TITLE IIISURVEILLANCE OF CREDIT RATING ACTIVITIES

F2CHAPTER IISupervision by ESMA

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Article 22aF3F1Examination of compliance with methodology requirements

1

In the exercise of its ongoing supervision of credit rating agencies registered under this Regulation, ESMA shall examine regularly compliance with Article 8(3).

2

Without prejudice to Article 23, ESMA shall also in the framework of the examination referred to in paragraph 1:

a

verify the execution of back-testing by credit rating agencies;

b

analyse the results of that back-testing; and

c

verify that the credit rating agencies have processes in place to take into account the results of the back-testing in their rating methodologies.