1.The credit rating agency shall submit an application for registration to [F2the FCA]. The application shall contain information on the matters set out in Annex II.
2.Where a group of credit rating agencies applies for registration, the members of the group shall mandate one of their number to submit all the applications to [F3the FCA] on behalf of the group. The mandated credit rating agency shall provide the information on the matters set out in Annex II for each member of the group.
3.A credit rating agency shall submit its application in [F4English]. F5...
4.Within 20 working days of receipt of the application, [F6the FCA] shall assess whether the application is complete. If the application is not complete, [F6the FCA] shall set a deadline by which the credit rating agency is to provide additional information.
After assessing an application as complete, [F6the FCA] shall notify the credit rating agency accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/266), regs. 1(3), 71(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 15(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/266), regs. 1(3), 71(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Word in Art. 15(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/266), regs. 1(3), 71(b) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 15(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/266), regs. 1(3), 71(b) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 15(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/266), regs. 1(3), 71(c) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)