1.Insurance and reinsurance undertakings applying to use a matching adjustment shall submit a written application for prior approval to the supervisory authorities.
2.The application shall be submitted in one of the official languages of the Member State in which the insurance or reinsurance undertaking has its head office, or in a language previously agreed by the supervisory authority, and shall contain at least the information required by Articles 3 to 6 of this Regulation.
3.Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall ensure that the application includes any other relevant information that they consider may be necessary for the assessment and decision by the supervisory authority. The application shall contain documentary evidence of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking's internal decision-making process related to the application.
4.Where an application is submitted in respect of more than one portfolio of insurance or reinsurance obligations, the application shall set out the evidence required by Articles 3 to 6 of this Regulation separately for each portfolio that is covered by the application.