March 2000

relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions

F1TITLE IU.K.DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE

F1Article 1U.K.Definitions

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F1Article 2U.K.Scope

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F1Article 3U.K.Prohibition for undertakings other than credit institutions from carrying on the business of taking deposits or other repayable funds from the public

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F1TITLE IIU.K.REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO THE TAKING UP AND PURSUIT OF THE BUSINESS OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

F1Article 4U.K.Authorisation

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F1Article 5U.K.Initial capital

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F1Article 6U.K.Management body and place of the head office of credit institutions

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F1Article 7U.K.Shareholders and members

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F1Article 8U.K.Programme of operations and structural organisation

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F1Article 9U.K.Economic needs

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F1Article 10U.K.Authorisation refusal

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F1Article 11U.K.Notification of the authorisation to the Commission

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F1Article 12U.K.Prior consultation with the competent authorities of other Member States

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F1Article 13U.K.Branches of credit institutions authorised in another Member State

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F1Article 14U.K.Withdrawal of authorisation

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F1Article 15U.K.Name

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F1Article 16U.K.Qualifiying holding in a credit institution

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F1Article 17U.K.Procedures and internal control mechanisms

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F1TITLE IIIU.K.PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT AND THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

F1Article 18U.K.Credit institutions

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F1Article 19U.K.Financial institutions

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F1Article 20U.K.Exercise of the right of establishment

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F1Article 21U.K.Exercise of the freedom to provide services

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F1Article 22U.K.Power of the competent authorities of the host Member State

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F1TITLE IVU.K.RELATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

F1Article 23U.K.Notification of the subsidiaries of third countries' undertakings and conditions of access to the markets of these countries

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F1Article 24U.K.Branches of credit institutions having their head offices outside the Community

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F1Article 25U.K.Cooperation with third countries' competent authorities regarding supervision on a consolidated basis

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F1TITLE VU.K.PRINCIPLES AND TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION

F1CHAPTER 1U.K.PRINCIPLES OF PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION

F1Article 26U.K.Competence of control of the home Member State

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F1Article 27U.K.Competence of the host Member State

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F1Article 28U.K.Collaboration concerning supervision

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F1Article 29U.K.On-the-spot verification of branches established in another Member State

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F1Article 30U.K.Exchange of information and professional secrecy

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F1Article 31U.K.Duty of persons responsible for the legal control of annual and consolidated accounts

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F1Article 32U.K.Power of sanction of the competent authorities

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F1Article 33U.K.Right to apply to the courts

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F1Article 33aU.K.

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F1CHAPTER 2U.K.TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS OF PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION

F1Section 1U.K.Own funds

F1Article 34U.K.General principles

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F1Article 35U.K.Other items

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F1Article 36U.K.Other provisions concerning own funds

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F1Article 37U.K.Calculation of own funds on a consolidated basis

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F1Article 38U.K.Deductions and limits

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F1Article 39U.K.Provision of proof to the competent authorities

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F1Section 2U.K.Solvency ratio

F1Article 40U.K.General principles

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F1Article 41U.K.The numerator: own funds

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F1Article 42U.K.The denominator: risk-adjusted assets and off-balance-sheet items

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F1Article 43U.K.Risk weightings

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F1Article 44U.K.Weighting of claims for regional governments or local authorities of the Member States

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F1Article 45U.K.Other weighting

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F1Article 46U.K.Administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings

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F1Article 47U.K.Solvency ratio level

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F1Section 3U.K.Large exposures

F1Article 48U.K.Reporting of large exposures

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F1Article 49U.K.Limits on large exposures

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F1Article 50U.K.Supervision on a consolidated or unconsolidated basis of large exposures

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F1Section 4U.K.Qualifying holdings outside the financial sector

F1Article 51U.K.Limits to non-financial qualifying holdings

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F1CHAPTER 3U.K.SUPERVISION ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS

F1Article 52U.K.Supervision on a consolidated basis of credit institutions

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F1Article 53U.K.Competent authorities responsible for exercising supervision on a consolidated basis

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F1Article 54U.K.Form and extent of consolidation

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F1Article 54aU.K.Management body of financial holding companies

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F1Article 55U.K.Information to be supplied by mixed-activity holding companies and their subsidiaries

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F1Article 55aU.K.Intra-group transactions with mixed-activity holding companies

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F1Article 56U.K.Measures to facilitate supervision on a consolidated basis

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F1Article 56aU.K.Third-country parent undertakings

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F1TITLE VIU.K.BANKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

F1Article 57U.K.Composition and tasks of the Banking Advisory Committee

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F1Article 58U.K.Examination of the requirements for authorisation

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F1Article 59U.K.Observation ratios

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F1TITLE VIIU.K.POWERS OF EXECUTION

F1Article 60U.K.Technical adaptations

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F1TITLE VIIIU.K.TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

F1CHAPTER 1U.K.TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

F1Article 61U.K.Transitional provisions regarding Article 36

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F1Article 62U.K.Transitional provisions regarding Article 43

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F1Article 63U.K.Transitional provisions regarding Article 47

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F1Article 64U.K.Transitional provisions regarding Article 49

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F1Article 65U.K.Transitional provisions regarding Article 51

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F1CHAPTER 2U.K.FINAL PROVISIONS

F1Article 66U.K.Commission information

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F1Article 67U.K.Repealed Directives

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F1Article 68U.K.Implementation

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F1Article 69U.K.Addressees

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ANNEX I

LIST OF ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO MUTUAL RECOGNITION

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F17.Trading for own account or for account of customers in:U.K.

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ANNEX II

CLASSIFICATION OF OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS

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ANNEX III

THE TREATMENT OF OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS

F11.CHOICE OF THE METHODU.K.

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F12.METHODSU.K.

F1Method 1:the ‘mark to market’ approachU.K.

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F1Method 2:the ‘original exposure’ approachU.K.

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F13.CONTRACTUAL NETTING (CONTRACTS FOR NOVATION AND OTHER NETTING AGREEMENTS)U.K.

F1(a)Types of netting that competent authorities may recogniseU.K.

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F1(b)Conditions for recognitionU.K.

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F1(c)Effects of recognitionU.K.

F1(i)Contracts for novationU.K.

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F1(ii)Other netting agreementsU.K.

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ANNEX IV

TYPES OF OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS

F11. Interest-rate contracts: U.K.

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F12. Foreign-exchange contracts and contracts concerning gold: U.K.

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F13. Contracts of a nature similar to those in points 1(a) to (e) and 2(a) to (d) concerning other reference items or indices concerning: U.K.

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ANNEX V

F1PART AU.K.REPEALED DIRECTIVES TOGETHER WITH THEIR SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS(referred to in Article 67)

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F1PART BU.K.DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION(referred to in Article 67)

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ANΝΕΧ VI

CORRELATION TABLE

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